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Tunisia

Saharan Sand

Sahara Desert, Tunisia, August 2006 A colourful note:  the origins of the colour name desert sand are apparent when you observe how close it is to the Saharan sand.  Interestingly, it was used […]

Tooth Decay and Fashion Advice

“I told my dentist my teeth are going yellow. he told me to wear a brown tie.” -Rodney Dangerfield (American comedian and actor, 1921 – 2004) If we follow that dentist’s […]

Dust in the Desert

 “Rebellion without truth is like spring in a bleak, arid desert” – Khalil Gibran Copyright Debbie Smyth, 9 April 2015

Tunisia’s Ksar Trail

-where walls look like cliffs The ksour (singular: ksar, plural: ksour) of Tunisia, and the Maghreb in general, are  fortified villages, usually built on hilltops, and consisting of a group of connected houses, […]

Oranges and Lemons

A selection of oranges and lemons from Tunisia and Spain. Linked to Sunlit Sunday, Mosaic Monday and OYGIF. Posted by Debbie Smyth, 8 March 2015

Toilet Signs à la Tunisie

These Tunisian toilet signs caught my eye for their use of traditional dress.   What is more, you can easily tell the difference between the two, which isn’t always true of fancy […]