Tunisia 2022

Here is the main page covering our month-long visit to the country of Tunisia, plus a slide show of pictures at the end.

For journal postings from Tunisia, CLICK HERE.

We spent more than a week in the capital Tunis and its surrounding landscape. During the rest of the time, we drove down its Mediterranean coast and then into its Saharan desert. We discovered its fascinating layers of history, starting with the ancient Punic people of Carthage along with the Roman antiquities that their conqueror built and have survived to this day. We trailed the contentious tribes that spread Islam to this land from the 8th century AD as well as the lifestyle of the Berber people they too displaced. As always, we learned how people lived today, both within the cities and within the striking landscape of the countryside – especially with the opportunity to spend a number of days with a Tunisian family – and help some students practice their English.

The timing made the trip a bit different and occasionally difficult, as this was the month of Ramadan. We did some fasting, and learned much about local religious practice. After a while, we also learned about how to obtain resources for non-practitioners like us.

Our itinerary included:

• Tunis
  — Medina and Casbah
  — Zaytouna mosque
  — European section of Tunis
  — Carthage
  — Parc Belvedere
• Ancient sites around Tunis: Kerkouane, Utica, Dougga
• Coastal Towns around Tunis: Sidi Bou Said, Bizerte
• Cap Bon and Mediterranean, Ishkeul
• Sousse
• Kairouan: city, mosques, mausoleums, forts
• Djerba Island
• Tataouine and the Maztouria Loop
• Berber villages, including Chenini, Douiret, Guermessa
• Tozeur and Nafta
• Desert and Chotts (salt flats): Chebika, Tamerza, Mides

You can browse the map below for where we’ve been in Tunisia (and posted an article). Click a pushpin to find the posted articles from the marked locations.

SLIDE SHOW HINT: If you’ve already seen the earlier pictures in the slide show, use the dot placemarks below the slides to jump around.