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Carthage
... ruins, wander around the ports and climb the hill to see what the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines and finally the Arabs thought was so damn awesome about this place.
The ancient city of Carthage was founded by Phoenician colonists at the end of the 9th century BC and is notably associated with the legendary princess of Tyre, Elyssa-Dido, founder of the town, and with Hannibal, one of the greatest military strategists of ...
Africa, Tunisian Style
... We Ate: Maqloub, harissa, salad Tunisienne (cucumber, tomato, some crunchy vegetable I’ve never seen in dressing), tahina (their version of hummus, a little creamier), kabob, brick (tuna and egg in a thin pastry shell), Tunisian tea (sweetened mint tea served with almonds or pine nuts in very small glasses), mixed meat couscous (very different than from back home, very good), merguez sausages and olives (a bit bitter compared to greek ...
What would Brad Pitt do?
... Bedouin tents and cement construction; just as the farmers plowing their fields are alternating between donkey pulled hand carts and traditional tractors. M Ali drove us through the country and into a traditional andalusian village. We wandered around for 15 minutes or so with him pointing out the local mosque, Koran school and ham man (public bath). Then we were on our way to Teboursouk for a ...
Civitavecchia to Tunis by Ferry
... trying to find signal for the satellite phone, and the rest of us more preoccupied with photographing the Mediterranean sunset than with drinking. Eventually we all manned up and started dishing out the fines.
Rob was fined for his driving stint on the Alps and being ginger. Dave was fined for his disappearing act at the Vatican, Chezzy for trying to eat his body weight at every opportunity and being embarrassingly whipped. Spoon was fined for trying to ...
Tunis, Tunisia
... from the ruins you could see out over the Mediterranean. The size and remains of this section of the city reminded you of the large flourishing empire that once was here. Visiting sites with such history has always been a goal of ours. But our day was not done. From the ruins we would go to Sidi Bou Siad. It is a small village above the ruins. It is a small quaint village that is distinguished by its white buildings with blue doors and windows that sit along the small ...


