Djerba … My girlfriend and I just spent one week on the island and there is nothing to rave about. The beaches are filthy and the island is built-over with one nondescript hotel after another. Males in the souks and markets can be extremely insulting to Western females ... especially young and pretty ones. The whole island is basically one large hang-out for large groups of Western European holiday makers.
The best one can do to get away is rent a car to get off the island to visit nearby desert communities and the mountains. There is little traffic on Southern Tunisia's highways.
Bizerte … It's a charming place to visit -- wow, I will be back.
Hotel Omrane in Tunis … Staff were helpful in all aspects particularly in booking another hotel for us in Sousse. The room was nice enough for the price paid -- we had a room for three with en-suite facilities -- I'm not sure what the shared facilities would have been like. The room was clean with air conditioning. This place is more like a hotel than a hostel. Very close to main places like the train, bus and tram station if people are wanting to move around.
HI - Tunis - Auberge de Jeunesse de Tunis-Médina Hostel in Tunis … The hostel is in a beautiful old palace within the ancient medina at Tunis. It is built in a fashion typical of Tunisian homes, where all rooms surround an open courtyard. The tile work is beautiful, but the entire courtyard and cupola were under construction during my stay (February 2003). The…
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