Blogs from Tunisia, Africa - page 16

It was a smooth hour’s sailing from Sfax to the port of Sidi Youssef on the island of Gharbi, one of the two main islands in the Kerkennah archipelago. We were a little concerned about getting onward transport around the islands but we needn’t have worried. A fleet of yellow minibuses greets the arrival of the ferry and despite there being only one other passenger on our bus, we were not asked to pay more than the going rate to be taken to Sidi Frej on Chergui Island. A long straight road runs across Gharbi where it is very flat and dry with only palm trees to break up the view. After 10 minutes or so you cross a causeway over to Chergui which is the largest of the islands of Kerkennah. Before long our driver ... read more

Cigdem Hicran Yorgancioglu - Tunisia Tunus Hicran Çiğdem Yorgancıoğlu ‘nun Tunus devr-i Alem Hicri Alem Hicran Çiğdem Seyahatnamesi’nden ..seyahat notlarından alıntılardır . Her hakkı saklıdır .. / Eserin tüm telif hakları H.Çiğdem Yorgancıoğlu’na aittir . Eserin izinsiz kopyalanması çoğaltımı ,yayını ,dağıtımı halinde 5846 sayılı Fikir ve Sanat Eserleri Kanunun hükümleri geçerli olacaktır. Altı saat içinde üç kıta .. Mucize gibi evet Asyadan Havaalanına gelmek için Avrupa’ya geçiş ve saat 15:00 te Kuzey Afrika istikametle Akdeniz’de bir Arap İslam ülkesi olan ve kıyıya paralel uzanan dağları olan bir ülkeye ,Tunus ‘un başşehrinde Kartaca’ya varış . Her taraf kurucusu Habib Burgiba. Tunus’un otantik yapısını oluşturan o güzel kapılar ardına kadar açıldı ziyaretim için . ne kadar enfes kapı süslemeleri bunlar. Eski bir Osmanlı şehrine yürüyorum,yürüyorum yasemenler ayağa kalkıyor s... 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

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Not blogged for a while so we thought we would share some recent photos with you from our explorations of Sousse. In the medina you can visit the interesting fish market. Outside it, you can even see the starlings up for sale, a local delicacy at this time of year which we are yet to try!!! You can also get your hands hennaed if you wish or buy a carpet or a camel! Instead we visited an interesting museum where we learned a lot about the traditional wedding ceremony with intricate costumes worn by all. The museum was right in the centre of the medina in the heart of the city. Back home we usually stick to watching the English language TV channels on cable but we were quite taken by "Who Wants to be a ... read more