I'd been apprehensive about the guesthouse I'd booked in Tunis. Not because I mistrusted the photos on the booking site,  and not b...

I took a quick look around the Tunis train station, but didn't see anyone holding up a sign with my name on it. The train from El Jem...

Here are some fun businesses I spotted back on Djerba. In Tunis, I also saw a Pizza Hot, but didn't get a photo in time as I was busy...

"Small museum with a few mosaics" is how my ancient guidebook described the museum in El Jem. Small compared to the Bardo, sure...

The train was super-comfy compared to being stuffed into a louage, even though I've certainly been on nicer trains. Around noon, I ...

How was my phone running down so fast in Tunisia, I wondered, glancing at the screen while waiting for the train from Gabes to El Jem. At h...

Another morning, another minibus. I left my cheap-and-cheerful (and kind of cold and broken, to be honest) hotel right after the call to ...

The louage minibus taxi made its way through the afternoon traffic out of Gabes. About an hour later, we pulled up to the car ferry to Dje...

The drive from Gabes to Nouvelle Matmata was short, maybe 25 minutes, and I spent longer trying to move on to Old Matmata than I did in the...

I promptly got lost in Gabes. It's always anyone's guess on if you should listen to the random guy you ask for directions or w...