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A date with a touch of Libya.

For Libya, we're keeping things at home or in a familiar local setting: cooking, exploring architecture and sharing stories.

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4 plans you can actually try.

Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.

Combine two local ideas

Choose a combination. Are both ideas out of the question? Find places close to each other or spread the two ideas over two days.

A date at home

  1. Making bazin together

    Find a recipe for bazin and make an adapted version together at home.

  2. Dates with tea

    Taste two kinds of dates with mint tea at home and describe, without looking, which is softer or sweeter.

Look around and make something

  1. Tripoli story map

    Look at a city map and heritage photos of Tripoli together.

  2. Mosaic on paper

    Explore a documented collection of mosaics from Libya and each copy one detail using your own colours.

Try two new things

  1. Making bazin together

    Find a recipe for bazin and make an adapted version together at home.

  2. Mosaic on paper

    Explore a documented collection of mosaics from Libya and each copy one detail using your own colours.

Things to do together anywhere

Try these too.

You can also try these ideas in Libya. Choose a place that suits you both and check what's available locally.

Indoors
ALSO FUN HERE Tea three waysBrew the same tea in three ways and taste how time and temperature change it.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Mocktail labMix two alcohol-free drinks together and give them your own names.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Mezze table for twoPut together a spread of four small dishes to share.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Mini museum at homeEach choose three objects at home and turn them into a tabletop exhibition.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Dream weekend collageCut pictures out of old magazines and create an imaginary weekend together.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Blind tasting at homeSet out three everyday snacks and try to guess the flavors with your eyes closed.View the idea
Outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE A team photo scavenger huntIn pairs, look for six everyday details in the same neighbourhood.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Park games and a picnicBring two simple games and something to eat to a park.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE One-page outdoor reading clubEach bring a short text and read your favourite sentences aloud outdoors.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Concert on the grassFind an outdoor concert and listen from somewhere you can sit comfortably.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Sketching outdoors togetherBring paper and each draw the same view in ten minutes.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A monument in detailVisit a public monument and find five details you'd miss from a distance.View the idea
Indoors or outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Coffee with time to lingerAgree on half an hour to start with and see whether you'd like another stroll.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Compare oliebollenIn winter, try two oliebollen from different places.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Coffee in an unfamiliar neighbourhoodTake the bus or cycle to a neighbourhood where you've never had coffee together.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Ice cream flavor juryTry two different ice cream flavors together and give each your own rating.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Three places, three poemsBring a few short poems and read one at each of three places.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Early bakery routePick something up from a bakery early and eat it somewhere the day is just beginning.View the idea
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