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Day 61 - Tripoli

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December 7th 2006
I'd say Tripoli is the most modern city we've seen since leaving Vancouver. Lots of fancy new hi-rises and the like (presumably one of the places the oil money is going). The bank we were going to get money from closed at 1pm upon arrival to Tripoli (??), so apparently there was a bank machine we could use at another hotel (although traveller's cheques turned out to NOT be an option). It's amazing ... read more

Africa » Libya

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From the earliest days of his rule following his 1969 military coup, Col. Muammar Abu Minyar al-QADHAFI has espoused his own political system, the Third Universal Theory. The system is a combination of socialism and Islam derived in part from tribal ... ... read more