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White tourists in the (old) Somalia!
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:09 pm
by dawwa9
Re: White tourists in the (old) Somalia!
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:11 pm
by dynamic
back in xamar we had white next door neibours , and my mother actualy bumped into 1 of them couple years bck in london
nice pictures
Re: White tourists in the (old) Somalia!
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:15 pm
by dawwa9
Before the civil war Somali women were barely covered

Re: White tourists in the (old) Somalia!
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:16 pm
by AbdiWahab252
Dawwa,
U never knew that
One the of photos is from the Old American School of Mogadishu

Re: White tourists in the (old) Somalia!
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:22 pm
by dawwa9
Re: White tourists in the (old) Somalia!
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:22 pm
by *Nobleman*
I had a vid at my house somewhere. Italians filling the beaches of xamar.
Re: White tourists in the (old) Somalia!
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:23 pm
by AbdiWahab252
Nobleman,
Yep and also at the Jubba Hotel & Uruba Clubs.
Drinking the infamous Asha Waal.
Re: White tourists in the (old) Somalia!
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:25 pm
by Diyeeshaha_Tolka

loool gaaljecel wareersan.

xaafada isnaay biaaso jowhar

nice macawiis

sawirkan xaafadihii aan dagnaan jiray ayuu isoo xasuusiyey
after all gaalada wadankeena way kuso raaxeysteen wallee
Re: White tourists in the (old) Somalia!
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:29 pm
by Buhodle-Gurl
Diyeeshaha_Tolka wrote:
lol I like his outfit
Re: White tourists in the (old) Somalia!
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:31 pm
by Diyeeshaha_Tolka
maroodigii xitaa wadankii wuu ka qaxay..
waxaan maqli jiray sheekooyin sidii dadkii beereleyda ee jowhar ay ula dagaali jireen maroodiga asagana tuuloyinka u baabi'in jiray.laakiin markii danbe wuu sii yaraaday wixii ka danbeye 1970s waa la waayey.
Re: White tourists in the (old) Somalia!
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:31 pm
by dawwa9
Re: White tourists in the (old) Somalia!
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:34 pm
by dynamic
somalia used to have all the wildlife that keyna has now , if their was no war tourism would be a big economic income
Re: White tourists in the (old) Somalia!
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:34 pm
by Diyeeshaha_Tolka
we had elephants untill late 1970s ,sidii loo ogaarsaneye ayey dhamaadeen iyo qaarna kenya ayey u gudbeen
Re: White tourists in the (old) Somalia!
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:35 pm
by dawwa9
We can always import them back if peace comes, no problem

Re: White tourists in the (old) Somalia!
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:56 pm
by HAUDflower
We had elephants until the early 80s, not late 70s. My dad used to sell Ivory and did so until elephants were entirely extinct from Somalia. That's when Kenya became aware of the problems that poaching brought.