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Photo Galleries of Tunisia

Dougga, Tunisia (7 pictures)

Dougga is on the edge of the Tebersouk Mountains. It is supposedly the most spectacular of the country's Roman ruins. ...

Douz, Tunisia

Douz borders the Sahara. It turns out that we were there for the International Festival of the Sahara - thus ...

El Jem (El Djem), Tunisia (17 pictures)

From Tunis, we headed south to El Jem, or El Djem. This is the first class cabin we were in. ...

Gafsa, Tunisia (4 pictures)

The Chott El-Jerid lies between Kebili and Tozeur. It's an immense salt lake covering 5000 sq. km.

Houmt Souk, Tunisia (16 pictures)

A typical louage station. A louage is a shared inter-city taxi. It's a great, fast, comfortable way of getting around ...

Kairouan, Tunisia (11 pictures)

Kairouan is Tunisia's Holy City. The city ranks only behind Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem among Islam's holy places. This is ...

Matmata, Tunisia

We got to Matmata just in time to see the sunset. This is where they filmed 'Tatooine' on Star Wars, ...

Sfax, Tunisia (14 pictures)

On our way down to Sfax, we passed row after row of olive trees. They were all over the country.

Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia (12 pictures)

Sidi Bou Said is a day trip from Tunis, and was our last day in Tunisia. It's a great tourist ...

Sousse, Tunisia (11 pictures)

Sousse was founded in the 9th century. This is a picture of the Ribat.

Sufetula, Tunisia (10 pictures)

On the way to Sbeitla, we saw some tent-dwellers from the bus.

Tatooine, Tunisia (29 pictures)

Tunis, Tunisia

We visited the Bardo Musem. We've never seen such an amazing display of mosaics.
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An Olive Tree Grows in California

June 13, 2012
by Wendy
Mediterranean, mezze, Mount of Olives, olives
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Church of all Nations, Mount of Olives, Israel
Olives for Sale at the Market in IraklionWe recently moved into a new home.  The house is pretty new and most of the work we’ve been doing is cosmetic.  The backyard, however, was another story.  …
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General Questions about Tunisia

June 22, 2010
by Ian
culture, language, transportation, travel, women travel
4 Comments
Someone emailed us some questions about Tunisia, so we’re going to answer him here so other people can hopefully get something from our answers as well!   Q: Did you have any problems with Tunisians saying things or acting strangely to your wife Wendy?…
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Getting to the airport from Tunis

February 25, 2008
by admin
air france, airport, taxi, Tunis
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In the morning, we had the hotel call a cab for us (big mistake – the price doubles – we almost couldn’t afford the fare with our remaining Dinars!). Upon arriving, the Departures Information Board told us our flight was cancelled.…
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A lovely day in beautiful Sidi Bou Said

February 25, 2008
by admin
greek islands, Sidi Bou Said, Tunis
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Sidi Bou SaidIt was a beautiful day so we finished up our trip by going to Sidi Bou Said. This is a tourist town at the end of the TGM line – an easy 30 minute ride by train from Tunis.…
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Bardo Mosaic Museum – Most amazing mosaics we’ve ever seen

February 25, 2008
by admin
bardo, mosaic, museum, Tunis
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The next day we headed to the Bardo Mosaic Museum. We went by taxi (LRT is possible, but it wasn’t worth it,Bardo Museum since the taxi is only $3 and much faster).…
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Back to Tunis for New Year’s at La Mamma Restaurant

February 25, 2008
by admin
la mamma, new years, restaurant, Tunis
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The next day, we headed north back up to Tunis. We took a train – there are lots of them from Sousse, and it dropped us right downtown next to our hotel, the Hotel Maison Doree (same place we stayed in on our arrival).…
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Sousse and Hotel Medina

February 25, 2008
by admin
hotel, market, medina, Sousse, Tunisia
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The walls of the medina of Sousse In the morning we made our way by louage to Sousse. It’s a pretty frequent route. The louage station there is huge – a cavernous warehouse.…
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Kairouan and the Tunisia Hotel

February 25, 2008
by admin
Kairouan, Tunisia
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From there, it was about a half hour walk to the louage station. We were told that there were no more Louages headed only to Kairouan, our next stop, as the louages only run in the morning.…
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Sufetula (Sbeitla) and its amazing Roman ruins

February 25, 2008
by admin
roman ruins, sbeitla, sufetula
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We were up early the next morning, very motivated to get going. We took a few louages Sufetula(with great connections) and a few hours later we were in Sufetula (Sbeitla). The only reason to visit this city is the impressive ruins just outside town.…
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