Tunisia 2026

Drive from the airport along tree lined boulevards, even late at night it was very busy. Hotel very nice, beautiful pool and alongside the beach. Children’s shower great!

Our first visit today was to the Bardo Museum and what a museum. It occupies a former palace and has some of the most wonderful mosaics dating from the 2nd to 4th centuries AD which once adorned the homes of some of the wealthiest Roman African citizens. Some of the…

We travelled south west to the best preserved Roman city in North Africa,  Dougga. It was under Roman administration from the second century AD.  A UNESCO World Heritage site. Families continued to live in the ruins until they were relocated in the 1950’s. The theatre The Capitol – built in…

Watched the sun come over the mountains this morning. The hotel is in a lovely position situated in the Ain Draham regional forest. Sadly no time for a dip this morning.

Travelling north through Nabeul, famous for its pottery, to the Cap Bon peninsula, a finger of land surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean.  The area is famous for its vineyards, citrus groves and olive trees. We stopped en route at Kerkouane a Punic town from 4th to 2nd century…

Early start this morning, enjoying my coffee listening to the sea Driving south today through citrus groves with a backdrop of the Atlas Mountains. The olives will be harvested soon and this is all done by hand using rams horns to pull the fruit from the trees. Our stop en…

Tozeur is one of the country’s most beautiful oases and contains some 3,000 palm trees as well as fig and pomegranate trees. It is known for growing some of the best dates in Tunisia and I am taking it upon myself to substantiate that claim! Even the palms by the…