After I wrote about some places in Tunisia, I think it will be unfair if I don’t write about and show pictures from Tunis, capital city of Tunisia, where I spent most of my time during last one year. This post will also be the last mlaku-mlaku series of Tunisia.
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When first arrived in Tunisia I asked my Tunisian friend about touristic places in Tunisia. Tabarka, a coastal town located in north-western Tunisia, about 170 km away from Tunis, came on top of the list of recommended places to go. While this is really depend on what you’re looking for, I found that Tabarka [...]

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Although I am just part time tourist (or weekend tourist to be precise) in Tunisia, I have been in several touristic places last year. I will post my past trip stories under “Mlaku-mlaku in Tunisia” series (click here if you are curious what “mlaku-mlaku” means) with emphasize on the pictures since I already forget most [...]

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As you can see from the map below that there is a direct road from Kairouan to El Jem. However according to the map I brought, the road was colored as yellow, meant it’s secondary road. Based on my experience before when I traveled to Tabarka, roads in the remote area with yellow color on [...]

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Here came another Sunday. What could be the best thing to spend time on Sunday than traveling to beautiful places you’ve never been with your friends? So again we hit the road toward inner southern part of Tunisia to Kairouan and El Jem. Well, initially we didn’t plan to go to El [...]

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All in all, the journey is really worth it. To experience Sahara, Tozeur is one of the best places to start from. From Tunis you can also book a group tour to Sahara from local travel agents. Usually it will start on Friday morning and return on Sunday afternoon from Tozeur. The best [...]

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After bumpy ride on Chott El Gharsa finally we reached Sahara. The way it looks is exactly like the typical desert we use to see in pictures or movie. It’s only sand as far as I can see. Then the best part of the journey was started.
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From Tamerza we drove southeast toward Tozeur through the same road we took in the morning. We met herds of wild camels along the way; sometimes they crossed the road. In the middle of the road suddenly the Landcruiser turned right off the main road and entered a vast, plain salt lake known as Chott [...]

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Do you wonder where we headed off next? The answer is very clear, it’s a restaurant! We had to gain strength to carry on the trip for the rest of the day so we needed a good descent lunch. There were not many choices in this place; we had lunch in one of the restaurant [...]

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After about 2 hours in Chebika we continued the trip further to northwest. The road was going up and down and made several sharp bends typical of mountainous roads, but along the way you could see beautiful canyon. Next place to visit is Mides. It’s a small village and oasis on the rocky mountain just [...]

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