Constantine, spanning the canyons of time
Some cities you just can't stop taking photos of. By the virtue of the canyons it spans and the layers of history nested on top of them, Constantine is one such
From the Baroque of Batna to Timgad, the quintessential Roman city
By now, the manner of transport between cities in Algeria was already quite familiar. Buses exist mainly in theory and the shared taxis are the default option in most cases. Which is not
Bou Saâda. Boooou indeed.
I’ve so far mostly been singing praises of Algeria as a travel destination, but it’s time to look at some of the darker sides of it as well. Namely, the respect
Ghardaïa, the towering pentopolis of the desert
Next, I headed north toward Ghardaïa. Although the desert further south intrigues me quite a bit, the vast distances involved and other practical challenges call for a separate trip. Ghardaïa is the commonly
An oasis of hospitality
It's almost a cliché to say how friendly people in a country you visited are. It's not that I expected anything different. I'm also well familiar with