Can a country that doesn't officially exist develop a tourism industry? Some entrepreneurs in Somaliland think so. Abdi Abdi, owner of the Oriental Hotel in Hargeisa, already runs a tour company. Other hotel owners are following suit and experimenting with special tours. Abdi Abdi offers home stays with nomad families. Hassan Ahmed Hussein, owner of the Hadhwanaag Hotel and Restaurant, is considering offering camel tours and boating trips. Both want to put Somaliland on the map for adventure travel. Somaliland certainly has some strong points. The prehistoric painted caves of Laas Geel are the star attraction. They're as beautiful as the more famous caves of Lascaux in France and Altamira in Spain, with the added bonus that they're actually open to the public. I've traveled to thirty countries, and worked as an archaeologist in four, and Laas Geel is perhaps the most impressive archaeological site I've ever seen. It certainly ranks in the top five, along with the Pyramids of Giza, Karnak, Machu Picchu, and Avebury. Not only are the paintings in a wonderful state of preservation, but the desolate landscape, with only one or two nomad's shelters within view, adds to the atmosphere. In my opinion Laas Geel should not be developed, simply guarded and left in its natural state. The Somaliland government has already taken steps to protect the site and should leave well enough alone. Too many archaeological treasures have lost their atmosphere through "improvements" such as visitor's centers and parking lots. As shown on the site Somali Heritage, there are plenty of other ancient remains that could become tourist attractions once they've been properly studied. There are medieval forts and settlements, colonial remains from Ottoman and British times, and more painted caves like those at Laas Geel. Beyond history, there's the capital Hargeisa and its camel market, as well as incredible scuba diving in Berbera. At the moment, though, lack of international recognition and the common confusion between Somaliland and Somalia will keep many potential visitors from ever considering Somaliland. Plus this is still a volatile region. Foreigners are advised to have a bodyguard when venturing outside the capital, and a few days ago a border skirmish with Ethiopia left 13 dead. Then there's the on-again, off-again border dispute with neighboring Puntland. These problems will keep most people away, but will attract others. Somaliland has to be careful not to attract the wrong kind of tourist, thrill seekers enchanted by the guns and the burnt-out tanks and the legal drugs. I've met way too many of these people on the road, and they tend to leave a bad reputation in their wake. The best part of traveling in Somaliland is the Somalis themselves. They're unaccustomed to tourists and thus their warmth and hospitality have been untarnished by bad interactions with obnoxious foreigners. This could so easily change. Take the example of Egypt, which has been a tourist destination since the days of Heroditus. Visitors to any of the great sites (and they're so awesome they truly must be seen) will be constantly harassed, hurried, propositioned, screamed at for tips, and hustled. This leaves many visitors with the impression that Egyptians are all a bunch of hucksters who are only interested in quick cash. Nothing could be further from the truth. Once a visitor breaks through the vile crust of touts, he'll find the Egyptians warm, welcoming, funny, and great company. The images of the Pyramids and the Valley of the Kings are etched forever in my mind, but my fondest memories of Egypt are sitting on the banks of the Nile in the small town of Minya chatting with some students, and sipping coffee in backstreet cafes in Cairo. A foreign visitor to Egypt should take time to meet the Egyptians. This helps the reputation of both countries. At the moment Somali people are wide open. It's up to every foreign visitor and the Somalis themselves to keep the communication more about exchanging goodwill and knowledge than exchanging money for thrills. In the short term Somaliland will remain an adventurous side trip from Ethiopia, but as the infrastructure improves and more people learn about its attractions, the nation will get more visitors. As a travel writer I have to wonder about my own role in all of this. My series on Somaliland has been one of the first, if not the first, on a major travel website. I'm helping to set the ball rolling. When I visit Somaliland again in a few years time, or perhaps even next year since I'm anxious to get back to Harar, will I see a change? And will it be for the better or for the worse?

He interviewed by Qarannews and he said it was Kulmiye who was behind the attack ... U never know man ,,,,

This will change pretty soon .... instead, there will be: Somalistan Puntistan Hiiranistan Banadirstan Jubbastan Kharaabadstan Kintiristan Karbaashistan Shababistan Islamistan Quraanistan kuramaristan xambaristan Dowladistan Sharifistan Hawistan Darostan

`The Country Still Needs Me` How many times did i hear this from an African leader ?? ,,,, Mugabe, Zenawi, and so on ...

Waar taasi deeray ahayd dee ,,, xataa calankii may sidan ,,

SSC = Somaliland Secessionist Camp Good job Somaliland ,, you have your own secessionists now ,,,

Cowke, I give the credit to reer Buuhoodle not your kings ,,,, Now leave the dead alone ......

qorraxda isu dhig, cabitaanka qumbahana iska dhuuq! Isn't that the same thing you're doing ??

^ He is the Military commander of the area .... plus the police commissionaire in Buuhoodle.

Col Axmed Maxamed (Dalbac) oo gaadhay degmada Buuhoodle,iyo xaaladii ugu danbeysey ee Buuhoodle Col Axmed Maxamed Aadan Guul(Dalbac) iyo ciidan uu wato ayaa shalay gaadhay degmada Buuhooodle,isagoo ay weheliyaan ciidan aan sidaas u badnayn iyo gawaadhida tiknikada loo yaqaan,wuxuuna shirar la leeyahay odayaasha iyo waxgaradka magaaladaas,iyagoo ka wada hadlaya sidii loo qaboojin lahaa xaalada amaan ee deegankaas,isla markaana loo wada hadli lahaa. Imaanshaha Dalbac ee Buuhoodle ayaan wax isbedel ah magaalada ku samayn,iyada oo ay halkaas horay ugu sugnaayeen qar ka mid ah madaxda hogaanka SSC,sida Xagla-toosiye iyo kuwo kaleba,waxaase magaalada weli ka maqan boqolaal dadkii magaalada degenaa ah,kuwaasoo u qaxay tuulooyinka ku xeeran magaalada. Waxaa sidoo kale iyaguna ku sugan magaalada wafti ka yimid dhinaca Garoowe oo ay ka mid yihiin wasiiro iyo xildhibaano ka tirsan maamulka Puntland,kuwaasoo asal ahaan ka soo jeeda degmada Buuhoodle,waxayna xalay wareejiyaan qoryihii itoobiyaanka laga qabsaday badankoodii,iyadoo ay weheliyaan odayaasha degmada. Taliyaha Qaybta Bilayska magaalada Buuhoodle ee Somaliland Cabdikariim Ismaaciil ayaa noo sheegay in xaaladu hada ka soo raynayso,wuxuuna noo sheegay in ciidamo badan oo ka mid ah Itoobiyaankii ay durba guureen. " Nabada magaaladu hada waa ka soo raynaysaa, arimaha ay u yimaadeen Buuhoodle ayaa ugu weyneyd arimha doorashadii ka dhacaysey Itoobiya,doorashadiina waa u dhamaatay hada,markaa inay dhamaan ciidamadooda la baxaan baan filaynaa,iyagana maanta ayaan ka filaynaa inay soo wareejiyaan gawaadhidii ay haysteen"sidaas waxaa yidhi Taliyaha Qaybta Bilayska magaalada Buuhoodle ee Somaliland Cabdikariim Ismaaciil oo aan la xidhiidhnay isaga oo ku sugan degmada Buuhoodle. Dhanka Itoobiyaanka ayaan ilaa iyo hada qaadin talaabo fiican oo aanay weli sii dayn gawaadhidii iyo waxyaabihii kale ee ay dadka ka qabsadeen,arintaas oo ay balan qaadeen inay fulin doonaan. Waxaa dhamaan dadka reer Buuhoodle isha ku hayaan talaabada ay qaadaan ciidanka itoobiyaanka ah,oo 8 qori loo keenay,meesha hal qori la waayey. Dhanka kale waxaa sida ay noo xaqiijiyeen dad xog ogaal ahi wadahadal khadka taleefoonka ah yeeshay shakhsiyaad ka mid ah hogaanka SSC iyo saraakiisha iyo madaxda Somaliland,iyaga oo ka wada hadlay in colaad ka dhacda deegaanka Widhwidh la baajiyo,oo arimaha deegaankaasna lagu xaliyo si nabadeed. Ilaa iyo hada ma cada waxa laga wada hadlay,iyada oo la xaqiijiyey inay jiraan dhaqdhaqaaqyo nadabeed oo ay odayaal labada dhinac u kala dab qaadayaan.

it is raining again ............... and almost the weeekend ,,,,

"Hogaanka SSC waa odayaasheenii waana shacbakeenii,ma jirto wax dhibaato ah oo na dhextaala,shacabka ayey matalayaan oo way horboodayaan annaguna dawladii ayaanu nahay oo shacabka ayaanu dawlad u nahay,marka tani waxay fududaynaysaa sidii maamulku kusii baahi lahaa,Dagaaladana waanu ku taageersanahay oo waa gadood shacab,marka Howshooda ha wataan annaguna teeni baanu wadan doonaa waanuna wadashaqeynaynaa"Ayuu yiri gudoomiye xigeenka labaad ee Baarlamaanka Puntland Xaaji Xuseen Yaasiin. ,,,, HERE Midba dhinac buu u socdaa ma is tidhi ,,,,

Hargeysa(Waaheen)hindi1 Guddoomiyaha Ololaha Doorashada ee Xisbiga UDUB Cismaan C/laahi Cigaal “Cismaan Hind” ayay goor dhaweyd niman la soo abaabulay ku dhex garaaceen Xafiiskiisa, waxaanay soo gaadhsiiyeen dhaawacyo badan, waxaana imika lagu daweynayaa Cisbitaalka Guud ee Hargeysa Dilka Cismaan Hindi ayaa loo aanaynayaa inuu yahay mid qorshaysnaa isla markaana loogu talagalay in lagu khaarajiyo, laakiin Askarigii Ilaalinayay oo Albaabka laga galo Irrida Xafiiskiisa Ololaha Doorashada furayay ayaa rasaas ooda kaga qaaday kadib markii uu arkay Cismaan Hindi oo niman badan oo hubaysani ay garaacayaan Ilaa hada ma cada sababta ay nimankaasi ku dileen Cismaan laakiin waxa ay wararka soo baxayaa sheegayaan in loolanka dhinaca Siyaasada ee wakhtigan ay isaga iyo Mucaaradku Saxaafada isku marinayaan inay sababtay, gaar ahaana waraysi uu ku weeraray Siilaanyo iyo Maxamed Kaahin, kuwaasoo isaga hore Saxaafada ugu weeraray

No end in sight That is the keyword here ,,,,,

Haddeee Maad fahmin halkaan ka hadlayo .....

congratulations ....

It is a good transformation i see ,,,

Originally posted by Thankful: quote:Originally posted by Sacad *Ducaale: "Laascaanood waxaa heysta dadkii u dhashey waxaa xasuuqa ka geystana waa isla iyaga" Indeed that is the truth....... So why did they chase the president out last time he visited? Ahhh ,,, good you called him "The President" finally.

loooooooooooooooooool@Buuro ........ bes marka, ninkaas warkiisa waa dhamaaday ,, Hadda world cup kii baa bilaabmaya ,,, so duqa hawl badan baa sugaysaan u malaynayaa ,,,

Morning all ......... Just realized i have a meeting with the Minister of Planning in 2 hours time ...... and no i'm not prepared. I have a lazy-azz boss ,,,

miyaadeyn arag waxa ka dhacey Buuhoodle,wiilashii dhintey labada dhinacba waa Reer SSC 4 wiil mahaane

some of the money should be directed to me as well. I should prepare my wallet and keep it clean.