Apr 15, 2013 - Retour à Sidi Bou Said

Une semaine après le séjour au Sénégal et 1 mois après mon départ de Montréal, l’aventure continue ici à Sidi Bou Said. Ici ce n’est pas vraiment une aventure mais plutôt une grande détente : marches, cafés, concerts, rencontres, bouffes et vin, et bien sur le soleil, la mer et la plage. À vous de juger avec les quelques photos incluses. Encore 2 belles semaines à passer ici en compagnie de Philippe, Je m’incruste petit à petit dans son environnement mais je crée aussi le mien. Voilà, rien d’autres à dire que : la vie est belle et bonne...

Jul 16, 2012 - Tunisia Hammamet

Hamammet Tunisia Tuesday 3rd July , As we left Port from Panteleria I couldn't wait to see Hammamet , wasn't sure what to expect , but wow a beautiful surprise ! Marina Yasmine in Hammamet is by far one of the nicest ports be our bert was no 1623 right in the middle of the cafe's , souviner shops , little shisha bars that had karaoke and music. The Marian was so alive with people walking, during sunset and till late too !! As soon as we arrived we headed for lunch to a restaurant close by called Boulebaise ! Great traditional food ,We had...

Apr 2, 2012 - Poisson d'avril

Bonjour, La deuxième semaine en Tunisie fut plutôt calme et reposante. J’ai exploré mon environnement immédiat : Sidi Bou Said ou Philippe habite : cafés, restos, plage et sortis en boite, et Tunis centre (en m’y rendant par train à une demi-heure d’ici au cout de 0.42 $ par billet). De l’extérieur tout est si différent : les us et coutumes, mais de l’intérieur tout est pareil, les gens sont bons et biens. J’ai fait de belles rencontres : les collègues de travail et amis de Philippes, d’autres au hasard de mes déplacements et certaines...

Mar 26, 2012 - Tunisie - Le grand tour

Bonjour! Je ne vais pas essayer de copier Radio-Canada, avec son émission 24 heures en 60 minutes, mais je vais essayer de vous résumer ma première semaine (7 jours) en Tunisie en quelques mots et images qui vous en dévoileront encore plus que les mots. Arrivé le 16 à Tunis, je me rends au collège ou Philippe enseigne. Là je dois rencontrer ses étudiants pour répondre à leurs questions (dernier devoir de français avant les vacances) qui portaient toutes sur : ….quand M. Caron (Philippe) était petit, il était sage ?...donc pas besoin de vous...

Feb 27, 2012 - Tunis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunis 2-27 Exploring Dizerte and Cornish and then traveling by bus to Tunis, I've noticed piles of trash and garbage, more and more all along the way. Also, talking with the receptionist at Hotel Atlas and gal at the internet both who spoke reasonable English, I learned that since the revolution laws have not been enforced w.r.t. land ownership. Their opinion was that people have taken advantage of the situation and built on land not their own or w/o permission or permits. Likewise, because the revolution began...

Feb 26, 2012 - Bizerte

LATEST ON FLOODING IN TUNISIA...JUST AFTER WE LEFT!! Floods 5 March 2012 Wiki Info on Bizerte 2-26 Took a trip to Bella Regia Wiki Info on Bella Regia and then tried to continue on to Chemtou but there was a blockade on the street (the driver seemed to indicate that it was a political deal). We took off by louage at noon direct to Bizerte - virtually no wait. On the way we saw a lot of evidence of extensive flooding, army in one village (Bou Salem) and even a boat helping people. In Bizerte we checked out two LP hotels, Hotel de la Plate -...

Feb 24, 2012 - Jendouba after Red Lizzard Train

Flooding in NW of Tunisia Red Lizard Train Wiki Info Jendouba 2-24-12 Well, as in most things when you plan them inevitably the plan will change. Today we headed out to the louage (van-type bus used extensively here) station early since a Brit fellow we spoke to said he barely made it to the train (Red Lizard) having left at 8am. We are 15 minutes earlier but it seems that waiting for the louage to fill will easily use up our 15 minute advantage, ha I don't know why the Brit fellow had trouble getting to train, turns out it only took 45...

Feb 23, 2012 - Tozeur

2-23-12 Mose Espa of Star Wars The Phantom Menace and Nefta oasis. The US consulate called Hakim again after we left on our tour to enquire how his "guests" were doing. Wiki Info on Tozeur

Feb 22, 2012 - Matmata

Wiki Info Matmata 2-22-12 To Tozeur via Gabes ... 9am to 11 o??. Here in Berber country as in many places throughout the world where old/ancient civilizations are dying or collapsing the youth are many times serving as guides for tourists anxious to see these people before they disappear- What is most interesting is that the specialization (IT, world market, etc) that is making many of the places less attractive to the young exposed via media to urban consumption, may also in the end make the subsistence/rural lifestyle more viable. In my...

Feb 19, 2012 - Tataouine via Gabes and Medenine

Wiki Info Tataouine Our first complete day of just travel...out of hotel by _a, to train station where we just missed the train. The kind fellow there saw our displeasure and told us we could catch it at the next town. So 5 dinars later we did just that. The typical pushing/shoving game to get on and in a seat. Of course, Bon being practiced at it got us all seats poste haste. A 4 hour ride to Gabes; then 2 hours to Medenine, then 2 more to Tataouine arriving at 5pm or so. Short walk to Hotel Hamsa and another helpful proprietor told us our...

Feb 18, 2012 - Sousse via train

Wiki Info Sousse Wiki Translation Info Sousse Arr here in Sousse as a result of missing the midday train to Gabes...must be at station with ticket in hand half hour before...this case 1pm but we arr at 1:05. Found Hotel Fares just a block fro, station. Man at the desk very nice but no bargaining price yet it was quite reasonable @ 40 dinars / 3 persons or 28 US with hot shower and breakfast (egg,baguette,tea,milk,juice,butter,and fig jam). This evening I experienced what Mari has been complaining about for some time, the difficulty with...

Feb 15, 2012 - Tunis via Washington DC & Frankfurt

Our travels via air were just as expected, long, cramped and uneventful...saw lots of snowcapped mountains in Europe and everywhere cold, cold! The seats DC to Frankfurt were next to servral crying babies (pleased Bon no end, ha!), but fortunately, the stewardess asked if we'd change our seats to accommodate 2 other members of the family. YES! Our reward a complimentary wine to boot! 4 movies and 20+ hours later we landed in Tunis @ 11:30am their time. Waited for Mari's flight 2 hours...then catch up talking, dressing again to combat the...