Me, Ksar Ouled Soltane

December 28th 2010
Dear All Greetings from the Sahara Desert! This is truly an amazing place to be writing from, and despite only being around 3 hours’ flight from the UK, this is my first visit to the place and I must say I’m just so impressed, having a great time. I’m currently writing from the Southern Tunisian oasis town of Douz, after having spent the last few days traveling from oasis to oasis across ... read more

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Following independence from France in 1956, President Habib BOURGUIBA established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation.... ... read more

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Alexander Waring

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Hello there! Thanks for reading my blog. I started it in 2010 to keep a record of my travels, to let people know how I'm going, and also to keep me sane at times while I'm on the road! I have written up my 28 most recent journeys so far, and have no plans at all to stop travelling just yet. 93 countries down, 102 more to go - watch this space! Alex... full info

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29th November 2020

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

The Star Wars site?
That's one of the Star Wars sites in Tunisia, right? I think I was there myself. But that was a few years before we started the blog. I also visited the site where they recorded one of the first scenes in the first movie. Planet Tattoine scenes I think it was. /Ake

29th November 2020

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Star Wars
Yes, indeed, this was from Star Wars, from Tunisia. I think there were indeed Planet Tatooine scenes set there. Amazing experiences to set foot in real life film sets!

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