Tunisia - VFM?
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Mrs L & I fancy a late February break somewhere sunny but not a long flight away. Holidays in Tunisia seem very good value compared to the Canaries.
The country is still suffering from the armed-idiots-on-beach tragedy but I have read about efforts being made to attract tourists back. I have also read about gormless staff and repetitive bland food.
Could PHers please share their experiences?
The country is still suffering from the armed-idiots-on-beach tragedy but I have read about efforts being made to attract tourists back. I have also read about gormless staff and repetitive bland food.
Could PHers please share their experiences?
It’s been about 10 years… but I used to visit Tunis fairly regularly and really like the city. Great food - some of the best Italian I’ve had (including many places in Italy)…
Movenpik or The Residence in Gammarth are nice. On the beach Biur also connected into a nice part of the city
Movenpik or The Residence in Gammarth are nice. On the beach Biur also connected into a nice part of the city
Absolute dump of a place.
Wouldn't go back if you paid me.
Even if your mrs is an absolute munter she will still be pestered and hounded by the men working in the hotels continually the entire time you are there.
I don't say that to be offensive towards your partner there just was a group of fat british women who must have been there for the equivalent of old british men going to thailand.
to top it off the food was absolute trash.
Horrible country, awful people, couldn't wait to leave. Checking under the vehicles coming and going from hotel for bombs with mirrors was also slightly unsettling
Wouldn't go back if you paid me.
Even if your mrs is an absolute munter she will still be pestered and hounded by the men working in the hotels continually the entire time you are there.
I don't say that to be offensive towards your partner there just was a group of fat british women who must have been there for the equivalent of old british men going to thailand.
to top it off the food was absolute trash.
Horrible country, awful people, couldn't wait to leave. Checking under the vehicles coming and going from hotel for bombs with mirrors was also slightly unsettling
Puggit said:
Just had an amazing long weekend in Marrakesh and the wife/kids have previously loved the coast down at Agadir. Give Morocco a look 
Yep, guy I drive with at work has just come back from a week AI in Agadir. Did the same last November/December too. He is very very choosy about holiday destinations, hotels and his holidays and said it was brilliant both times and an absolute bargain compared to the Canaries etc. JimmyConwayNW said:
Absolute dump of a place.
Wouldn't go back if you paid me.
Even if your mrs is an absolute munter she will still be pestered and hounded by the men working in the hotels continually the entire time you are there.
I don't say that to be offensive towards your partner there just was a group of fat british women who must have been there for the equivalent of old british men going to thailand.
to top it off the food was absolute trash.
Horrible country, awful people, couldn't wait to leave. Checking under the vehicles coming and going from hotel for bombs with mirrors was also slightly unsettling
Did you put this on TripAdvisor? Wouldn't go back if you paid me.
Even if your mrs is an absolute munter she will still be pestered and hounded by the men working in the hotels continually the entire time you are there.
I don't say that to be offensive towards your partner there just was a group of fat british women who must have been there for the equivalent of old british men going to thailand.
to top it off the food was absolute trash.
Horrible country, awful people, couldn't wait to leave. Checking under the vehicles coming and going from hotel for bombs with mirrors was also slightly unsettling
Went to Kerkennah in the mid '90s and it was a total s
thole. Only memories of the place were sitting round the hotel pool and a daytrip to one of the souks where all the (covered-up) women got back on the coach saying they'd all been gobbed on by the locals multiple times. Nice.
Puggit said:
Just had an amazing long weekend in Marrakesh and the wife/kids have previously loved the coast down at Agadir. Give Morocco a look
It's a strange one. I've been to Marrakesh a few times (with wife and daughters) and have always enjoyed it whereas I know others have hated it. Conversely my brother went to hammamet and hated it but a cousin went last year and enjoyed it.I do wonder if it depends on whether you have a really off-putting RBF (resting b
h face) which scares the locals?JimmyConwayNW said:
Absolute dump of a place.
Wouldn't go back if you paid me.
Even if your mrs is an absolute munter she will still be pestered and hounded by the men working in the hotels continually the entire time you are there.
I don't say that to be offensive towards your partner there just was a group of fat british women who must have been there for the equivalent of old british men going to thailand.
to top it off the food was absolute trash.
Horrible country, awful people, couldn't wait to leave. Checking under the vehicles coming and going from hotel for bombs with mirrors was also slightly unsettling
I went 25 years ago, and I echo your thoughts on it entirely. It is easily the worst place that I've ever visited. Wouldn't go back if you paid me.
Even if your mrs is an absolute munter she will still be pestered and hounded by the men working in the hotels continually the entire time you are there.
I don't say that to be offensive towards your partner there just was a group of fat british women who must have been there for the equivalent of old british men going to thailand.
to top it off the food was absolute trash.
Horrible country, awful people, couldn't wait to leave. Checking under the vehicles coming and going from hotel for bombs with mirrors was also slightly unsettling
JimmyConwayNW said:
Absolute dump of a place.
Wouldn't go back if you paid me.
Even if your mrs is an absolute munter she will still be pestered and hounded by the men working in the hotels continually the entire time you are there.
I don't say that to be offensive towards your partner there just was a group of fat british women who must have been there for the equivalent of old british men going to thailand.
to top it off the food was absolute trash.
Horrible country, awful people, couldn't wait to leave. Checking under the vehicles coming and going from hotel for bombs with mirrors was also slightly unsettling
Same for me, hated every minute of it. Had the worst food poisoning I've ever had and it felt like every fWouldn't go back if you paid me.
Even if your mrs is an absolute munter she will still be pestered and hounded by the men working in the hotels continually the entire time you are there.
I don't say that to be offensive towards your partner there just was a group of fat british women who must have been there for the equivalent of old british men going to thailand.
to top it off the food was absolute trash.
Horrible country, awful people, couldn't wait to leave. Checking under the vehicles coming and going from hotel for bombs with mirrors was also slightly unsettling
ker was trying to turn us over for everything we had.twing said:
Same for me, hated every minute of it. Had the worst food poisoning I've ever had and it felt like every fker was trying to turn us over for everything we had.
Similar story from around 20 years ago. Everyone looking for something from you. Camel owners effectively taking wife 'hostage' until you paid a ridiculous sum for a canister of Saharan sand. The gift it was originally posed as suddenly needed a return gift from me. Yep, maybe naive of meker was trying to turn us over for everything we had.And, yep had a massive case of the Barry's (Whites) in the middle of the desert. Pulled up at some cafe in an oasis with a hole in the ground for a bog and the key to get into it tied to a breeze block. It got to the point where the owner reached for the key as soon as I got out of my chair...
A long time ago went to Souse.. It was OK, and we didn't die of anything. Some good historical stuff to see - El Gem was great. I"d echo what has been said about the local men.
As for Morocco - Went to Marakesh/Agadir for a week each last year:
- Marakesh was good, even though it was a week or so after an earthquake most things were up and running, lots to see, people generally fine.
- Agadir - the town itself is nothig to write home about, and they don't tell you that some times of year it is very prone to mist from the sea that sticks until mid afternoon.
If I was to go back to Morocco, probbaly go to Fez.
As for Morocco - Went to Marakesh/Agadir for a week each last year:
- Marakesh was good, even though it was a week or so after an earthquake most things were up and running, lots to see, people generally fine.
- Agadir - the town itself is nothig to write home about, and they don't tell you that some times of year it is very prone to mist from the sea that sticks until mid afternoon.
If I was to go back to Morocco, probbaly go to Fez.
cerb4.5lee said:
JimmyConwayNW said:
Absolute dump of a place.
Wouldn't go back if you paid me.
Even if your mrs is an absolute munter she will still be pestered and hounded by the men working in the hotels continually the entire time you are there.
I don't say that to be offensive towards your partner there just was a group of fat british women who must have been there for the equivalent of old british men going to thailand.
to top it off the food was absolute trash.
Horrible country, awful people, couldn't wait to leave. Checking under the vehicles coming and going from hotel for bombs with mirrors was also slightly unsettling
I went 25 years ago, and I echo your thoughts on it entirely. It is easily the worst place that I've ever visited. Wouldn't go back if you paid me.
Even if your mrs is an absolute munter she will still be pestered and hounded by the men working in the hotels continually the entire time you are there.
I don't say that to be offensive towards your partner there just was a group of fat british women who must have been there for the equivalent of old british men going to thailand.
to top it off the food was absolute trash.
Horrible country, awful people, couldn't wait to leave. Checking under the vehicles coming and going from hotel for bombs with mirrors was also slightly unsettling
tehole.Went about 25 years ago, the all inclusive hotel was nice, everything outside was awful. Parents got convinced to go on a carpet factory tour type thing which was just a scam to try and make you buy a carpet. The tourist market with the hagglers was kind of fun, but the real people market was so 3rd world. Everyone (at least 100 people) stopped what they were doing to stare at my sisters wearing crop tops and hotpants, to let us know we weren't welcome 
Quite stupid of my parents to let them walk around like that in retrospect.
Quite stupid of my parents to let them walk around like that in retrospect.P675 said:
Went about 25 years ago, the all inclusive hotel was nice, everything outside was awful. Parents got convinced to go on a carpet factory tour type thing which was just a scam to try and make you buy a carpet. The tourist market with the hagglers was kind of fun, but the real people market was so 3rd world. Everyone (at least 100 people) stopped what they were doing to stare at my sisters wearing crop tops and hotpants, to let us know we weren't welcome Quite stupid of my parents to let them walk around like that in retrospect.
A similar experience for me as well. My missus at the time was blonde and busty, and I reckon that I could've sold her for a camel back then in fairness! Quite stupid of my parents to let them walk around like that in retrospect.
All the blokes were properly in your faces, and it got very uncomfortable at times, for both of us really.
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