Hello all,
We're planning a trip thru N.Africa and on to Syria, Jordan, Turkey and back to the UK. Apart from being dependent on the wargames Mr Bush and Mr Hussein, things are going well.
The problem is that I want to visit Tunisia, after doing loads of academic research with satellite imagery of the region. Childishly I also want to ride to Tataouine of StarWars fame... There are a couple of questions I could do with the answers to:
Is it easier to enter Libya through Tunisia or Algeria? What are the official entry points? We already know about the legendary invitation letters and restricted visas...
It probably won't make that much difference to our route, but I want things to be as easy as possible. We both speak reasonable French, and I have *very* basic Arabic, too.
The second question refers to carnets, and Egypt. We will be entering from Libya at As-Sallum on the coast. Is this possible? Are there still restrictions on Carnet availability for Egypt from the RAC/AA?
Since it's the only place we need one, it would be great to do without, but we don't want to be caught out. Thanks very much for your knowledge guys, and hope to see some of the London adventurers on the 11th
PS - we are 2 blokes using a Tenere 3AJ (me) and a Honda Dommie.