""Socialist People's Libyan Arab ..." a Libya Travel Page by Luchonda

This main picture, btw all pictures on my reports are mine, this time i took it from my balconery at the "Al Kabir hotel"
At 6am, the moment the imman was calling for the second pray, at sunrise."
I already booked last year to visit this country full of historical and archeological sites. But the trip was cancelled due to the political situation in the middle east. But this year i got a final yes, be welcome - 10 days in a country bordered by Tunesia, Algeria, Niger Chad, Sudan and finally Egypt.
My itinerary :
Day 1 : Bxl - Tripoli
Day 2 : Tripoli-Benghazi-Ptolemais-Qasr Libya - Al Bayda
Day 3 : Cyrene-Apollonia
Day 4 : Ras al Hilal - Al Athroun - Flight back to Tripoli
Day 5 : Leptis Magna
Day 6 : Gharian- Ghadames
Day 7 : Ghadames
Day 8 : Nalut-Guasr Alhay-Sabratha
Day 9 : Tripoli
Day 10: Tripoli-Bxl
I already regret that an extention "fly and drive" for 4 days in the desert was not possible anymore - maybe next time. But my travel mates Lieven and Frank gave me an impression of the desert by pictures and talks at the occasion of an after travel reunion meeting organized by our travel guide Roland.
i saw on VT already the tips and comments of Leyle, Sachara and Cadzand, thx for sharing. But still all info and recommendations are welcome before i leave my beloved Ghent city.

The African continent is a puzzle of different countries, politics and culture.
Why not fill in a part of this puzzle, by visiting a country opening his doors recently and still undiscovered.
Visitors expected in 2007: 130.000
Visitors expected in 2015 : 1.000.000
- I'm interested in archeology and historical architecture
Ptolomais, Apollonia, Cyrene, Sabratha and Leptis Magna are world archeological highlights
- In deserts, because they are so beautiful, day and night
- The adventure in travelling

Libya, a country with many faces. Conquered by many civilisations, from Roman and Greeks, Osmans, French and Italians but since 1969 ruled by one person, Col.Gadaffi. His face, seen on every corner of a main street in every city, in hotels and restaurants, in musea and every shop