In February 2009 we went on a 5-day trip to the beautiful and friendly country of Libya. Going mainly to see the amazing archaeology of the ancient city of Leptis Magna, we discovered that Libya has a whole lot more to offer.

The people there are most welcoming and friendly and the place is unspoiled by mass tourism. There is much that has survived from the ancient world, and the sites (which are all over the country) are relatively empty of visitors.

Libya is culturally very sophisticated and downtown Tripoli, though suffering from lack of investment and infrastructure, is safe and welcoming.

For the first time I took a video camera as well as my usual stills cameras, and this short film captures the edited highlights of the footage I took in the brief time we were there.