Jerba

... city of Tunis, travel to historic Carthage, the fort of Hammamet, the Roman Amphitheatre at El-Djem, Sfax, Matmata, the island of Jerba for some beach fun, the Sahara Desert, the salt pan Chott El Jerid, and the oasis town of Tozeur before returning to ...

So we left Tunnis by bus this morning at 9am and arrived in Houmt Souq on the Island of Jerba at 5pm. On our way there we had to go on a ferry. As we were on the ferry we were very lucky to spot a number of dolphins junping and playing alongside the ...

... dirt and rocks…look out for that oncoming car…big puddle…more shrubs and cactus…"  Seriously.  This is Jerba.   During the tour, we stopped at a small mosque on one of our breaks.  I climbed to the top of the ...

Heading south we decided to go to Jerba, as it is renowned for the beaches! After Mahdia, Jerba was our next stop, apparently the most popular part of Tunisia according to the Lonely Planet. We spent out first night just outside Houmt Souk, the ...

Tunisia is such a change of pace from Egypt.  The French influence is strong, as is the coffee!  Had light buttery pastries for breakfast this am with the ladies of my new group.  Rick and I met up with the group yesterday at our historic ...

... a bit of a blog on my impressions so far. There is a quaint custom up in Northern Argentina/ paraguay of sipping on a jerba.pronounced yerba. Everyone and I mean everyone carries with them a themos flask of hot wter. They also carry a small tumbler and a ...