Algerian Oddities and Ghardaia

In Algiers there is a monument to the people that were killed during the independence war against the French. But it's there to hide a phone tower.

They have blood trees from Cannary islands in their botanical garden

My "cancelled" flight

Berber language alphabet uses some Greek characters

Berber power sign. The Algerian berbers tie their turban diff from their Mali berbers that come over as illegal immigrants

Brahim, my guide in Ghardaia, introduced me to cloves for colds. What a relief! They worked amazing.

I had police escorts on 2 trips. To Timgad and back to Algiers from Constantine. They would go only in their municipality. So they kept changing.Read more