Tlemcen-sational!
After a morning in the off-the-grid deserts of Timimoun yesterday, we headed to the airport to catch our 5:10pm flight to Oran, the second biggest city of Algeria.Despite a nerve-racking turbulent flight for nearly an hour in a rainstorm, we managed to still...
In-Timimoun-ly Falling In Love
After breakfast in Taghit, at 9am we hopped on our mini-van heading to Timimoun while being accompanied by a police escort the entire time.It was 9 hours of this outside: We briefly stopped to look at unguarded fossils of sea life from...the...
Aim High And Keep Your Eyes On The “Taghit”
After 1 day in the City of Bridges and driving back 5 hours to Algiers' domestical terminal, we caught the 10pm Air Algiers flight to Bechar, close to the Moroccan border.Curiously they'll check (but won't stamp) your passports even when flying a domestic...
Constantine-ly On My Mind
Constantine, aka the "City of Bridges" due to the numerous bridges connecting the mountains the city is built on (and thus the only way to reach it is by a bridge!), is truly a dramatic sight to behold. And I'm not talking about the 2005 Keanu Reeves...
Er Mah “TimGad”! Deserted Roman Ruins All To Myself!
Our original plan was to head to the Roman ruins of Djemila today, but we would be informed last night that the military had recently closed it off for unknown reasons. Never deterred, however, we instead upgraded last minute to something even bigger and...
“Algiers” To That!
Onwards to another monsoon! After being approved for a last minute Algerian visa only yesterday, I spent the last 24 hours scrambling for flights out of NYC. Thanks to Evan Danek's advice, I quickly cashed in 47,500 British Airways Avios miles (that were going...
The Algerian Visa Requirements for USA Passports
It took about 3 weeks, but I finally was able to get my hands on the rare and coveted Algerian tourist visa in NYC ... 24 hours before my literal departure to Algeria! You'll need the following to prep: 2 copies of a filled out but unsigned visa application...
Happy 10 Years (Officially): A Decade In Review
The Monsoon Diaries is my love letter to life.When it began as a simple travel blog for a particular trip to Southeast Asia & India the summer I was to begin medical school — much like the premise of “The Motorcycle Diaries” — and during the monsoon season...
Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Next?
