Tunisia for Beginners
It's Africa. It's different. It's exotic, but not too much, just enough for a beginner. Until 1956, Tunisia was under French rule. Therefore, it's no wonder that many cities are French-oriented; open-air cafés, patisseries to satisfy the appetite, Orangin... more - travel report by
marianne
Traveller in Monastir
Monastir is a bustling medium-sized town with few sights and a fairly disappointing beach. Skanes is 7 km to the north and functions as Monastir's seaside and is referred to as the zone touristique. The beach here is almost perfect and heaven for the pack... more - travel report by
marianne
Oh ancient of days...
To be honest I didn’t know too much about the country and arrived tentatively after a 2 ˝ hour flight; so some things I read was a bit of a shock:
• More than half the population is under 18 and more than 35% is under 14 • 99% of the po... more - travel report by
mistybleu
Traveller in Mahdia
Mahdia is on Cape d'Afrique, 50 km south on the coast from Sousse. It is sea-worn maritime town, with stone houses, flaking paint and utterly charming. It is much more laid back than Monastir and Sousse which both seem metropolises compared to this small... more - travel report by
marianne
Tunisia Is Terrific
The Berbers were the ancient people from North Africa west of Egypt and were ruled by a Queen. She had them all convert to Judaism. The Arabs invade in 639 and made most of the Berbers become Muslims.
The Jews who didn't convert live in the... more - travel report by
mrscanada
We arrived at Monastir airport, planning a trip around the north of the country. Instead of bargaining with hordes of taxi drivers, we found a metro station ju... more - travel report by
esfahani
North African tourist trap
Monastir is a relatively small town, situated on Tunisia's northern coast - best known as the birth place of Tunisia's former president, Habib Bourgiba. It receives heaps of charter tourists from all over northern Europe, and has very much adjusted to thi... more - travel report by
kirikou
The Great Erg Oriental
To go to this place you must have a 4x4 to get over the dunes. Rent it from either Tozeur or Douz or forgo the hassles and book a tour with one of the many agencies in the area. After leaving Douz you will pass through the scraggly looking desert with sma... more - travel report by
ta-shy
Club Med Experience
Tunesia once a french colony became a western nation and link between the Arab/African world and europe. Always an important trading link for caravans of goods from the Sahara, the romans occupied it and made it an outpost for the southern Mediteranean se... more - travel report by
rangutan
The north african Europed city.
Tunis is a big african city. The comercial and industrial center of Tunisia where you can find all kind of facilities. Tunis is not the real africa that all of us dreamed sometime but still is beautiful. more - travel report by
daniserralta
