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We visited Tunisia for five weeks in the winter of 2014 during the country's presidential elections. Out of all the countries we've visited, we felt the most unsafe in Tunisia. In this video, a Tunisian policeman had just waved John over because he thought that we were taking pictures of him. Jennifer started recording because she wasn't sure what was going on, and thought that having documentation of the ...
We felt the most unsafe as we've ever felt in our travels when we visited Tozeur, Tunisia in the winter of 2015. The day after we left, there were protests in the streets and tear gas was released on the crowds. Additionally, the day we were flying out of Tozeur, Tunisia's president was flying in. As we were leaving the city, we could see protestors setting up in the streets. Our trip to Tozeur took place ...
The driving in Tunisia was relatively straightforward. Unlike in some places like Egypt and India, we didn't feel unnerved by the traffic situation in Tunis. This video shows a bit of a taxi ride through Tunis.Related Posts:Tunisia Travel: Tunis Traffic (video)Tunisia Travel: Arabic Language in Tunis (video) ...
This video documents a traffic jam in Tunis in 2015 when we visited Tunisia for five weeks. In comparison with places like Egypt and India, the traffic in Tunisia was reasonably organized and safe.Related Posts:Tunis Tourism: Taxi Ride in Tunis (video)Tunisia Travel: Arabic Language in Tunis (video) ...
Outside the Medina of Tunis, the city is laid out with the familiar logic of the grid system. But the inside of the medina (and most medinas in the Arab world) is a mess of small corridors leading off to who knows where and narrow, crowded "main streets" lined with vendors selling everything from clothing and shoes to fresh vegetables and homemade food.Related Posts:Tunisia Travel: Inside the Medina ...
This video is a brief look into Tunis's bustling medina (the old city). It's an interesting destination to visit if you're in Tunis. Medinas are different everywhere in the Middle East; the medina in Fez, Morocco was especially notable. In the Medina of Tunis, Lydian bartered in Spanish with a shopkeeper who spoke five languages fluently.Related Posts:Tunisia Travel: Outside the Medina in Tunis ...
Just outside the ruins of Carthage, we stopped to step inside an ornate mosque. In the area outside the mosque, there were some men playing bocce ball and an "attack cat" who wasn't too pleased with our presence.Related Posts:Tunisia Travel: Call to Prayer from Carthage Overlooking Tunis (video)Tunisia Travel: At Carthage Overlooking Tunis (video) ...