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In 1978 when I was...well...a lot younger than I am now, growing up in the rural South-west of England was an idyllic if slightly dull experience. The nearest town of any size was Exeter, some 40 miles to the south-east, which was accessed via a … [Continue reading]
There are several options for traveling around Tunisia, including train, bus, and louage. It seems as if every country in Africa has its own private competitor to the public transport system and in Tunisia it is the louage. As usual it only leaves … [Continue reading]
The one thing neither Christi nor I had expected to find in cave #17 of the Sidi Driss hotel was mosquitoes, but there was a bunch of the noisy little buggers last night. Fortunately, they stood out easily from the whitewashed walls and were easy … [Continue reading]
The island of Djerba is the largest island in North Africa, and Houmt Souq is the largest town. The island is connected to the mainland via a causeway that we crossed yesterday and also by ferry from the town of Ajim. Legend has it that Djerba was an … [Continue reading]
With some sketchy notes culled from the Lonely Planet guide and some online detective work, I have a rough idea of the whereabouts of two more Star Wars locations. Whether I find them or not this will by my last Star Wars day. I leave a very happy … [Continue reading]
And so our whirlwind tour of Tunisia continues. Christi and I are up at 5am to catch the 6am bus from Houmt Souq to Sousse, some 7 hours to the north back on the mainland. Thus far we have been warned off the Tunisian bus service, the advice being … [Continue reading]
Sousse is a convenient location from which to explore a little more of the surrounding area. And having learned a painful lesson on the bus ride from Houmt Souq to Sousse, Christi and I intend to travel by train from now on. Tomorrow we're off to … [Continue reading]
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Oh, hang on a minute, I've done that one already. Actually, Star Wars was not the only memorable movie to be filmed in Tunisia in the 1970's. Another iconic - some might say iconoclastic - movie of that era … [Continue reading]
Let me say at the outset that Egypt is a fantastic place to visit. Its history is all around you and incredibly well documented. And to the layman (including myself and Christi) totally incomprehensible. There is a reason Egyptology is its own … [Continue reading]
Our room at the Canadian hostel is absolutely enormous and comes with air-conditioning (Cairo is a hot city), although the 150 Egyptian Pound room rate (US$27) does not get you an en-suite bathroom. The staff, however, are especially nice and help us … [Continue reading]
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