Hello! There are lots of Amazigh villages across Tunisia. Like Matmata and Tamezret near Gabes. Takrouna North of Sousse i think An Amazigh village built on a top of a big rock. Kesra ( Siliana ) almost 1100 m above sea level Chawach & Toukabar ( Medjez El Bab ) Tamerza & Chibika ( Tozeur ) And near by you have the Chaine of Thaljah near Gafsa The oldest city in Tunisia almost 12000 years old The first Amazigh civilisation The Capsian culture 💪 Cities like Mahdia. Monastir Sousse Bizerte, Beja, Kef……. And you don’t miss the national parks they are nice. Enjoy Tunisia. Look after your self. ❤❤❤
As a tunisian from Sfax, I was camping with a group of friends in Ain Drahem on 31st December 2022. It was amazing experience . We also visited the feidja national park! It was so beautiful 😍 you will clim a mountain and see the green forest from above! My advice is to really be careful from the sloppy roads. But it's totally worth visiting! Also the military are all over the place near the borders which makes you feel safe ❤️
Thank you for the advice and your experience, we are excited to head up there! We are waiting for the snow/rain to leave as we do not like the cold! We're currently in Mahdia and it is lovely and warm. We are excited to see the forest and mountains! Hopefully you like our next videos too!
the heads of animals is quite shocking for europeen people and that's understandable. But in our culture is very important to know if the meat is fresh or not. So when the butcher hangs the head of the animal outside is giving a lot of information about the kind of fresh meat he is selling (cow's, goat's, camel's or sheep's meat), or is it male or female and how healthy and old it's (by looking at the teeth). And with all that aside, we have meals prepared with the head and the legs, so it is for selling as well as the meat. Hope you enjoy your journey.
My husband is from Djerba, so Aslema, our daughters first impression of seeing a cows head and legs hanging up with parsley in its mouth was awe mummy they didn't let him finish his dinner before cutting his head off, she was 4 years old, we still laugh about it now and she is almost 30 years old now x
Thank you for the explanation, we completely understand why and it makes sense! We have been removed from seeing this in the west but knowing why and that it is to show freshness is logical. We are more used to it now and don’t have a problem with it at all, we just want to show it so that people that visit here know what to expect but it is important to say why. Thank you for this comment my friend
@courtsandmeeks you said you visited Djerba and saw the abandoned hotels. Well it's very sad that this has happened to the country. A throw back to my first ever visit prior to my marriage to my Tunisian husband, in 1992 Djerba had approximately 26 hotels on the island, djerbians were allowed to use the beaches with the tourists, we swam in the pools to although we were not guests. We also could join in with the hotel entertainment until the hotels sold out to major organisations. Djerbians were only allowed to swim on a certain part of the beach then. Since 1992 100's of hotels were built leaving less beach space.for the locals. Also it was a strict policy that I could not hold hands with my fiance or he would be in trouble with the police, going back on the bus I had to wear my wedding ring as I had a small wedding out there but not a legal one. I hope this makes sense? The police were much stricter back then but since the revolution much has changed. Back in 1992 women did not drive but they do now. Djerba and the South of Tunisia are very traditional where as in the North, especially Tunis they're not, yes they abide by the Koran but it is just different. You will see lots of cats in the country, these are acceptable in a home where as a dog is not and considered dirty. In 2018 we rescued a pup, we searched high and low for its mum but she was not found, he is with us today in the UK. The police will shoot stray dogs, unless they're tied to a tree to guard a property. I can go on but Tunisia is my second home and I love the people there. Safe travels guys x
Thank you Linda! It was great for us too! So much interaction and lots of locals came on too which was just great! We now have even more places to visit! We’re excited to share the next one too! We will edit it this weekend for Monday. Hope you are well and staying safe 🧡🧡
Loved your content. So informative and so reassuring. Our plan is for Morocco after Spain next year then would love to go to Turkey year after. So Tunisia could be our third schengen, other than uk, shuffle!
That sounds like an exciting plan! And so far ahead you know where you're going. We don't even know where we will be this summer yet haha. We better get our thinking caps on!
Also about the "Road in Ain drahhem" I want to advice you to drive slowly and pay attention very well especially when you have a big sized van like that, the roads are very steep, with sharp turns in the mountain, very zigzagy, but it's extremely beautiful and worth it.
Thank you Yahiaoui for the advice. We will take your advice and drive slowly up the mountain. We cannot wait to see it as many people have said it is worth seeing. It is a bit too cold there for us at the moment, we hear there is snow?!
@@courtsandmeeksYa there is snow up there now. The police in Tabarka have closed the road heading up to Ain Durham from the Tabarka side due to the snow.
@@courtsandmeeks Yes! you guys are lucky because it's currently snowing in the far north of the country! and make sure to wear well! despite Tunisia is known for hot temperature in the summer, it's so cold in the winter xD some parts can reach bellow 0 temperature like Ain-Drahem. Good luck!
40:32 Lablabi is for lunch .. But for hand workers they ate it at morning because they need a lot of energy .. But normal people never eat Lablabi at morning .. never .. never. .
Hey Natsu - thanks for the reccommendations. We have been to Djerba and it will feature in a couple of future videos. Then we will keep Kerkennah island for a different trip when we come back in the future as we will not have time to see everything in these next 6 weeks!
Hi Guys A subject came up on the radio today about travel insurance, It turns out that most companies only give travel Health Insurance to cover you for only 31 days abroad at any one time, Where do you get you travel insurance from please? Loving the channel thanks
Hey! thanks for watching the live. We have backpacker insurance so it covers us for longer periods of time and our specific policy is worldwide :) It's a good alternative to the traditional holiday packages. One company we have used before is Big Cat Travel (but never had to get medical care so can't vouch for whether they are good). Also heard of Safety Wing Nomad Insurance from others who might be worth checking out.
Ah yes, we have found it and will look to visit if we have time! There is just so much to see in Tunisia!! We need to come back again already to see it all!
Ain-Draham is safe and a very pretty town Don’t listen to the media. Travel any where you want. Only avoid the extreme South not bcoz of terrorist but some protesters did block oil rig few years ago and since then they blocked that area showing in the foreign office Ovoid the Extreme portion West of Kasserine near Chambi Mountain and Jabel Samama i think. Other wise you’re good.
Thank you, you have so much information, we are very lucky to have met you (online at least). We are excited to visit the north and will avoid those places. Everywhere we have been so far has felt safe so you are right, there are no worries like we have been told before we come here. Thank you again my friend
I have had written this with climbing the mountains like a goat because you were driving up the mountains very well, like a goat runs the mountains up very well also. The second background was that the soccer player Messi is called goat also because of his abilities. And you drive the mountains up like Messi plays soccer... Hope this little try of explanation might it make more understable... Have a great time..
I think 55 is too hot for us 😂 we are lucky to be here in the winter I think! The weather for the next week looks colder but it is still warmer than in the uk, so for us this is good! We had some wind these last days, the sand is moving a lot
@@courtsandmeeks I think winter across the Northern hemisphere has been pretty mild. Specially North Africa & Southern Europe. But as you said weather is changing in Tunisia. Cold, Wet and windy for the next ten days. Even snow above 800m up North Places like : Ain-Draham. Sakiet SidiYousef. Thala, Makthar, Kesra. F oussama Will be in the minis in the morning and no higher then 5 by midday. I’m weather geek 😂
Tunisian Fricasee is deferent then the French Fricasee It’s a fried bun stuffed with Tuna, Hard egg, Harissa, Potatoes, Lemon sauce and olives Ps, Be careful the olives will still have a hard bones inside Tunisian Fricasee is Jewish Tunisian ✡️ 85% of Tunisian cuisine is Amazigh and Jewish. We have Italian, French, Maltese And Turkish dishes to Enjoy
You are full of knowledge! We are grateful for the time you have taken to inform us and we will watch out for the olives - they could break a tooth 😂 we’re loving Tunisian food, especially brik! Thank you for teaching us about the origins of the food and the culture
I think the road of Ain drahem is not safe in term of construction. the road is narrow and there are a lot of turns and points when you have no sight. Also there are so many wild hogs there.
Ah thank you for the information, we will take it slow and safely. We have done many mountains in our time so we hope our experience will keep us safe up this road. We are excited to see the area.
01:22 Nope Tunisia and North Africa don’t have any Arabic roots They are invaders from that Middle East like the French, The German, The Roman, The Vandals, The Spanish ……. They are Arabised bcoz of the religion and da but they are not Arabs Just to clarify things Thank you
I suggest you not to go to Ain Draham and to Tabarka !! The towns are safe but not the ways to reach that towns !! You van can be detected by bad people in a town and your return can be dangerous. Please leave it for your next trip to Tunisia when the country will be safer than actually Try to use highways (eastern of the country = coast ways) and the southern touristic places (Douz Tozeur Nefta) Salakta Mahdia Sousse El Jem Nabeul Hammamet are good places Korbous and el Haouaria too but not touristic !! At Korbous you can visit a thermal place with hot water and you can swim down the hill with the mix of Mediterranean sea and this hot water For El Haouaria it is the top east of Africa and if you have nice weather you can see Sicily. Bizerte (cap angela) is the top of the African continent you can visit it but the road is not fine (3 km bad road) Bizerte is a safe place too Have a nice visit to the country and be safe !! Food: try the maklouba in the south of the country and plat Tunisien or sandwiche Tunisien (fast food), kaftaji plate or sandwiche everywhere in the country !! Fricassé is a little bread cooked in the oil and in it they put potatoes olives eggs thuna and harissa (it is very tasty and popular)
Thank you for your comment Samy! Thank you for all the wonderful suggestions, we have put them all on the map to visit! We are being safe and we feel safe in this wonderful country! We can't wait to see more of Tunisia!
Hello!
There are lots of Amazigh villages across Tunisia.
Like Matmata and Tamezret near Gabes.
Takrouna North of Sousse i think
An Amazigh village built on a top of a big rock.
Kesra ( Siliana ) almost 1100 m above sea level
Chawach & Toukabar ( Medjez El Bab )
Tamerza & Chibika ( Tozeur )
And near by you have the Chaine of Thaljah near Gafsa
The oldest city in Tunisia almost
12000 years old
The first Amazigh civilisation
The Capsian culture 💪
Cities like Mahdia. Monastir Sousse Bizerte, Beja, Kef…….
And you don’t miss the national parks they are nice.
Enjoy Tunisia.
Look after your self.
❤❤❤
As a tunisian from Sfax, I was camping with a group of friends in Ain Drahem on 31st December 2022. It was amazing experience . We also visited the feidja national park! It was so beautiful 😍 you will clim a mountain and see the green forest from above!
My advice is to really be careful from the sloppy roads. But it's totally worth visiting!
Also the military are all over the place near the borders which makes you feel safe ❤️
Thank you for the advice and your experience, we are excited to head up there! We are waiting for the snow/rain to leave as we do not like the cold! We're currently in Mahdia and it is lovely and warm. We are excited to see the forest and mountains! Hopefully you like our next videos too!
the heads of animals is quite shocking for europeen people and that's understandable. But in our culture is very important to know if the meat is fresh or not. So when the butcher hangs the head of the animal outside is giving a lot of information about the kind of fresh meat he is selling (cow's, goat's, camel's or sheep's meat), or is it male or female and how healthy and old it's (by looking at the teeth). And with all that aside, we have meals prepared with the head and the legs, so it is for selling as well as the meat. Hope you enjoy your journey.
My husband is from Djerba, so Aslema, our daughters first impression of seeing a cows head and legs hanging up with parsley in its mouth was awe mummy they didn't let him finish his dinner before cutting his head off, she was 4 years old, we still laugh about it now and she is almost 30 years old now x
Thank you for the explanation, we completely understand why and it makes sense! We have been removed from seeing this in the west but knowing why and that it is to show freshness is logical. We are more used to it now and don’t have a problem with it at all, we just want to show it so that people that visit here know what to expect but it is important to say why. Thank you for this comment my friend
@courtsandmeeks you said you visited Djerba and saw the abandoned hotels. Well it's very sad that this has happened to the country. A throw back to my first ever visit prior to my marriage to my Tunisian husband, in 1992 Djerba had approximately 26 hotels on the island, djerbians were allowed to use the beaches with the tourists, we swam in the pools to although we were not guests. We also could join in with the hotel entertainment until the hotels sold out to major organisations. Djerbians were only allowed to swim on a certain part of the beach then. Since 1992 100's of hotels were built leaving less beach space.for the locals. Also it was a strict policy that I could not hold hands with my fiance or he would be in trouble with the police, going back on the bus I had to wear my wedding ring as I had a small wedding out there but not a legal one. I hope this makes sense? The police were much stricter back then but since the revolution much has changed.
Back in 1992 women did not drive but they do now.
Djerba and the South of Tunisia are very traditional where as in the North, especially Tunis they're not, yes they abide by the Koran but it is just different.
You will see lots of cats in the country, these are acceptable in a home where as a dog is not and considered dirty. In 2018 we rescued a pup, we searched high and low for its mum but she was not found, he is with us today in the UK. The police will shoot stray dogs, unless they're tied to a tree to guard a property. I can go on but Tunisia is my second home and I love the people there. Safe travels guys x
Lovely chat in the live guys so interesting loved all the back n forward comments 🧡 can't wait for the next video 🙏💕🙏💕🤠🐨🦎🦘🫖☕🌟
Thank you Linda! It was great for us too! So much interaction and lots of locals came on too which was just great! We now have even more places to visit! We’re excited to share the next one too! We will edit it this weekend for Monday. Hope you are well and staying safe 🧡🧡
Loved your content. So informative and so reassuring. Our plan is for Morocco after Spain next year then would love to go to Turkey year after. So Tunisia could be our third schengen, other than uk, shuffle!
That sounds like an exciting plan! And so far ahead you know where you're going. We don't even know where we will be this summer yet haha. We better get our thinking caps on!
@@courtsandmeeks not necessarily sure where we will be in between! 🤣
Also about the "Road in Ain drahhem" I want to advice you to drive slowly and pay attention very well especially when you have a big sized van like that, the roads are very steep, with sharp turns in the mountain, very zigzagy, but it's extremely beautiful and worth it.
Thank you Yahiaoui for the advice. We will take your advice and drive slowly up the mountain. We cannot wait to see it as many people have said it is worth seeing. It is a bit too cold there for us at the moment, we hear there is snow?!
@@courtsandmeeksYa there is snow up there now. The police in Tabarka have closed the road heading up to Ain Durham from the Tabarka side due to the snow.
@@courtsandmeeks Yes! you guys are lucky because it's currently snowing in the far north of the country! and make sure to wear well! despite Tunisia is known for hot temperature in the summer, it's so cold in the winter xD some parts can reach bellow 0 temperature like Ain-Drahem. Good luck!
Great Q&A, well done 😀
40:32
Lablabi is for lunch ..
But for hand workers they ate it at morning because they need a lot of energy ..
But normal people never eat Lablabi at morning .. never .. never. .
Great Q&A guys, love watching your vlogs. Keep up the great work 👍
Ah thank you Alan! We had a blast speaking to you and it was great that loads of local people were on too!
Most welcome to Tunisia
Thank you! We're loving your country!
Great Q&A guys 👌🥰
Hello I'm tunisian and I advise you to go to Djerba and Kerkennah. They are two islands in Tunisia they are marvelous.
Hey Natsu - thanks for the reccommendations. We have been to Djerba and it will feature in a couple of future videos. Then we will keep Kerkennah island for a different trip when we come back in the future as we will not have time to see everything in these next 6 weeks!
4:03 ..
what does you mean about visa on arrival ..?
Hi Guys
A subject came up on the radio today about travel insurance,
It turns out that most companies only give travel
Health Insurance to cover you for only 31 days abroad at any one time,
Where do you get you travel insurance from please?
Loving the channel thanks
Hey! thanks for watching the live. We have backpacker insurance so it covers us for longer periods of time and our specific policy is worldwide :) It's a good alternative to the traditional holiday packages. One company we have used before is Big Cat Travel (but never had to get medical care so can't vouch for whether they are good). Also heard of Safety Wing Nomad Insurance from others who might be worth checking out.
@@courtsandmeeks Thanks for the reply, Very kind 👍
Sounds excactly like Morocco ,especially inland where there not used to tourism n vanlife...
Kourbous i think i’ve spelt it wrong but it’s in the Cap Bon
Hot water comes from the mountains straight into the sea
Ah yes, we have found it and will look to visit if we have time! There is just so much to see in Tunisia!! We need to come back again already to see it all!
@@courtsandmeeks
You’re right lots to see.
Enjoy it ❤️❤️❤️
Brik - a filo pastry pie!
Ain-Draham is safe and a very pretty town
Don’t listen to the media.
Travel any where you want.
Only avoid the extreme South not bcoz of terrorist but some protesters did block oil rig few years ago and since then they blocked that area showing in the foreign office
Ovoid the Extreme portion West of Kasserine near Chambi Mountain and Jabel Samama i think.
Other wise you’re good.
Thank you, you have so much information, we are very lucky to have met you (online at least). We are excited to visit the north and will avoid those places. Everywhere we have been so far has felt safe so you are right, there are no worries like we have been told before we come here. Thank you again my friend
@@courtsandmeeks
Thank you.
❤️❤️❤️
Where are you?❤️👍
I have had written this with climbing the mountains like a goat because you were driving up the mountains very well, like a goat runs the mountains up very well also. The second background was that the soccer player Messi is called goat also because of his abilities. And you drive the mountains up like Messi plays soccer... Hope this little try of explanation might it make more understable... Have a great time..
Ha thank you! I love that! Yes it makes sense and I love the comparison! Let’s hope we can continue to drive like a goat 🧡
Kebili is the 5th hottest city on the world.
Temperature hit 55 degrees c
And Thala recorded the lowest temperate in Tunisia of -15
I think 55 is too hot for us 😂 we are lucky to be here in the winter I think! The weather for the next week looks colder but it is still warmer than in the uk, so for us this is good! We had some wind these last days, the sand is moving a lot
@@courtsandmeeks
I think winter across the Northern hemisphere has been pretty mild.
Specially North Africa & Southern Europe.
But as you said weather is changing in Tunisia.
Cold, Wet and windy for the next ten days.
Even snow above 800m up North
Places like : Ain-Draham. Sakiet SidiYousef. Thala, Makthar, Kesra.
F oussama Will be in the minis in the morning and no higher then 5 by midday.
I’m weather geek 😂
Tunisian Fricasee is deferent then the French Fricasee
It’s a fried bun stuffed with Tuna, Hard egg, Harissa, Potatoes, Lemon sauce and olives
Ps, Be careful the olives will still have a hard bones inside
Tunisian Fricasee is Jewish Tunisian ✡️
85% of Tunisian cuisine is Amazigh and Jewish.
We have Italian, French, Maltese And Turkish dishes to
Enjoy
You are full of knowledge! We are grateful for the time you have taken to inform us and we will watch out for the olives - they could break a tooth 😂 we’re loving Tunisian food, especially brik! Thank you for teaching us about the origins of the food and the culture
@@courtsandmeeks
Enjoy Tunisian cuisine.
And be carful with the Harissa it can very very very spicy
I like Brick it’s yummy.
❤️❤️❤️
Banning drones
It is basically for security purpose ..
I think the road of Ain drahem is not safe in term of construction. the road is narrow and there are a lot of turns and points when you have no sight.
Also there are so many wild hogs there.
Ah thank you for the information, we will take it slow and safely. We have done many mountains in our time so we hope our experience will keep us safe up this road. We are excited to see the area.
01:22 Nope
Tunisia and North Africa don’t have any Arabic roots
They are invaders from that Middle East like the French, The German, The Roman, The Vandals, The Spanish …….
They are Arabised bcoz of the religion and da but they are not Arabs
Just to clarify things
Thank you
I suggest you not to go to Ain Draham and to Tabarka !!
The towns are safe but not the ways to reach that towns !!
You van can be detected by bad people in a town and your return can be dangerous. Please leave it for your next trip to Tunisia when the country will be safer than actually
Try to use highways (eastern of the country = coast ways) and the southern touristic places (Douz Tozeur Nefta)
Salakta Mahdia Sousse El Jem Nabeul Hammamet are good places Korbous and el Haouaria too but not touristic !! At Korbous you can visit a thermal place with hot water and you can swim down the hill with the mix of Mediterranean sea and this hot water
For El Haouaria it is the top east of Africa and if you have nice weather you can see Sicily.
Bizerte (cap angela) is the top of the African continent you can visit it but the road is not fine (3 km bad road)
Bizerte is a safe place too
Have a nice visit to the country and be safe !!
Food: try the maklouba in the south of the country and plat Tunisien or sandwiche Tunisien (fast food), kaftaji plate or sandwiche everywhere in the country !! Fricassé is a little bread cooked in the oil and in it they put potatoes olives eggs thuna and harissa (it is very tasty and popular)
Thank you for your comment Samy! Thank you for all the wonderful suggestions, we have put them all on the map to visit! We are being safe and we feel safe in this wonderful country! We can't wait to see more of Tunisia!