Tunisia -anyone been?

good luck

avoid people trying to sell you things

they don't tell the truth

for example ............ to sell you carpets they will say come with me and 'I will take you to a carpet exhibition for free '

you ask ' How far away is it ?'

they answer ' close by' or ' just around the corner' and it's a few hundred yards away

a guy on the beach you've never seen before will welcome you like a long lost friend

and the carpet 'exhibition' is just a carpet shop.

Thankfully no

And the airline check in desk rub their hands with glee when they see you heading towards them with your bargain carpet/rug , that's going to cost you £40 to get home .

I didn't like it as much as Morocco.

possibly the only holiday where I was happier in the hotel :)

but you could visit where they filmed 'Life of Brian'

Dont take a bird with you ,they continually pester English girls .

dont go dreadful plce nearest thing to hell on earth. avoid like the plague

anyone got anythingpositive to say lol?

despite the bads reviews i had a decent time

some beautiful places in tunisia

i recommend the Sahara Desert tour. real experience!!

spent two weeks trhere 2 years ago vile people place customs and food.

you have been warned

Watch out when walking past open windows as they have been known to use them as toilets

Going to the markets(medinas) is an experience but it is people hassling you to buy all the time,soon get fed up of it.Never felt threatened and apparently very little crime.Weather would be the main thing.

Tunisia is without doubt the worst place I`ve ever been to in my entire life. It`s an absolute pig sty. If I was offered a grand a week to live there I`d tell them to shove it. The very memory of that cesspit makes me shudder.

THE ONLY HOLIDAY I DIDNT LIKE

i went during the Ramadan

they were all too **ked to haggle and pester because they were starving :)

Are you starting to see a pattern forming here madsimon? :(

I usually went march/early april and the weathers a bit hit and miss then if thats what you're after. Didnt choose to go cos it was work, but found it a bit more tolerable than some of your other correspondents.

(but that is not a recommendation)

Make sure that you have adventure sports insurance if you plan to take a taxi.

We had a great time by the way. Much better than Morocco.

Hated it.

Carthage ( nr Tunis) is ok. Rest is sh1te. They prefer the French guests and treat the Brits badly in restaurants etc. Go to Egypt for a tad more money and a world of difference service and food wise.

my m8 went , went in public toilets having a wee and an arab guy came in stood at urinal next to him and grabbed his willy, he was so shocked for a minute he didnt know what to do, then another guy came in and this arab guy did a runner, shocking stuff, i tried to lighten it by saying this arab must have been a sheik, lol, a sheik, but he hasnt been back

went there a few years ago. a rat infested sh!thole, and the price of drinks were very very expensive. I WILL NEVER GOT HERE AGAIN.

it is 1.01 your sphincter will be like a trampled strawberry after about 4 days.

if you've got to go, make sure the room has fridge and that it is big enough for you to fit you arris in it

every person I know who has been there has been seriously ill

Avoid at all costs

The Dragon 08 Mar 18:49
spent two weeks trhere 2 years ago vile people place customs and food.

you have been warned




Spot on mate sh1thole of a place.

Dragon

didn't you have some bother there ?

illness or something ............ vaguely remember you asking the forum for help ( possibly re insurance ? )

bigH 08 Mar 21:23
it is 1.01 your sphincter will be like a trampled strawberry after about 4 days.

if you've got to go, make sure the room has fridge and that it is big enough for you to fit you arris in it

every person I know who has been there has been seriously ill

Avoid at all costs


Spot on. I returned with a notifiable disease (Campylobacter). I had to get an injection from the quack`s on my return to stop me continually sh1tting myself. (23 dumps in one day is excessive by anyone`s standards) Then an area health inspector turns up & advises me he is confining me to my own house for 2 weeks!

The place is pure hell on earth.

You still fancy going there madsimon? ;\

He'd already booked up, was just trying to show off. :|

:^0 He must be cr@pping himself almost as much as I was by now then!

Go ANYWHERE except Tunisia for the love of god,filthy horrible place,not a patch on morrocco

if you:

1. like haggling in souks for tat you don't want
2. have an interest in islamic architecture
3. are a star wars fan, particularly tatooine
4. have an interest in roman amphitheatres

you may want to briefly leave your hotel. have a long hard look at youself and your driver if you plan on taking a louage. as others have made very clear, there are better holiday destinations.

MadSimon - what happened?

Seems that most people on here with a modicum of intelligence knew what this shytehole was like and still these clowns keep booking up to go

Never underestinate the stupidity of the general public

"Never underestimate the stupidity of the general public" spot on, add gobshytes like Vubiant to the list, dumber than the average gobshyte Boo Boo.

Never been to Tunisia but i was in Cairo last year.

From what i have heard its pretty similar to Tunisia in terms of attitudes and customs.
I hated it there, the most dishonest people i have ever met, you get hassled everywhere.Its even much worse than India.

Not all of the middle east is like that though.Jordan, Lebanon and Iran are all extremely friendly.
In fact the nicest people i ever met were Syrians (this was in 2009 pre civil war).

Surprisingly, Syria used to be very very safe place a mere 5 or 6 years ago.

went to hammammett 3 years ago. stayed in nice hotel, nice food and drink right on beach. was lovely if you stayed in resort but if you went out the place was filthy and constantly being hassled was a pain. wouldnt want to go back in a hurry.

used to work with a guy who was from damascus 10 years ago.  he constantly used to go on about what an amazing place damascus and syria was.  saw him the other day and he is still here. he came over as a student all them years ago and never went back.

It was an incredible place Dancing.Aleppo too, which is now completly destroyed.
Used to be a secular, fairly liberal society.Assad was in absolute control and did not tolerate any jihadist types.

His potrait used to be everywhere.Banks, shops, the central square etc.
He is an **** for sure, but, at least back then people seemed to live a pretty normal life, provided they didnt critise the government or get involved in extremism.

although saddam and gadaffi were tyrants it does appear that both countries were more stable and the people happier than they are now. if only we could turn back the clock.