Dave Frightens Me wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 18:10:28 GMT, "a.spencer3"
> wrote:
>
> >Just a warning, since Med cruises can involve both Europe & Africa:
> >
> >Some Brit friends on a Med cruise have just emailed me.
> >Yesterday they stopped in Tripoli and were disembarking for tours.
> >All USA citizens, specifically, were stopped from landing.
> >
> >I thought Gadafi was trying to weasel his way back into civilisation ?
>
> I had an interesting conversation with a man tonight about Tripoli. He
> goes there regularly on business, and said he found it amazingly
> 'free'. He said you saw women in short skirts, and the veil was only
> worn for practical reasons (apparently sand storms and strong winds
> are common).
I would wait for an actual news report confirming this actually, and
exactly _why_. It strikes me as very surprising. It's possible for
Americans to get a tourist visa for Libya. Many US citizens are barred
entry to EU countries too annually (as happens vice versa) but that's
nothing to do with a general policy banning them.
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