Category Archives: Food stuff

Northern climes

Posted on March 16, 2012 by AdrianC

Heading north from Gafsa gave us a major change of scene, as the landscape became greener, lusher, and generally much more European. We were definitely away from the desert, as we followed the west of the country, dipping towards and … Continue reading →

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The mountain oases

Posted on March 7, 2012 by EllieGee

We’ve explored most of the oasis towns in Tunisia’s south and were really looking forward to seeing the dramatic sounding mountain oasis villages in the far west of the country along the Algerian border. The desert plain stretched flat and … Continue reading →

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Across the Chott

Posted on March 5, 2012 by AdrianC

There was only one way to go when we left Douz – across the Chott el Jerid. Shown on maps as a lake, for eleven months of the year it’s just a flat salt pan, extending 100km east-west and 50km … Continue reading →

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Half a dozen days in Douz

Posted on February 29, 2012 by EllieGee

We rolled into Douz around noon after our drive from Ksar Ghilene. There is nothing on the way save a few closed-looking cafes and semi-nomadic shepherds and their flocks. First we tried to find the campsite on our own, but … Continue reading →

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A short stay on the Kerkennah Islands

Posted on February 8, 2012 by EllieGee

Our next stop after El Louza was the Kerkennah Islands. These tiny islands lie an hour by ferry off the coast at Sfax, so it was back on the road south from El Louza. It took us a little while … Continue reading →

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Loose ends around El Louza

Posted on February 8, 2012 by EllieGee

We reached the area near El Louza towards the end of the afternoon and the last rays of the sun were just catching the fishing boats moored on the shore at the edge of the village. We could see our … Continue reading →

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The holy city of Kairouan

Posted on January 30, 2012 by EllieGee

Kairouan is the fourth most holy place in the Islamic world after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem, and is Tunisia’s spiritual heart. It was also its capital city from the 7th to the 9th centuries, was North Africa’s first Arab capital, … Continue reading →

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Cap Bon

Posted on January 25, 2012 by AdrianC

The road out of Tunis wasn’t straightforward – just getting away from the garage where we’d left the van took us round the edge of the main central market place (in full swing at 10am on a weekday, of course), … Continue reading →

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Wherever the tastebuds go

Posted on January 4, 2012 by EllieGee

By the time we crossed the border into Italy, we’d eaten our way through Portugal, Spain and France. Food was always going to be a big part of the trip, being an aspect of life we enjoy to the full … Continue reading →

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Round the western end

Posted on November 24, 2011 by AdrianC

After our mud-bath, the Austrian owner of the Torre Salsa site greeted us with the news that we couldn’t camp in their beach section, as the ground was too soft… We didn’t need telling twice, so settled in the main … Continue reading →

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