@PilotMikeTx
American expat in Poland
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Lives in Warszawa
Registration: 14 January 2010
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What is going down - updates here please by Horizontal Harry
OK, we have lot's of rumor's but few facts. Please post what you know to be true rather that what you heard. Benghazi is a mess, lots killed after an army camp was attacked. The airport in Benghazi is open. Misurata had an event yesterday, pro v ...
We have a guy in the Al-Waddan who we can skype with from time to time. Apparently the regime has hired African mercenaries to shoot people indiscriminately. He saw them on the streets in Tripoli. Presumably to distance the shooters from the ... Read More
Recipe Help by PilotMikeTx
Please help, I returned from Libya with some recipes (or as close as I could get given my Libyan friends didn't know the English translation for many ingredients, and also they all were men and apparently don't cook.) At any rate, at almost every ...
Is harissa served straight as a condiment? I thought it was only used as a seasoning in other foods? That is probably the secret ingredient that is missing, though. As for the white condiment, I'm thinking it may have been labneh? I'll have to ... Read More
Scuba diving by Shipwrecked
Hello everyone, Does anyone know a scuba diving school in or around Tripoli and does anyone have any experiences with it? If there's already a topic about this maybe someone can redirect me to it. Shucran!
Try scubalibya.com/ No personal experience with them, but I think they're the only outfit around. I REALLY wish I could have done some diving when I was over there, but I never had enough time off. Read More
Recipe Help
Please help, I returned from Libya with some recipes (or as close as I could get given my Libyan friends didn't know the English translation for many ingredients, and also they all were men and apparently don't cook.) At any rate, at almost every ... Read More
Police clearance certificate-Libya by shankarmoorthy
Help needed in Libya.I lived in Libya 6-7 years back.I need a criminal record from the Police HQ in Tripoli.I am prepared to pay for it and I need urgently.It is required for Canadian immigration.Can someone help please?? I have no idea how to ...
Along those lines, the US Embassy in Tripoli has a list of Libyan attorneys on their website. No endorsement of course, just names and phone numbers and you can do your own vetting. Canada is really strict regarding criminal histories. Read More
Libya: X Things I Hate About You by ExpatLibyan
Let us call a spade a spade. Libya sucks! Well... sucks most of the time... I am constantly coming up against things that frustrate, annoy, and anger me to the point where I consider my options. Of course there are those moments that make it all ...
Q: What do you tell a woman with two black eyes? A: Nothing, she didn't listen to you the first two times. Read More
Police clearance certificate-Libya by shankarmoorthy
Help needed in Libya.I lived in Libya 6-7 years back.I need a criminal record from the Police HQ in Tripoli.I am prepared to pay for it and I need urgently.It is required for Canadian immigration.Can someone help please?? I have no idea how to ...
Yeah, good luck dealing with those [Moderated] in the US. I may pull a couple of strings and have at least one of those "women" recalled. If I were you, I'd just type something official looking in Arabic, put a green stamp on it, and ... Read More
Tuesday Market by PilotMikeTx
I've seen a couple of references to this place, but does anyone have some Lat/Longs or some accurate directions? I've negotiated about a dozen "smelly roundabouts of death" on foot, and I'm fairly certain I haven't seen this mall. Also where is ...
Thanks for the help! Met one of our flight attendants today who's been here for 7 months. She's now my unofficial tour guide. Read More
GLUTEN FREE BREAD IN LIBYA? by spiritofscouse
Hi anyone knows of gluten free bread availability in Libya?
I read online that there is supposed to be a gluten free section at the Tuesday Market mall. I'm still trying to find that place, although everyone else seems to know where it is. Isn't GF bread usually frozen? My guess is, they will maybe have ... Read More
Tuesday Market
I've seen a couple of references to this place, but does anyone have some Lat/Longs or some accurate directions? I've negotiated about a dozen "smelly roundabouts of death" on foot, and I'm fairly certain I haven't seen this mall. Also where is ... Read More
Barber
Well, it's always the little things that get you. Can someone recommend a barber within walking distance of the Al-Waddan? Been here a week, although I spent several days on an inter-Africa trip. I managed to venture outside the hotel yesterday ... Read More
Legal knives
Does anyone know the laws pertaining to bringing knives into the country and carrying them in public? I'd like to bring either a fixed blade or a folding blade knife with me and maybe a multi-tool, nothing longer than a 6" blade and no ... Read More
Netflix by MRinardster
Has anyone tried to stream Movies from Netflix? Did it work?
If you have a tech savvy friend in the states, you could convince him to run one of the free GNU/open source proxy servers and connect through his machine. Your friend should be sound asleep when you'll be streaming movies so the bandwidth ... Read More
Hello and a question about laundry...
Hello, I'll be working in Tripoli starting in March. I'll be travelling extensively so I'm not sure how much time I'll actually spend in Tripoli...but I'm sure I will have enough time to experience the city. Accommodations for me are being ... Read More