Tataouine, Tunisia

Existential Despair (short-lived)

5pm Permission denied to enter the restricted zone to the south, and forced to head northwest to another crossing into Algeria. I’m angry at the official denial, embarrassed by how much I counted on getting permission, annoyed at the time and money I’ve wasted coming down here only to be...

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roel krabbendam on January 3, 2007 from Tataouine, Tunisia

from the travel blog: Harmattan

Italians!

Meet Luca and Tiziana, two Italians from Torino on vacation in southern Tunisia. I met them New Year's Eve when I was seated at their table, and they were kind enough to let me tag along on their tour of the ksars and villages around Tataouine. Luca is an engineer for Mondo (the company that...

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roel krabbendam on January 2, 2007 from Tataouine, Tunisia

from the travel blog: Harmattan

Ruin

When the Arabs swept into northern Africa in the 11th century, they not only destroyed the last vestiges of the great Roman desert farming systems, but they also drove the Berbers into the desert. These Berbers managed to carve and construct entire towns out of rock cliffs, and established...

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roel krabbendam on January 1, 2007 from Tataouine, Tunisia

from the travel blog: Harmattan

New Years Eve

Left waiting in Tataouine for 2 days until government offices reopen to get a special permit to cross a restricted zone to the Algerian border, I heard of a New Year’s celebration up in the hills and caught a ride from the hotel. It was in a granary (or "Ksar" or "Qasr") built like a fort,...

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roel krabbendam on December 31, 2006 from Tataouine, Tunisia

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