http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Tunisia en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 16:01:19 +0000 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:01:19 +0000 The Camel Stones While Looking for the Necropolis of Elles I got lost and happened upon some megaliths.To see details of my visit to Elles httpwww.travelblog.orgAfricaTunisiaLeKefblog782270.html I found 3 different sites while driving down the wrong roadOne looks like a pile of stonesOne is a single Standing stone next to the roadThe other is a set of 3 standing stones between the ro http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/blog-784351.html 12 Days in Tunisia Being a small country and not particularly famous for anything I wasn39t that bothered about exploring Tunisia in great depth. For this reason Me and Steph opted for a cheap 12 day package holiday my first package deal in about 14 years so we could visit without breaking the bank and I could move a step closer to completing my corn flake mission. What we found was a country http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/blog-784173.html Aufbruch ins UngewisseDas Frhstck in Tozeur verbrachten wir mit einem echten deutschen Touristenprchen fortgeschritteneren Alters im ansonsten leeren Frhstckssaal. Dann ging es auf zur Place de Louages wo unser Freund vom Vortag uns schon erwartete und uns eine Louage zuwies in der bereits ein paar Tunesier und tatschlich auch zwei Backpacker saen. Aber auch eine alte Bekannte war http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/Tozeur/blog-783432.html To show dedication to my cause I have tattoo39d The Corn Flake Traveller on my arm. It is in Arabic to show the Arabic world that I hold no ridiculous prejudice and the Arabic writing is beautiful too. This was done on my trip to Tunisia. To see details of my trip I will post a blog soon. Photos and a youtube video below http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/blog-782503.html Aus dem Bett gebrlltDie Nacht im Sabra war dann doch angenehmer als vor sieben Jahren. Oder man bekommt als allein reisender Mann einfach die schbigeren Kabinen. Aufwachen ist jedenfalls auch kein Problem denn mit mehreren Dutzend Moscheen in direkter Umgebung mehrere hundert in Kairouan braucht man zur ersten Gebetszeit vor Sonnenaufgang keinen Wecker mehr. Also ab unter die hochinfektis http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/Tozeur/blog-782348.html The Elles Necropolis TunisiaThis site was quite a surprise and has quickly become one of my favourite sites from around the world. Out in the middle of Tunisia amongst the fields of crops lie some structures and the remnants of structures that remind me very much of the dolmen I have seen in England e.g. Lanyon Dolmen The sites vary in condition from complete tomb like structures to just the r http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/Le-Kef/blog-782270.html Ein fauler VormittagErst nachmittags brachen wir mit dem Reisebus in Richtung Kairouan auf der viertheiligsten Stadt des Islam. Zeit genug um auszuschlafen in Ruhe aufzustehen sich Notizen fr den Reiseblog zu machen und im Caf direkt gegenber die WLanVerbindung zu nutzen. Dabei haben wir Blick auf ein Rudel gegelter Halbstarker die vor Caf und angrenzender Fitness und Tanzhalle Fit http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/Kairouan/blog-781860.html Die UnterkunftEndlich wurden wir diesmal durch einen offiziellen Fugngerausgang aus der Fhre ans Festland entlassen. Fester afrikanischer Boden unter unseren Fen. In der Empfangshalle ging es gemchlich zu und wir standen vor unserer nchsten Herausforderung. Wir hatten von einer tunesischen Couchsurferin eine knappe Zusage ohne Adresse aber mit Telefonnummer bekommen. Auf SMS und An http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/Tunis/blog-781340.html Kurze Zwischenmeldung Wir sind mittlerweile in Chebika alles luft bestens es ist wunderbar Nur Zeit zum Blog Schreiben und vor allem zum Hochladen bleibt uns nicht Morgen oder bermorgen geht es wieder in Richtung Stadt und Infrastruktur. Frhestens dann werden wir wohl wieder hufiger zum Schreiben und Schicken kommen. Bitte habt Geduld und schaut wieder vorbei es gibt so viel Tolles z http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/Tozeur/blog-780499.html Die FhreEs ist uns noch nicht ganz klar wie wir alle Eindrcke von unserer berfahrt in so einen kleinen Blogeintrag einschmelzen knnten. Aber mal sehen...Der Start war jedenfalls schon mit ein paar Hindernissen versehen. Das grte davon konnten wir sptestens am Morgen auch vor uns selbst nicht mehr verheimlichen Wir wissen nicht wo unsere Fhre abfhrt und wir wissen nicht o http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/Tunis/blog-780495.html This is the voyage map it kicks off from Hammamet in Tunisia and takes a northerly course up the coast line passing Kelibia and then North West towards Bizerte before heading north across the shipping lanes to Cagliari in Sardinia.The distance for this leg is 272 miles and will take about 27 hours depending on the weather. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/Hammamet/blog-775087.html Today the ICU will be taken out of the water in Hammamet Tunisia for inspection and pre cruise works such as anti fowling new shaft seals new anticorrosion probes and electronics checks. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/Hammamet/blog-774909.html ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtBy Stanley Collymore. BILLED AS THE FACEBOOK AND TWITTER Revolution the youth of Tunisia having for years witnessed firsthand the cynical perpetual crass and ignominious humiliation fortified by the conscious and degrading exploitation of their parents several close family members and others in their communities similarly despised and routinel http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/Sousse/blog-767858.html No matter how many photographs you look at of El Jem and no matter how many words of helpfulling travelling very advices you read El Jem will only ever have one decent thing in it a dobbing huge massive Roman sports stadium.The ruins are flipping immense.With Ancient Roman built environment back drops such as El Jem it39s no surprises that movie directors working on a tight budget loved fi http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/El-Jem/blog-765848.html Espaol CatalQairun has an affordable medina. Not too big and remarkably relaxed. Carpets hang on the whitewashed walls and marquetry decorates windows under a clear blue sky. Traders sit patiently in the shade on the streets waiting for a customer in front of their business.Nearltem stylecolor black fontsize 12ptgt Bab Tunis Tunisia Door at the end of November 7th Avenue http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/Mahdia/blog-764232.html Espaol CatalRoman tribune Marcus Porcius Cato obsessively ended his speeches with the words Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam And I think also that Carthage must be wiped out from the map. Obsession was not entirely irrational. Although had defeated twice the Mediterranean power Rome wished to rule without restrictions western Mediterranean Sea routes. The end of the ancient No http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/Tunis/Carthage/blog-763241.html Tunisia The country began during the Arab revolution spreading to Egypt Lybia Bahrain Syria Yemen. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/blog-757852.html Anakin Skywalker the young Darth Vader grew up in Ong Jemel Tunisia. I did not know that many of the Star Wars sets both series were in Tunisia until I started researching what exactly I was going to do here for 2 weeks after I arrived from Sicily a couple of weeks ago. I am tentatively scheduled to fly to Israel tomorrow. In light of current events I will probably cancel it and spend another http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/blog-754685.html The 2 hour trip from Homt Souq Djerba to Tataouine was uneventful arriving at the terminal I was hounded right away by this man who introduced himself as a guide and even produced a notebook full of written reviews from clients America Britain he says pointing to the notes I told him I am being picked up by friends he didn39t believe me and waited with me sat on the other side of the wai http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/Tataouine/blog-753680.html From Monastir I bid sad farewell to my gracious Couchsurfing hosts Ussema and Wael took the louage to Sousse where I connected to Gafsa. It seems like this route is not popular though offered I have to wait on the side after paying and took 10 minutes before they issued me my ticket one guy who is also going to Gafsa offered to walk me to the loauge he seems very nice but can39t speak a thi http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/Tozeur/blog-753674.html