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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Madagascar East Coast After days on the road, we arrived to a serene place, Palmarium Hotel, located by a narrow lagoon which is separated from the Indian Ocean by a barrier beach. It took 40 minutes by boat to get there. Our cottages for 2 were in a thick bamboo grove. We spent our time
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Mozambique Strait The East coast is quite different from West. It is humid and even cold here. I slept under a thick blanket. Before that on the West coast, a thin sheet was enough and I kept the windows open through the night. It is a lot greener here and the population is not as
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Tsingy National Park We stayed in bungalows in the Kirindy Forest and watched the local wildlife. The island of Madagascar separated from the African continent millions of years ago. As a result, about 90% of all plants and animals on the island are endemic. In the evening, we reached the coast where we spent two
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Morondava At breakfast, we exchanged our first experiences of sleeping in bungalows. Some group members told about lemurs on their roofs that screamed all nights, others found frogs in their toilet bowls, not everyone had hot water in the shower and so on. One couple took their dinner to the bungalow and left the plates
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