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We have really enjoyed our time in Carthage and the boundless hospitality of our lovely host Hedia. However, it is time to move on and see what else Tunisia has to offer. Our comfortable car arrived late Saturday morning for what was to be a 220km journey south. The main highway runs through the middleContinue reading “Heading south to Mahdia”

We completed a tour of our final ancient ruin here in Carthage and wandered the medina and quieter streets of old Tunis, this week. Our first stop was the Antonine baths, an interesting display of Roman architecture that was built between 145 and 162 A.D. It’s always thought provoking to see how advanced the technologyContinue reading “The Antonine baths & old Tunis”

Sidi Bou Said has been around since the early 12th century when it began as a religious settlement. However, it didn’t become the bohemian paradise it is today until the Husainid dynasty arrived in the early 18th century, bringing and attracting the finest musicians and writers of the time. This laid the foundation for SidiContinue reading “The picturesque Sidi Bou Said”

Welcome to Carthage, the archeological district of Tunisia. Although the Romans destroyed Carthage, it remains one of the most fascinating places to visit in Tunisia. After taking a short walk to Byrsa Hill through some lovely streets, we were treated to amazing views. As we walked around the ancient site, which was built during Hannibal’sContinue reading “Carthage the archeological district of Tunisia”

We traveled to Heathrow for a late afternoon flight with the help of our neighbor, Gerry, who kindly offered to drive us since he was heading in to West London to visit family. Our flight from T4 departed an hour and a half later than scheduled, resulting in us arriving at our destination around 10Continue reading “We’re in Carthage, Tunisia”

It’s been a while since I’ve caught up on the blog, but it’s good to get back on it. It’s been quite a rollercoaster of weather here in the UK lately – one moment we’re basking in sunshine and the next we’re bracing ourselves for some biblical event. But that hasn’t stopped us from enjoyingContinue reading “Cambridge, the British weather & the Ouse burst its banks”

We left Cobham at just after midday on Friday and headed north, to spend a long weekend with Seb and Ally. It’s just over 220 miles door to door. The first 2 hours of the which were spent sitting on the dreaded M25 ( London’s orbital road network, AKA “Europe’s largest car-park”) , where IContinue reading “A long weekend in North Yorkshire”

The main reason for heading back to the UK was for Rachel’s fathers funeral, which took place in Whitstable in Kent. Fred, Rachel’s dad had chosen the church whilst spending a long summer there with Rachel’s sister Ruth. We made the journey from Hartford, which took us across & through the Dartford Crossing, (the busiestContinue reading “A funeral and catching up with Rhubarb in Cobham”

We landed back in the UK nearly three weeks ago, on a late Saturday afternoon and as they say, to be forewarned is to be forearmed. So expecting freezing temperatures we’d packed the warmest clothes we had in our carry-on’s and climbed into them as we left the aircraft and boy we needed them, itContinue reading “Heading back to the UK for a few weeks”

We had a very welcome visitor this last week….Christien surprised us and popped out for a long weekend, to cheer his mum up. We picked him up from the airport and decided to go for dinner in Aricife, which is both where the airport lies and the capital. We found a nice little Tapas barContinue reading “The visitor, Papagayo & good food!”