Ghardaïa and around it Algerian Airlines rescheduled our flight to Algiers from early morning to 1.45 p.m. It was for the better. We slept late, rested at the hotel, had lunch, and drove to the airport in Ghardaïa without rush. However, our program for the day in Algiers was cut short. We had time for […]
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Oasis in Sahara We spent some time in the oasis visiting its towns. We stayed in Beni Isguen and started our excursion there. The town was founded in the middle of the 11th century by a Berber Muslim heretical sect. Its name means “the sons of those who keep the faith”. We went to several
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Sahara We were warned that nights are cold in the Sahara. Everyone brought warm clothes and we were given sleeping bags fit for winter. Five of us women lay down side by side in one big tent. The night was hot. We left the tent windows open so we could breathe and got out of
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Constantine We arrived in Ghardaïa after midnight and drove to Beni Isguen Oasis. We stayed in a traditional guesthouse. The rooms were basic, yet had everything that was needed. Water in the shower was hot and no bugs of any kind. The group now consisted of 5 women. The rooms were double, so I had
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Timgad Numidians were first to populate this area; they called their city Cirta. In the 3rd century B.C., the Romans razed it to the ground, then rebuilt it under a new name, Constantine, after Emperor Constantine the Great. The city is located on the edge of a deep ravine that makes it a natural fortress.
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Djemila On the following morning, when we were going to Timgad, we learned the reason for police protection. Some Islamist in Janet attacked a Swiss tourist with a knife while she was sitting with her children in a popular café and cut her throat. The woman died and the attacker escaped. While he was on
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Algiers Our next daytrip was to an ancient Roman settlement of Djemila which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is inland and in the hills. Djemila is one of the best preserved Roman cities with amazing mosaics. I was very impressed by mosaics in Syria where I was one month before coming to Algeria.
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I noticed some kind of pattern in my traveling. Every year, I spend summer in Europe with side trips to Asia and Africa. In the fall, I start moving toward home in Colorado with stopovers along the way. This year, I did a trip to Syria from Bulgaria. Then time came to leave Europe, I
My summer stay in Europe was over. I took a break and went to Madagascar for 2 weeks at the end of August-beginning of September, then returned to Bulgaria for 3 more weeks. From there, I traveled to Belgium and Barcelona with a side trip to Andorra. After that, it was time to start moving
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The next night was again in Andasibe but in a different hotel. The afternoon was free and I went to see the town alone. The houses here were of brick and wooden planks unlike the straw and twig huts in the western part of the island. A few buildings from the colonial past stood out
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