• Monastir Ribat, Tunisia

    Monastir Ribat, Tunisia

    The first fortifications on the site of the Monastir Ribat, Tunisia, were built in the 8th century. Subsequent additions have resulted in the complex of outer walls, towers, rooms and passageways you can visit today.

  • Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia

    Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia

    When I arrived at the Enfidaville War Cemetery in Tunisia, I discovered I wasn’t the only Australian there…

  • It’s Midnight and I’m Lost in Tunis

    Getting lost in a foreign city can be all part of the fun of travel. Or it can be quite the opposite.

  • Two Wheels to Tunisia

    Two Wheels to Tunisia

    After much consideration I decided that I’d buy a bike rather than hire for a trip to North Africa. With the planning done, it was time for two wheels to Tunisia

  • Podcast Episode 4. Driving in Tunisia

    Podcast Episode 4. Driving in Tunisia

    While preparing to drive from Bizerte to El Djem, my friends told me that out on the roads in Tunisia, you must not, under any circumstances, show any fear. It didn’t help my confidence.

  • El Djem Archaeological Museum, Tunisia

    El Djem Archaeological Museum, Tunisia

    The white-walled galleries of the El Djem Archaeological Museum hold an enormous collection of spectacular mosaics from the 2nd and 3rd centuries.

  • El Djem Colosseum, Tunisia

    El Djem Colosseum, Tunisia

    A short walk through the dusty chaos of El Djem, Tunisia, and I was standing outside the 1800 year old Roman Colosseum.

  • Driving in Tunisia

    Driving in Tunisia

    While preparing to drive from Bizerte to El Djem, my friends told me that out on the roads in Tunisia, you must not, under any circumstances, show any fear. It didn’t help my confidence.

  • Arriving in Bizerte, Tunisia

    Arriving in Bizerte, Tunisia

    The last miles into Bizerte, Tunisia, seemed to take forever. Chugging into the wind on the engines, and against a current, was a patience exercise that I didn’t have the patience for.

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