libya [c21df9b0]

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332719042_Conflict_resolution_in_Libya_What_works

1. Sidi abdulsalam - ziytan close to misrata

Tripoli is significantly safer than expected
also way more fun, very free and cheap?
Tourism most of the cost?
Oil is all in the east, you can sort of see this
No visible guns in the west?
Also more amaziegh stuff in the west?
Misrata war museum is intense
Lots of culutral stuff to do in misrata
Saw a horse back competition
Tripoli is a large, modern city
Beaches are quite nice, but split between really ugly (shabab ones) and family friendly ones
- Private beach clubs seem quite common?
Very clear that there's lots of byzantine infleunces, early churches, roman baptisms. The west is largely roman while the east is very greek.
Leptis Manga, Sabratha, Al Kuhms
More diversity than expected
And very little stares when it comes for foreigners, definitely not expected
Electricity seems quite good?
m3adla, adjusted, for coffee
eastern libya was definitely rougher
Signs of Haftar everywhere, definitely more central and personality based
People said infrastructure was better in the east but seems no? Roads are worse, maybe electricity is better
Way less tourists in the east, partially because of the 600 dollar visa fee?
Met some archeologists from italy who were digging stuff up
Otherwise I had a pretty good time, things that surprised me was the lack of care for foreigners? In Iraq, I'd spend way more time avoiding stares, but that seemed to not be a problem here. Unclear why?