Blogs from The east of Tunisia, Tunisia, Africa

"They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We will remember them." 11 November is a date which will always remain special to those who have served in the Armed Forces and to those associated through family and friends. Wherever we are, we try to attend a remembrance service and this year we travelled down to the small town of Enfidha, an hour or so South of Tunis, where the British Embassy had organised a ceremony at the British Commonwealth Cemetery. The sun shone for us too, which is apparently quite different to last year. Enfidha has a very large cemetery, much bigger than the ones we saw last year at Ras ... read more

À Gabriel, Joffroy, Antoine et tous ceux qui s'intéressent à La guerre des étoiles. Tel que dit antérieurement, plusiseurs séquences de Star Wars ont été tournées en Tunisie. Les décors ont été religieusement conservés, notamment dans le désert près de Tozeur (notre promenade en 4x4 nous y a conduits) et dans le petit village de Matmata, visité samedi. On peut relever quelques clins d'oeil tunisiens à travers les productions cinématographiques, dont : - Le personnage de Jar Jar Binks semble inspiré du Fenec, petit animal du désert, dont on a fait ici la mascotte de la propreté et de l'environnement. On voit partout sa représentation aux abords des villes de toute la Tunisie. Tout le monde dans l'autobus cherchait à apercevoir l'un d'eux lors de nos passages dans le désert, mais peu y sont parvenus. Ma ... read more

The journey from Nabeul to Kelibia took us further up Cap Bon through some nice countryside. Once we got to Kelibia we were a little disappointed though. From the guidebook it sounded like a quaint little fishing village with a fortress built high on the hill above. In reality the town centre was quite busy and pretty much like any other town centre in the region. We walked along the road out towards the port and the fortress. On the way we called in at all of the hotels (3 of them!) hoping to find a decent price for one night. Sadly the prices were non-negotiable and the only cheap hotel was full! Instead we decided to have a brief look around and head off to Hammamet for the night. The port was not particularly attractive ... read more

the Crazy Writings of: Snow White Did you miss me? I know I did! We have just gotten back from a week of travel around this fabulous land, and I'm just regaining the ability to speak. Since we missed two weeks here, I have to backtrack. (Bess Davis, another student on the trip, has a blog on www.BessinTunisia.blogspot.com... check it out!) JAN 14th: Exploration of Tunis We ran amok around the capital Tunis aujourd'hui, and it was fantastic. The medina, or Old City, is in the center of town and surrounded by an ancient stone wall. It,s full of crazy twisty turns, stalls of art, pottery, clothes, scarves, jewelry, hidden cafes and a mosque at every corner. And you are never allowed to forget the souk-owners themselves, oh boy! "allemagne? italia? angle-terre? russich?" non, america. "ah ... read more

Después de un viaje por Túnez. (Versión en español). Después de un viaje por Túnez, querría compartir las sensaciones experimentadas, algunas fotografías, y sacar algunas conclusiones. Por supuesto, también es una buena ocasión para dejar en el aire algunas ideas que podrían ser aprovechables por quienes tuviesen previsiones de un viaje por aquellos lugares. Seguramente sea un poco fuera de lo común el que me llamase la atención el hecho de tantos vestigios encontrados de civilizaciones que en su momento fueron localizadas en la mente en lugares distantes de aquellos, sobre todo teniendo en cuenta el significado de “cercano y lejano” en aquellas fechas remotas. Está en los libros, hemos pasado por eso hace años, insistiendo una y otra vez en los pasajes famosos de la historia antigua que quedaron retenidos en la memoria, y que ... read more