Canadianturkey
Canadian expat in Libya
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About me
Canadian
Lives in Tripoli
Registration: 29 January 2010
I was yelled at for.. by MoEl
..lol...running on grass at Alfuroosyah place in Abusettah the hadji came wailing like a wolf with a swollen scrotum punctured by an electrified nail "BARRA BARRA MAMNOO3 MAMNOO3!! 7AWAL 3AN LE3SHIB" I was so frightened I thought I comitted a ...
Haha I got yelled at by a haji yesterday at sert park for leaving a ladder on a fountain, I was simply standing next to it! And I didn't even put it there nor did I even have any physical contact with it! But there was alot of fresh cut grass ... Read More
Libya lifts visa restrictions for Americans
No no nothing to do with the trade deal at all... They just want to give Americans the freedom to learn how to pole dance from an international pro again! Read More
What do you do on Fridays? by Palachakh
Just thought that could serve another source of learning how to entertain yourself in Libya. The three of us (the husband, baby and me) like to walk along the Cornish both ways - from Radisson to the Green Square and from Radisson to Al-Farusiya ...
BBQ at the farm! Fresh peaches off the trees. Grapes on their way. Figs almost ready! Big bon fire! DONE drink... eggnog... Read More
SPEARFISHING Group by Canadianturkey
Alright folks... Here be the deal. Spear fishing is a relatively in-expensive sport. Great fun, great exercise, and you get to learn a bit more about your self doing so. It can almost be considered a semi Yoga style activity, breath control, ...
Ohh i forgot to say... I麓m totally inexperienced in diving, actually im a good swimmer. Hope you guys can give me some tips on how to do it once i get in Libya, the activity seems very relaxing and entertaining. As for the prices, things are really ... Read More
Apple iPAD Tablet by Mommy25
I'm Planning to get an iPad but I'm not sure if it will work here in Libya!
they do work, I have one its working just fine. I cut my sim card in the shape of a mini sim and put it in and its rolling along. I bought it in Canada. Jailbroke it and have no issues with it at all. Here in libya. Read More
Obtaining a driving licence in Tripoli by Palachakh
It may sound crazy, but still: Does anyone know of a school where I could learn driving (in English) and subsequently obtain a driving license (preferably international)? Is it possible at all? Has anybody tried it?
Palachakh, Unfortunately I think it is a bit naive to assume that people will disregard that you have run into their car and that you will not have to deal with insurance companies. Being foreign and being a woman are two strikes against you when ... Read More
SPEARFISHING Group by Canadianturkey
Alright folks... Here be the deal. Spear fishing is a relatively in-expensive sport. Great fun, great exercise, and you get to learn a bit more about your self doing so. It can almost be considered a semi Yoga style activity, breath control, ...
I spear fish in San Diego and am moving to Tripoli in 2 weeks! I use a traditional Hawaiian sling. Makes life a little more fun and there is more game to it :) I would like to go out soon after I arrive!Bring your gear! i had trouble finding a ... Read More
SPEARFISHING Group by Canadianturkey
Alright folks... Here be the deal. Spear fishing is a relatively in-expensive sport. Great fun, great exercise, and you get to learn a bit more about your self doing so. It can almost be considered a semi Yoga style activity, breath control, ...
Im totally in! Nice insight the site provides!! Two questions... all ther gear you mentioned is available at Tripoli? And how much would each item cost?! (Except for the set of strong lungs of course hehe)Awesome! I will give you the price ... Read More
SPEARFISHING Group
Alright folks... Here be the deal. Spear fishing is a relatively in-expensive sport. Great fun, great exercise, and you get to learn a bit more about your self doing so. It can almost be considered a semi Yoga style activity, breath control, ... Read More
Some people in their twenties here ? by Jack3144
Hi everyone ! I'm about to be an expat in Tripoli, though I'm quite young. So I'd like to know if by any chance there were expat people around my age to talk about the city, life there, etc... Please note that this message is absolutely not an act ...
I think This whole fishing thing totally swayed the original post! IM IN MY 20's!!! ROCK ON! Read More
Some people in their twenties here ? by Jack3144
Hi everyone ! I'm about to be an expat in Tripoli, though I'm quite young. So I'd like to know if by any chance there were expat people around my age to talk about the city, life there, etc... Please note that this message is absolutely not an act ...
Oh yeah I know my last post may seem like I was imposing the idea of killing fish for fun and not eating them... but noooo nooo noooo. Its fun! sure, but! I will eat the fish ppl dont want to eat no problem! haha Peace. Read More
Some people in their twenties here ? by Jack3144
Hi everyone ! I'm about to be an expat in Tripoli, though I'm quite young. So I'd like to know if by any chance there were expat people around my age to talk about the city, life there, etc... Please note that this message is absolutely not an act ...
Oh 24... sure its my age but a case would be nice too... mmmm 24..... I miss walking out of the beer store with it in my hands hearing that beautiful chinging noise of the bottles gently tapping up against eachother with every foot step. ... Read More
Beach volley! by Jaime.to
Does anyone know a place to practice beach volley? Maybe we find enough people to make 2 teams!!
We can build a sweet portable net if needed! Read More
any problems using iPhone in Libya? by bungaraya
thinking about buying one, but want to make sure it works over there first! thanks...
I am actually writing from one right now! They work just fine mine is unblocked I bought it in turkey over a year ago and haven't had any issues. Just buy a nice screen cover and protector of some sort that protects from dust because the stuff flys ... Read More
Pirated Softwares
Haha agreed! I picked up a copy of autocad for 5 bucks at one of the markets here! Works great! Read More
Power outages
Is it just me or is anyone else going through some teasing power outages for the last two days??? Powers up and shuts right back down. Considering it's going on and off I am assuming someone is working on it!! Haha the power came back I decided to ... Read More
Power and plugs- Libya by nosmelc
Advise please I am moving from Bahrain where the power is 230v with 3 pin square (british) plugs. My research says that libya is 127 v and 3 pin round or an italian type is this the case if so things like microwave, TV cd etc. should I leave behind ...
The power is still down here as well! As for Americans or Canadians I searched all around Tripoli trying to find a power converter rated at anything beyond 300 watts. It took me 2 weeks of searching and finally found a decent power converter ... Read More
Golf courses
hahahahaha! I only brought a few wedges figured I would practice my Trap game haha its been going good so far I can 70% accuracy from 10 meters. Target... a black basket. mmmmm blue berries and cream... Read More
car rental in Libya by nosmelc
The net isnt much help! can anyone give me an idea if there are long term rental companies in Tripoli similar to Bahrain Dubai etc.? the prices quoted by the normal "holiday rental" type companies is expensive for a long term scenario. and if there ...
What about Insurance. I had rented a car from a local company through another libyan, total rip off Learned the hard way, payed 50lyd a day for a compact chevy and because another libyan was the middle man He was like oh dont worry about the ... Read More
A few Q's about Libya these days by Fifer
Hi to all. I spent a good few years working for an oil company in Ras Lanuf, but left back in 2000 due to the contracting company not paying my salary for 5 months. No names mentioned - but they were Austrian!. I've got an application back in just ...
Just make sure you don't label any bags "Sneaky Bag"...Im sure you could get away with it! Read More
Where can I find: by MoEl
1-Organic produce, meats, dairy, pastries and bread (does anyone know if fresh blueberries can be found here, or should I stop looking?) 2-Heavy cream (preferably organic) 3-White tea-Kombucha. 4-Dry cleaner that uses ...
Lol I aint going to say anything about anyones granny! Lol GILF I dont know her number or anything, Honestly I dont even think she carries a celly but when I get back to Surt I will tell ya MoEl. Read More
Halo Night! maybe?!
Just wondering if there are any folks out there who play Xbox? If so it would be neat to organize a Halo Bash! Just a thought. Read More
A few Q's about Libya these days by Fifer
Hi to all. I spent a good few years working for an oil company in Ras Lanuf, but left back in 2000 due to the contracting company not paying my salary for 5 months. No names mentioned - but they were Austrian!. I've got an application back in just ...
lol i brang 5 or 6 Canadian Maple syrups here. they were in glass bottles and look alot like alcohol but I remember on a post a while back Sandman had said put your sneaky bag first and let the others follow through because the last thing thats ... Read More
Where can I find: by MoEl
1-Organic produce, meats, dairy, pastries and bread (does anyone know if fresh blueberries can be found here, or should I stop looking?) 2-Heavy cream (preferably organic) 3-White tea-Kombucha. 4-Dry cleaner that uses ...
Lol about the blueberries and heavy cream... There is an old lady who makes heavy cream in Surt. Her grandson used to drive for our company. I am not sure what percentage it is but tastes great I use it for deserts and such. She usually asks for ... Read More
LTT WiMAX by Sandman6
Anyone else getting bollox bandwidth? It's been crap here in sticksville Janzour since Saturday...:mad:
The donggle Lol 10 gigs a month i could never use up... its been sad, I wonder if asking for a few extra free months would be legit? They aren't providing the service they advertised! GahYou know where the airport is. ;)I also know where to find ... Read More
Visa issues for Europeans???? Any news from anywhere??? by Siddiqui
Someone just posted on Linked In that the Libyan government has stopped visas for all europeans except UK nationals as of yesterday 14/2. Does anyone else have any information on this? Is it correct or just rumours?
Danke Mr Sandman, Btw I saw her walk by me the other day grabbing a cab at simafra Salhattin! (your pic) Thanks for the advice tho. I have dual citizenship, and in the past Turks needed a visa to come and there was some thing in arabic that was ... Read More
Visa issues for Europeans???? Any news from anywhere??? by Siddiqui
Someone just posted on Linked In that the Libyan government has stopped visas for all europeans except UK nationals as of yesterday 14/2. Does anyone else have any information on this? Is it correct or just rumours?
Just a question... I have a friend from the UK who is interested in a visit. I am assuming he can get a tourist visa for this but I heard from another Turkish friend that ppl coming from the UK need an invitation by a Libyan, Then he offered to get ... Read More
LTT WiMAX by Sandman6
Anyone else getting bollox bandwidth? It's been crap here in sticksville Janzour since Saturday...:mad:
The donggle Lol 10 gigs a month i could never use up... its been sad, I wonder if asking for a few extra free months would be legit? They aren't providing the service they advertised! Gah Read More
Problems with Facebook? by bluejay
I have been having problems with trying to get to Facebook...is it blocked now too? I am hoping it is just me and today only. It has been the best site for keeping up with family and friends from home. Please post if you are having problems too. ...
Haha so Im not the only one! I have noticed problems signing into hotmail as well. But I have set my proxy servers to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 which does end up by passing any of these issues but it seems that its slow getting to the sites never the ... Read More
Women Bathsuit code in public swimming pools / beaches by freakyfingers
Hello, How麓s the dress code for women at beaches? 1 piece, 2 pieces (bikins), coveralls bathing suit? My wife is asking if she coulod bring her bathing suit collection for sale.
I wasn't aware of this? It's too bad. There shouldn't be jet skiing there to begin with. But that's the place. It's just so comfortable how it's closed off from the rest of Libya haha just to get away from the garbage and crazy traffic. Hope it ... Read More
Playstation 3 players by Jack3144
Hi guys ! I have a few questions about videogames, hehe ^^ Although I am not a pure geek/nolife, I sometimes enjoy a good virtual game. So is it easy to find PS3 games here in Tripoli ? Is it possible to access the playstation network by internet ...
not sure but one of the guys at the company i am subcontracting for picked up 5 i saw them on his table and he said he had no problems with them except for 1. I can find the source exactly tomo. Read More
youtube blocked? by justice4pal
Someone at school said apparently it's being blocked - most likely cause it's a bandwidth hog. I just tried, and got nuttin' but "Internet Explorer cannot display page" Any insight out there?
Just tried it with Mozilla and Chrome the only way arround it is vtunnel.com or something along the lines of it. I believe it has been blocked. I use wimax, and no luck. I know at the office we have a connection via dish through italy and I dont ... Read More
Women Bathsuit code in public swimming pools / beaches by freakyfingers
Hello, How麓s the dress code for women at beaches? 1 piece, 2 pieces (bikins), coveralls bathing suit? My wife is asking if she coulod bring her bathing suit collection for sale.
I know its winter but in the summer its good times, there is a beach for foreigners called "bahar ejnebi" not sure of the location exactly but i know its about 30km out of tripoli headed towards misturata, its just past a gas station. they have a ... Read More
Playstation 3 players by Jack3144
Hi guys ! I have a few questions about videogames, hehe ^^ Although I am not a pure geek/nolife, I sometimes enjoy a good virtual game. So is it easy to find PS3 games here in Tripoli ? Is it possible to access the playstation network by internet ...
Haha I brought my Xbox from Canada bought a computer powersupply hooked it up got it working. played for 2 months and whammo ring of death. Now I have to wait for a trip back to canada to get it fixed. its supposed to be under warranty for some time ... Read More
Alcohol Withdrawal by sinuhem
I had been just over a week in Tripoli and I am having alcohol withdrawals. Does anybody know how I can find some alcohol, beer or anything? I will not be able to go to Malta until late February. Please help.
Haha dunno how safe it is talking about this here but from what I have heard there are 70s kicking around for 130ld and they have something called Bokha here like a moonshine but you can never trust things you dont know the source of. The Libyan ... Read More