2. Vacation Travel • Поездки

Tunisia - Тунис (07.2003)

A fascinating, but tiring trip as we covered the country from the charming northern Mediterranean town of Sidi Bou Said to the magnificent Sahara in the south.

Tunisia is the most liberal & progressive of all the Arab States. When they attained their independence from France in 1956, 97% of the population were illiterate. Today, 86% are educated. Women have equal rights & are educated. They are justifiably proud that Tunisian Air has 4 female pilots & that they have a higher percentage of women in parliament than most European countries. A beautiful, beguiling country.
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Stand selling desert sand roses. Crystallized sand formations that look like roses. .
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Stand selling desert sand roses. Crystallized sand formations that look like roses. .

  • The pool back at our hotel.
  • VERY basic accomodations and VERY little water. We gave up a night we'd paid for at our 5* hotel, but the Sahara experience was worth it .
  • Four AM sunrisse over the Sahara. An unshaven, groggy Rustem.
  • Chott El Djerid Salt Lake, now mostly salt & sand.
  • Salt on the edge of what remains of the lake. Much of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was filmed here, along with "The English Patient"
  • Salt camel.
  • Sitting on a pile of salt.
  • Sahara casualty.
  • Less than 100 miles to Algeria.
  • Can't resist buying dates.
  • Stand selling desert sand roses. Crystallized sand formations that look like roses. .
  • Our next caravan's a bit more contemporary as we head out of the Sahara & into the Atlas Mountains. We covered 1100 kilometers (almost 700 miles) in two days.
  • Speeding into the Atlas Mountains.
  • Our 4x4 driver.
  • Overlooking the Atlas Mountains.
  • The lost village of Chebika was a Roman military outpost.
  • This little girl wouldn't stop harassing Rustem for money at the lost village of Chebika
  • Waterfall in the mountains of Chebika.
  • Around Chebika.
  • Carpet & souvenir stand.
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