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Africa » Tunisia » Tozeur August 11th 2011

Ovviamente non mi trovo a Tozeur. A dir la verità, neppure ci sono mai stato. Tuttavia "I treni di Tozeur" resta la colonna sonora che amo ascoltare: - seduto alla scrivania, quando il progetto del viaggio prende forma - al check-in, quando preferirei aver affittato un treno intero per i bagagli - alla dogana, nella speranza che non controllino in tutte le tasche - per tutti i pensieri (fossero poi tanti) e le impressioni che mi colgono lontano dalle mie valli, dalle mura di casa, da quel senso di protezione che mi culla. Ne deriva che Tozeur potrebbe anche non esistere, ma resterebbe sempre il mio punto di partenza. Il piccolo centro di gravità che, nella lotta ai pregiudizi, mi aiuta a ritrovare me stesso e lasciarmi guidare dall'istinto. Che non farò lo scrittore da grande ... read more

Africa » Tunisia » Tozeur April 18th 2010

La journée commence par une visite de Tozeur, ville prospère du désert irriguée par 200 sources débitant 800 litres d'eau par seconde. Puis, en route vers Chebika. Chebika est un petit oasis où on peut observer les ruines d'un village ancien détruit en 1969 par des pluies torrentielles. Un nouveau village a été construit en contrebas. Nous grimpons à flanc de montagne pour redescendre un sentier en lacet et admirer 2 magnifiques cascades. Prochaine étape, Millès, d'où nous apercevons la frontière algérienne, située à seulement 6 km d'où nous sommes. Des bornes blanches nous permettent de bien voir ses limites, tout en haut de la crête montagneuse que nous longeons. À Millès, nous pouvons nous approcher tout au bord d'un profond canyon au fond duquel nos regards courent entre plusieurs petits oasis. Une vue à couper ... read more
Doris et son dromadaire
Chebika
Sculpture du mouflon des montagnes

Africa » Tunisia » Tozeur April 17th 2010

Bon, me revoilà... les 3 derniers jours ont été sans internet à l'hôtel. Je vous avais prédit que ça arriverait... D'entrée de jeu, je vous fais un correctif de photo. Vous avez effectivement vu une coupole pas de coupole. Trop pressée la madame, un mauvais copier coller. Voici donc la coupole de la Grande Mosquée. Je voudrais vous faire admirer le travail du plafond de l'hôtel Jugurtha Palace où nous avons dormi à Gafsa (et non Garsa). La photo ne rend pas hommage au travail de l'artiste, mais en donne quand même une idée. Une marche dans la médina de Gafsa nous plonge dans la vie de tous les jours de ses habitants. Départ pour Tozeur en 4x4 Land Rover. Nous nous sommes arrêtés pour une petite séance photo devant le décor du Patient anglais. La ... read more
Hotel Jugurtha Palace à Garsa
Très souvent aperçu dans les rues des médinas
Chiche

Africa » Tunisia » Tozeur March 20th 2010

From Tozeur we had intended to make our way up the Western edge of Tunisia. Our experiences of taking louages and other forms of public transport in remote areas put us off somewhat. Instead we abandoned those plans and headed back over the Chott El Jerid salt lake to the town of Kebili. We stayed in the Hotel Kitam on the Northern edge of town. We were the only guests and it was rather more expensive than we had hoped for. At 50 dinars (£22) for a double room we expected something really nice but as the only guests it seemed we were just an inconvenience to the tranquil life of the owners. They made Basil Fawlty look like a guest relations specialist and breakfast the following morning saw a pot of coffee on the table ... read more
Kebili
Kebili
Kebili

Africa » Tunisia » Tozeur March 18th 2010

Tozeur, what a cool place! We couldn’t get in at the hotel we wanted to stay in so we ended up in the Residence Warda. It’s very close to the town centre and we had a great room on the top floor which would have been nice and quiet but for a large group of Tunisian women on the floor below celebrating what we presume was a wedding. Their singing and ululating went on into the wee hours of the night! Then we were woken at 6am by a vociferous dawn chorus as a squadron or two of sparrows had taken residence in the bougainvillea outside our window!! The brickwork on the houses and mosques of Tozeur and neighbouring Nefta is unique in Tunisia. The yellow handmade bricks protrude from the surface of the wall to ... read more
Belvedere Rocks
Mos Espa
Jeep Safari

Africa » Tunisia » Tozeur August 15th 2008

"What a difference a day makes... 24 little hours" For those of you who haven't seen "Run Lola Run", do it. Anyway: Reasons I was Tired Yesterday 1. lack of sleep 2. that freaking call to prayer at 430am 3. its hot 4. did i mention its hot? 5. two long bus trips back to back 6. giant backpack 7. lack of sleep Anyway, I was really ready to call it quits yesterday. Thankfully, my sarcastically mentioned 'genius idea' actually ended up being a pretty good one- no mosquitoes (where would they breed anyway? This is the Sahara desert), no bed bugs, sleeping with the cool breeze under shady palm trees and the stars. I also ran into two of these German girls that I met in Tunis. We had a nice long rant about Tunisian ... read more

Africa » Tunisia » Tozeur August 14th 2008

Im tired. Its hot. Im tired! It sucks- Im in TUNISIA, on the verge of going to see both the desert and Star Wars (yes, I'm a geek) sites, and all I can think about is doing absolutely nothing. Going back to Cairo, and going to sleep. Argh! In dire need of kind words of encouragement, please. Either that, or a very good night's sleep. Which, as my choice of budget 'this might be an interesting experience' bungalow camping- no aircon, lots of ants- accomodation, might not be in the cards. Stacey... read more

Africa » Tunisia » Tozeur March 11th 2008

El viaje más divertido que hemos hecho!!... read more
MAHDIA
Más disfraces
NEFTA

Africa » Tunisia » Tozeur October 2nd 2006

I will be hopping in the Tardis soon to head back east towards home, but on the way I have had an exciting few days taking a detour to the sands of the Sahara desert in Tunisia. Sand to see for miles, salt plains, olive trees, sand, date palms, more than one oasis (what is the plural for that anyway- oasiss, oases, oasis's?????), naturals springs and waterfalls, a ride on a camel, markets, shisha pipes, apple tea, sand, mint tea, roman ruins, old berber towns, old WW2 tanks and jeeps left behind. Did I mention lots of sand, fantastic food, some friendly locals who offered Julie lots of camels for me to stay, plus a local guide who I think knew absolutely everything about the country, it was amazing!!! Hope ya like the fotos!... read more
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Africa » Tunisia » Tozeur September 16th 2006

Today checked out the town of Tozeur and some of the ancient berber villages which are set amongst beautiful Mountain Oasis settings near Tozeur. Chebika is really pretty with a narrow gorge with Waterfalls and a spring and also has fantastic views across the Oasis. The old walled town of Tamerza in the Mountains has a great rugged setting and is one of the most photographed in Tunisia. Mides is known for its stunning gorges thorugh the mountains and has been used as a movie set for vairous movies such as the English Patient and Star Wars. You can walk through the canyon but the climb down would be a challenge. We next headed off to Ong El Jemal which means 'Neck of the Camel" and is an unusual rock formation which looks like a camel. ... read more
Chebika
Tamerza
Mides




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