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  1. banjo58 avatar

    Re: Libya travel agency

    by banjo58 27 August 2008

    HI there I recently travelled Through Libya with [Sherwes Travel |http://www.sherwestravel.com]. They were reliable and punctual. I…

  2. Gabi_Egypt avatar

    RE: Travel by road bus-car? from Morocco to Egypt

    by Gabi_Egypt 26 August 2008

    Faluma, I just find this thread. I'm from Egypt and was thinking to do it the other way, I mean from Egypt to Libya, then Tunisia, Algeria…

  3. genghis_caterpillar avatar

    RE: Ramadan in Liby

    by genghis_caterpillar 26 August 2008

    As part of a tour, you wont need to worry too much as it will be the operators responsibility to arrange your food, but in general, Ramadan…

  4. drftr avatar

    RE: Algeria & Libya border crossing

    by drftr 25 August 2008

    Thanks for your help! Although not my favourite choice crossing through Tunisia would be an option, but it seems like it's the only one…

  5. neckervd avatar

    RE: Algeria & Libya border crossing

    by neckervd 25 August 2008

    Would it be a problem to cross the border more in the North, via Tunisia?

  6. UsernameChrisS avatar

    RE: Algeria & Libya border crossing

    by UsernameChrisS 25 August 2008

    All Alg-Lib borders closed to non locals despite the rumours you hear. Dj-Gh was open pre 2003 but a lot has changed down there since…

  7. radi avatar

    RE: Algeria & Libya border crossing

    by radi 25 August 2008

    Please email me on philbert122@hotmail.com if you need help in Algeria.I think Djanet-Ghat is closed but I will check with contacts …

  8. rbakker avatar

    Ramadan in Liby

    by rbakker 25 August 2008

    Hi, I'm going to Libya as part of a tour group and just realized we'll be there during Ramadan (most of September 2008). Seeing as all…

  9. banjo58 avatar

    RE: El tourista

    by banjo58 24 August 2008

    I'm currently in Libya having started my trip in Beirut. Went to Syria, Jordan, Egypt and then here. Next I'm going to Tunisia from where…

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    RE: Djerba to Libya

    by banjo58 24 August 2008

    Hi, In fact the answer is yes yes yes. I am an Irish passport holder in Libya now. I find the poat at number 2 a little bizarre and unhel…

  11. drftr avatar

    Algeria & Libya border crossing

    by drftr 24 August 2008

    Unfortunately there seems to be no current information about the border crossing between Libya and Algeria being open in both directions.…

  12. el_gringo avatar

    Hiking shops in Marrakech

    by el_gringo 23 August 2008

    I'm coming to Morocco at the beginning of September and will be doing some hiking in the Atlas Mountains. There's a few bits of kit that…

  13. IntrepidGee avatar

    RE: Libya/Niger border

    by IntrepidGee 22 August 2008

    I believe they "closed" this frontier due to massive numbers of Africans coming up to Libya to make the deadly passage over to Italy/Europe.…

  14. banjo58 avatar

    RE: 1000 dollar rule

    by banjo58 22 August 2008

    Hi, I can confirm this. I entered Libya 2 days ago and it didn't arise. I had relatively little cash on me (a bad idea in retrospect)…

  15. Gabi_Egypt avatar

    RE: date harvest in siwa

    by Gabi_Egypt 21 August 2008

    It is usually held the three nights of full moon October i.e. after the dates harvest season (in September). This year the full moon will…

  16. pazu avatar

    RE: China - Beijing to Hong Kong

    by pazu 21 August 2008

    Note that people from 33 countries cannot apply the Chinese visa in Hong Kong. Afghanistan, Tunisia, Algeria, Bangladesh ,Congo, Egypt,…

  17. mad_paddler avatar

    RE: Crossing from Libya into Sudan ?

    by mad_paddler 19 August 2008

    I was heading the other direction a few years back and was discouraged by Libyan embassy due to the amount of truck robberies near the…

  18. trevor77 avatar

    Crossing from Libya into Sudan ?

    by trevor77 19 August 2008

    Hi Anyone know about driving from Libya into Sudan (i will have own transport, doing the overland bit), On Google Earth thewre is a border…

  19. rbakker avatar

    1000 dollar rule

    by rbakker 17 August 2008

    Hello all, I intend to go to Libya as part of a tour in September. My travel agent (Simoon, UK) tells me that the rule that says that…

  20. Loopy71 avatar

    RE: Do they think I never left?....Do they care?

    by Loopy71 16 August 2008

    Hi This may not be relevant but my friend from the US arrived in Spain, stayed 9 months on a 3 month visa waiver, flew to Italy and then…

  21. ergogirl avatar

    RE: Christmas in Libya

    by ergogirl 13 August 2008

    Hi. My partner & I spent last Christmas in Libya. Had no problems as far as being married or not went - we're not; didn't pretend to be…

  22. VonE avatar

    RE: What are the best or the must see places in egypt in the space of 9 days?

    by VonE 13 August 2008

    I only have experience of one tour operator, but I can highly recommend Explore (www.explore.co.uk). Everywhere I've been with them has…

  23. docrajiv99 avatar

    Staying in Libya

    by docrajiv99 12 August 2008

    I will be staying for a job in Al-Badya for almost a year. What clothings are required & how to prepare myself for a long stay. Thanks…

  24. pazu avatar

    RE: Chinese Visa Sticky

    by pazu 12 August 2008

    #1519, I doubt it indeed. I have some friends working closely in the tourism industry in China who also claimed that they knew some sort…

  25. djpkemp avatar

    RE: I ♥ Sydney

    by djpkemp 12 August 2008

    Libya was Reagan. Clinton bombed that aspirin making factory in Afghanistan, it was later suggested he was Osama huntin'. GHB invaded…

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