Comments on: Family holiday in Libya http://www.audleyblog.com/2008/01/03/family-holiday-in-libya/ Life at the Mill Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:15:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: cpattz http://www.audleyblog.com/2008/01/03/family-holiday-in-libya/comment-page-1/#comment-22447 cpattz Fri, 06 May 2011 16:26:21 +0000 http://audleytravel.co.uk/blog/2008/01/03/family-holiday-in-libya/#comment-22447 It looks like such a wonderful place to spend a luxury holiday hopefully once the recent troubles have past I will be able to visit It looks like such a wonderful place to spend a luxury holiday hopefully once the recent troubles have past I will be able to visit

]]> By: Private Reality Show http://www.audleyblog.com/2008/01/03/family-holiday-in-libya/comment-page-1/#comment-2900 Private Reality Show Mon, 25 May 2009 20:48:50 +0000 http://audleytravel.co.uk/blog/2008/01/03/family-holiday-in-libya/#comment-2900 It did not come to my mind to plan a trip to Lybia till I found this blog. This place is very exotic! I want to go! Thank you. It did not come to my mind to plan a trip to Lybia till I found this blog. This place is very exotic! I want to go! Thank you.

]]> By: John Gimlette http://www.audleyblog.com/2008/01/03/family-holiday-in-libya/comment-page-1/#comment-14 John Gimlette Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:48:32 +0000 http://audleytravel.co.uk/blog/2008/01/03/family-holiday-in-libya/#comment-14 Yes, it's true, we had a fabulous Christmas with Audley in Libya. It exceeded expectations on every front; the food was better than we'd imagined (especially the sea food); the accommodation was great, and the people were charming. It was one of the best trips we've had for ages. And, yes, it was great for our toddler, Lucy. For a child of three, it was all endlessly exciting; camels; eating on cushions; the fishmarket; the funny little alcove she slept in; the ruins; the souks; walks along the corniche, and carriage rides around Tripoli. But best of all were the Libyans themselves. They cannot resist children, and even the police gave Lucy a cuddle. In the souks, they heaped her with little presents, and she was given more chocolate thn she's ever seen before. Restaurants seemed to love the idea of children (unlike some places I can think of ...) and she was thoroughly spoilt wherever she went. Chief spoiler was our guide, the wonderful Shukri. Lucy still talks about him, and she still has a little stash of presents he gave her. ... and from a practical side, Libyan travel was easy; there was plenty of simple food available for her; fish, rice, crusty bread; fruit; yoghurt ... We never seemed to lack anything. Finally, there was a spin-off benefit for us. Having a child with us was a great ice-breaker. People engaged us very readily, and seemed to think that the presence of a child tourist indicated that libya had truly come in from the cold ... A fabulous experience. Thanks to all the team at Audley, and to their agents in tripoli ... John Gimlette Yes, it’s true, we had a fabulous Christmas with Audley in Libya. It exceeded expectations on every front; the food was better than we’d imagined (especially the sea food); the accommodation was great, and the people were charming. It was one of the best trips we’ve had for ages.

And, yes, it was great for our toddler, Lucy. For a child of three, it was all endlessly exciting; camels; eating on cushions; the fishmarket; the funny little alcove she slept in; the ruins; the souks; walks along the corniche, and carriage rides around Tripoli. But best of all were the Libyans themselves. They cannot resist children, and even the police gave Lucy a cuddle. In the souks, they heaped her with little presents, and she was given more chocolate thn she’s ever seen before. Restaurants seemed to love the idea of children (unlike some places I can think of …) and she was thoroughly spoilt wherever she went.

Chief spoiler was our guide, the wonderful Shukri. Lucy still talks about him, and she still has a little stash of presents he gave her.

… and from a practical side, Libyan travel was easy; there was plenty of simple food available for her; fish, rice, crusty bread; fruit; yoghurt … We never seemed to lack anything.

Finally, there was a spin-off benefit for us. Having a child with us was a great ice-breaker. People engaged us very readily, and seemed to think that the presence of a child tourist indicated that libya had truly come in from the cold …

A fabulous experience. Thanks to all the team at Audley, and to their agents in tripoli …
John Gimlette

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