I’ve seen a sentence on “Visit Greenland”, that “Greenland is self-sufficient with regard to fish, certain meat products and ice cubes. Everything else has to be imported.”
“Ice cubes” made me laugh. But indeed, Greenland is a huge, kind of remote, island covered with ice; and that’s the beauty of Greenland, as well as its limitations.
Greenland – Location
Greenland belongs to Denmark, but it’s located quite far away from Denmark.
Iceland, is its closest neighbor; then Canada and Norway (Svalbard) are also located relatively nearby.
Greenland – Denmark
Greenland is an autonomous country and under special conditions it belongs to the Kingdom of Denmark.
Greenland – The Largest Island
Greenland is the largest island; to be precise, one should say that Greenland is the largest non-continental island. Australia is also an island, but based on the accepted definitions, Australia is a continent.
Greenland – Introduction
Welcome to Greenland!
Let’s spend warm month of June in cold Greenland; how do you like the idea? 😉
Lots of information I’ll present you this month, were taken from “Visit Greenland”, check the website, especially if you’re planning to visit Greenland!
Libya – Final impression
Today, I’m showing you the last picture from Libya, how I’ve seen this country in 2004.
How did you like it?
These days, Libya is obviously quite a different place. I’d like to visit it one day again, but I’m afraid it’s not going to happen in a near future…
Tomorrow, we’re moving to a very different place… 🙂
Stay tuned!
Libya – Flag
Currently, the flag of Libya consists on 3 horizontal bands, red, black and green.
Before the War, during the Gaddafi’s leadership, the Libyan flag was just green; one-coloured flag.
Libya – Green Book
Muammar Gaddafi wrote “The Green Book” in which he presented his political philosophy.
The book was inspired by The Little Red Book of Mao Tse-tung.
I was in Libya in 2004, and that time, you could buy Green Book everywhere; moreover, it was very likely to find the book translated into your own language! People were buying it as souvenir.
Libya – Gaddafi
At the end of this month, I want to share with you a few historical facts from the recent history of Libya.
Muammar Gaddafi (Moammar Gadhafi) was a leader of Libya from the Libyan Cultural Revolution in 1973 until 2011, when he was killed in the War. Gaddafi changed Libya a lot, transformed Libya into a socialist state; a “green” country where green flags and portraits of Gaddafi were everywhere in Libya.
Gaddafi was seen as a dictator who violated human rights.
You can read more about Muammar Gaddafi on BBC.
Libya – Name of the Country
After being the kingdom, the name of Libya changed to the Libyan Arab Republic (1969), then Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, and later Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
Currently, the official name of the country is the State of Libya.
Libya – Kingdom
Libya used to be a kingdom.
In 1951, Libya became independent as a kingdom.
The country was called as the United Libyan Kingdom, and later changed into the Kingdom of Libya.
Libya – Natural Resources
Libya has many natural resources (i.e., oil or gas), however, they’re not going to last forever…
Libya – By Train
Traveling by train in Libya? No, not yet; apparently there plans to build a train network in Libia.
Maybe in some years?
Libya – Ghadamis
Ghadamis (Ghadames) is another interesting place in Libya.
It’s an oasis town. It’s old part is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
p.s. This picture was taken in Tripoli.
Libya – Ruins of Cyrene
Cyrene was an ancient Greek city (later Roman), currently located nearby city Shahhat.
Cyrene is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
p.s. The pictures shows other ancient site – Sabratha.
Libya – Sabratha
Sabratha is a wonderful ancient archeological site, also listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
It’s located about 70 km from Tripoli.
Libya – Leptis Magna
Leptis Magna was considered as one of the most beautiful cities of the Roman Empire.
I’m not surprised by it! 🙂
Libya – Leptis Magna
Leptis Magna is the name of the largest Roman Ruins in Libya.
Leptis Magna is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Libya – Nearby Tripoli
From Tripoli, is relatively nearby to some great Libyan tourist attractions, e.g., Leptis Magna (130 km) or Sabratha.
Libya – Tripoli
When you’re visiting Libya, Tripoli is definitely a place you also want to go. Explore the medina, visit museums and mosques.