![The Jebel Alliance Take the Nafusa Mountains](https://monsoondiaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/53674218367_62e4108b10_b-1024x675.jpg)
The Jebel Alliance Take the Nafusa Mountains
If a photo looks professionally taken, then that credit goes to Paul Woo or Francois DeAsis (check the @FJD in the bottom right corner) For our second day in Libya, we woke up at 8am for free (and surprisingly hearty) breakfast on the rooftop of our...
![Call The Tripoli-ce!](https://monsoondiaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/53675318763_7e1deb22e5_b-1024x675.jpg)
Call The Tripoli-ce!
If a photo looks professionally taken, then that credit goes to Paul Woo or Francois DeAsis (check the @FJD in the bottom right corner) It started normally just like any other monsoon: Get to JFK Terminal 1 early to check out all the lounges I can have...
![The Tourist Visa & E-Visa For Libya for USA Passports](https://monsoondiaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/53624099862_ed073a769e_b.jpg)
The Tourist Visa & E-Visa For Libya for USA Passports
One month we're going somewhere straightforward, the other...emerging tourism in more off-the-beaten-path destinations like Libya. So what does it take to be one of the first Westerners to be issued visas as visitors and tourists?We first submitted copies of our...
![Meet the Monsooners to Libya!](https://monsoondiaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/libyacollage-1080x675.jpg)
Meet the Monsooners to Libya!
Like Syria, it's a great life where even if I'm heading to a place like Libya, a wonderful group of great people will always come along. It has happened before, it has happened again, and again, and it is happening again. People who follow through. People who...
![Conjuring Some Majuro-ic](https://monsoondiaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/53565074826_d7e1f93803_b-1024x675.jpg)
Conjuring Some Majuro-ic
After we took off from Pohnpei, we continued on United Airlines' island hopper Flight 133, which flies on Sundays and Wednesdays. Pro-tip: if you fly on the Wednesday schedule, you'll be lucky to add on a stop in Kosrae, another island of the Micronesia island...
![The Pohnpei That Survived The Volcano](https://monsoondiaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/53565390739_ab92bae156_b-1024x675.jpg)
The Pohnpei That Survived The Volcano
After new passengers from Chuuk boarded, I finally got my chance to pee as they close the bathrooms during landing for cleaning. Delayed gratification. We then forged ahead to Pohnpei, taking off at 12:10pm. I recommend sitting on the right side when landing...
![Onboard the Choo-Chuuk Plane](https://monsoondiaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/53565389909_d5bc74e1b4_b.jpg)
Onboard the Choo-Chuuk Plane
Here we go! I finally get to experience the United Airlines famed Pacific island hopper in the other direction after taking a part of it 4 years ago.Probably the most burning question is where to sit:If you're flying from GUM to HNL (eastwards), sit on the right...
![The Pacific Island Hopper: UA 133/155](https://monsoondiaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/53565072861_8afdf0b2d3_b-1024x675.jpg)
The Pacific Island Hopper: UA 133/155
Here we go! I finally get to experience the United Airlines famed Pacific island hopper in the other direction after taking a part of it 4 years ago.Probably the most burning question is where to sit:If you're flying from GUM to HNL (eastwards), sit on the right...