Blogs from Hammamet, Tunisia, Africa
November 18th 2011
Arrived at the Averroes Hotel in Yasmine Hammamet. Checked in at reception, room wasn't ready yet. Walked onto the beach and within 5 minutes I had got conned. Got handed a baby turtle , and fed fruit and nuts. Had 2 pay £20 now have a homeless turtle 3 bags of nuts and 2 papayas! Bastards! Made the most of the all inclusive alcohol , had an early night. Day 2 in Tunisia What I hate most is the fact I have to haggle everywhere! Went into a shop earlier for a bottle of cola and a kitkat. 25 minutes later I had got them from £9 to £2 No wonder the man city owners can buy any player they want selling kitkats at tht price! Was another lunch with the only meat being wild boar! ... read more
Cap Bon - Wonderful coastlines and tacky tourists!
Published: December 1st 2010Africa » Tunisia » Hammamet
November 16th 2010
With a few days off work for the Eid festival, we found a good deal online in a 4 star hotel in Yasmine Hammamet. It cost us just £24 per night half board and the food was surprisingly good. Our first night the place was deserted but several busloads of tourists soon filled the place up the next day. The weather was glorious most of the time but still it was only the handful of Brits at the hotel who were lying out by the pool. The water was too cold to consider a dip though. Yasmine Hammamet is home to Tunisia's "Carthageland" theme park. It's closed at this time of year but we had a bit of a laugh with the huge plastic elephants and camels nearby! There really are some tacky sights around though ... read more
April 28th 2010
Encore une fois, l’internet nous a lâchés hier. C’est donc à bord de l’avion que je vous écris cet ultime blogue. Et je le publierai à partir de la maison demain. Juste un petit mot pour vous parler de notre séjour balnéaire à Yasmine Hammamet, dans un magnifique hôtel que nous vous recommanderions chaudement, le Magic Life Africana. Cet hôtel est géré en formule tout compris, donc aucun besoin d’un bracelet, collier ou tout autre entrave. Le service y est absolument extraordinaire, la bouffe d’une abondance incroyable et offerte dans une très grande variété (jamais nous n’aurions pu goûter à tout en six jours). Et les desserts… Oufffffffffff Le personnel est vraiment chaleureux, toujours souriant et prêt à répondre à tous nos caprices. Et la propreté !!! Ça frotte du matin au soir et chaque cm. ... read more
Hammamet - peaceful now but summer must be hell!
Published: February 15th 2010Africa » Tunisia » Hammamet
January 31st 2010
It's hard to imagine Hammamet in the summer. When we stayed it was a sleepy town with very little night life. In the summer it's jam packed with tourists sunning themselves during the day and drinking themselves silly at night. We are pleased we went now! The city itself is nothing much to write home about. We had a nice wander around and admired the deserted beaches. Being quiet, we got quite a lot of hassle in the medina but it wasn't too bad. We also walked out to Villa Sebastian, the International Cultural Centre where we wandered around the botanical gardens and viewed the villa with its art gallery and lovely swimming pool. All in all though we didn't think Hammamet was worth a special journey. Unless of course you like good beer! The Brauhaus ... read more
January 30th 2010
On a Friday evening we took a louage (shared minibus-style taxi) out to Nabeul on the Cap Bon peninsula. It took us about 90 minutes to get there and we were soon settling into our hotel and deciding where to go for dinner! The Hotel Les Jasmins was nice, despite the dreadful music on their website! The nearby Restaurant Slovenia provided a beautiful meal for a pretty reasonable price considering the plush surroundings and the efficient smartly dressed waiters. Afterwards we declined to go for a drink in the bar as it was just too smoky. No no-smoking policy over here!! The next morning we had a very pleasant stroll down to the beach admiring some of the tiles on local houses along the way. The ancient Neapolis site seemed to be closed (in fact we ... read more
January 29th 2010
The henna ceremony took place on the Saturday afternoon prior to the main party. It was an all women affair apart from myself, my brother and uncle....... read more
December 21st 2009
Arrived in Sicily late at night and found a campsite where we pitched for the night and awoke to a sunny day. Campsite turned out to be closed so we could not pay, bad weather was predicted for the next few days so we decided to head back to the Italian mainland and another stop with Aziz, our Couchsurfing friend from our trip down through Europe. Great to see him again but the weather turned out atrocious so we headed north. Our initial aim was a walk up Mount Etna but still the weather was bad with no predicted improvement for a few days so we carried on north and back to our friends in Napoli. We spent two nights in Napoli. Our hosts took us out on the back of their bikes - this has ... read more
October 4th 2009
25th September: The picture below shows us getting out of the car on the ferry from Dover to Calais We spent the night at a B&B just outside the town followed by breakfast with some hairy Belgium bikers. 26th September Then onto the autoroutes through France, Belgium, Luxembourg back to France and then Switzerland and a night stop with Amel’s friend Anila an Basal. Getting used to the concept of marriage, we have both been single for so long…. We are also now jobless and homeless, it will take a while to appreciate both. Definitely picked up one speeding ticket and I guess they post them to the UK? 27th September The next leg was from Basel to a small town outside Bologna to our first Couchsurfing stop. We were hosted by Sylvia and her sister ... read more
November 22nd 2008
Woke up at 7am got ready and went to the bus stop. Caught a bus at 830am to Nabeul which is close to Hammamet. In Nabeul you got to walk across the city center to get from the bus station to the louage station to get to Kelibia which is close to Kerkouane. Nabeul city centre is really beautiful the main street has so much of ceramic stuff it is really nice and worth a visit. At the beginning of the main street after passing the orange monument guess what I saw. A fruit cocktail shop and I had to drink one. Afterwards I found a sandwich shop and bought a caftege (I think that’s how you spell it but even if it is wrong as for it and they know what it is) with tuna, ... read more
