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Kairouan and the Tunisia Hotel
February 25, 2008
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From there, it was about a half hour walk to the louage station. We were told that there were no more Louages headed only to Kairouan, our next stop, as the louages only run in the morning.…
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Sufetula (Sbeitla) and its amazing Roman ruins
February 25, 2008
We were up early the next morning, very motivated to get going. We took a few louages Sufetula(with great connections) and a few hours later we were in Sufetula (Sbeitla). The only reason to visit this city is the impressive ruins just outside town.…
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Gafsa and Hotel Maamoun – possibly the worst hotel in the world!
February 25, 2008
In retrospect, we should have pushed on past Gafsa, but we don’t like traveling in the dark. The bus didn’t end up being a good choice over the louage – even if we had to wait for the louage.…
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Douz’s International Festival of the Sahara and the Hotel El Medina
February 25, 2008
During negotiations with the louage driver getting to Douz, the driver warned us that there was an international festival going on in Douz. We had heard this line before, usually as a preface to getting us to stay at the cabdriver’s cousin’s hotel room, which was claimed t
Continue Reading →Getting to Douz from Matmata by Louage / public transportation
February 25, 2008
Our next stop was Douz. In about 2002, they build a new road directly between Douz and Matmata. Until then, it had been necessary to loop back up to Gabes, and go through Kebili.…
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Matmata – Star Wars Hotel and the Mos Eisley Cantina (Sidi Driss Hotel), Tunisia
February 25, 2008
Arriving in Matmata, we stayed at the hotel which was also the main reason we were there – the Sidi Driss Hotel. This was the hotel seen in the first Star Wars Movie.…
Continue Reading →Getting to Matmata by louage
February 25, 2008
The next day, we headed to Matmata. To get there, we decided to take a shared taxi (louage) – in this case, it was a bit of a miscalculation. On our way in to Djerba, we had crossed on a causeway to the island.…
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Sights of Houmt Souk: The Medina, El-Ghriba
February 25, 2008
We went shopping in the Medina and experienced some high-pressure selling. We could tell they were used to a steady stream of European tourists. Things were priced accordingly, and they didn’t really take ‘no’ for an answer.…
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Fantastic Djerba hotel – Hotel Erriadh, an old funduq
February 25, 2008
Accommodation wasn’t a problem during the off season. We stayed at the Hotel Erriadh, which is an old funduq. A funduq is a former lodging house for travelling merchants of the camel caravans that stopped there in Ottoman times.…
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