Occidental Resort
Travel Blogs from Tunis
Day 11
... pottery, and cloth. We spent our night in a nearby citizens house. The decorations were all towards the king, Sundiata. We asked the owners abut their history and how the civilization was. We were informed that they believe in religious freedom and they are Islam, like ...
Woke up this morning and found myself dead...
... one for Islam.
Invented, written, interpreted, and re-interpreted to death by scared, ignorant men from a time when we didn't know any better, it is astounding that thousands of years later, so much of humanity still hold on to many of these ideas.
OK, major digression and mini rant over...the bar was mildly interesting, full of well do do Tunisians and a sprinkling of foreigners, it had, thankfully, it's fair share of eye candy for the men ...
Mid-day at the oasis …
... spitting!!
We had the MOST fantastic day. We were just expecting a transfer into the Medina souks, then free time until we got picked up again. Instead, we got a very learned guide who was passionate about his country, could speak 7 languages and alternated a wee culture lesson with a visit to a different souk. We learned a few Arabic words, a bit about the history, politics, religions, culture and economy of ...
The Ramadan Special
... respect now. Staying in a tourist hotel, I was afforded the luxury of being able to eat a big breakfast at 8 am, four hours after the official fast began. Also, as I'm not a follower of Islam, I carried a bottle of water with me and drank discretely when nobody was around and drank more at my hotel. These people did not have that luxury. As I walked through the medina at 4 pm - 12 hours into the fast - people looked like they were fading. Everywhere, men who didn't ...
Tunis and Carthage
... and on about American girls. I had to break the news to him. I said American girls are not that great. They have a lot of premarital sex. He said that was OK if she was American. He then tried to ask one of the sisters out, but he first asked me if it was alright and was like a little puppy dog because she had blue eyes and he had never seen them. It got to a points where we finally had to lose him because he was somewhat stalking them. I ...
Location
Other places to stay in Tunis
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Golden Tulip El Mechtel
BP 3 Avenue Ouled Haffouz, Tunis | 3 star hotelfrom $90 -
Sheraton Tunis Hotel & Towers
Avenue de la Ligue Arabe, Tunis | 5 star hotelfrom $133 -
Laico Tunis Hotel
B.P 355 Place des droits de l'homme, Tunis | 5 star hotelfrom $130 -
Le Diplomat
44 AvenueHedi Chaker, Tunis | 4 star hotelfrom $58 -
El Hana International
49 Avenue Habib Boutguiba, Tunis | 3 star hotelfrom $54 -
Les Berges du Lac
Rue Du Lac De Turckham, Tunis | 5 star hotelfrom $154 -
Yadis Ibn Khaldoun
30 rue el Koweit, Tunis | 3 star hotelfrom $60 -
Hotel Solymar
Soliman Plage, Tunis | 2 star hotelfrom $16 -
Hotel Les Ambassadeurs
75 Avenue Taieb M'hiri Le Belvedere, Tunis | 3 star hotelfrom $93 -
Hotel Le Pacha
4 Avenue Khereddine Pacha, Tunis | 3 star hotelfrom $52 -
Hotel Ariha
110, Rue de Palestine , Tunis | 3 star hotelfrom $84 -
Africa Hotel
50 Av Habib Bourguiba BP 73, Tunis | 5 star hotel -
BEST WESTERN Hotel La Maison-Blanche
45 Avenue Mohamed V, 1, Tunis | 5 star hotelfrom $141 -
Hotel Du Parc
Avenue de l'Arabie Saoudite, Tunis | 3 star hotelfrom $69 -
Hotel Oscars
14 rue de Marseille, Tunis | Hotel -
Golf Royal
51-53 Rue De Yougoslavie, Tunis | Hotelfrom $78 -
Carlton Hotel Tunis
31 Av Habib Bourguiba, Tunis | 3 star hotel -
Tunisia Palace Golden Yasmin
13, Avenue de France , Tunis | 4 star hotelfrom $109 -
Dar El Medina
64, Rue Sidi Ben Arous, Tunis | 4 star hotelfrom $170- Super ! La meilleure adresse de Tunis
- Le seul hôtel-boutique de Tunis (et le meilleur !)
- Perfect romantic getaway
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Hotel le Consul
84 rue de Palestine, Tunis | Hotel -
Hotel Majestic
36 Ave. de Paris, Tunis | 2 star hotelfrom $84 -
Hotel Acropole
Rue Rodrigo de Freitas , Tunis | 4 star hotelfrom $102 -
Hotel Belvedere Fourati
10 Avenue des Etats Unis d, Tunis | 4 star hotel -
Hotel Excel
35 Avenue Haiib Bourguiba, Tunis | 3 star hotel -
Hotel El Oumara
42 Bis, Rue Ali Dargouth, Tunis | Hotel -
Hotel de Russie
18 rue de Russie, Tunis | Hotel
