Sep 5th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
Tunisia has long been a favorite North African destination for its beautiful beaches, ancient ruins, and relatively tolerant atmosphere. That tolerance, however, may be changing.
The BBC reports that a group of Salafists, Muslim hardliners who have been gaining in influence in recent months, stormed into a hotel bar in Sidi Bouzid. The Salafists had warned the Horchani hotel management to ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Islamists Attack Hotel Bar In Tunisia
Sep 5th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
Tunisia has long been a favorite North African destination for its beautiful beaches, ancient ruins, and relatively tolerant atmosphere. That tolerance, however, may be changing.
The BBC reports that a group of Salafists, Muslim hardliners who have been gaining in influence in recent months, stormed into a hotel bar in Sidi Bouzid. The Salafists had warned the Horchani hotel management to ...'Star Wars' Fans Rally To Save Iconic Set In Tunisia
Jun 14th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
Every single "Star Wars" movie, save "The Empire Strikes Back," uses the desert landscape and dusty villages of Tunisia as backdrops for the planet of Tatooine, the place where Luke Skywalker grew up. Specifically, Luke lived until the age of 19 at the Lars Homestead, the fictional name for a very real building that was, until recently, in danger of collapse.
To the rescue was neither Luke ...Bombalouni: A Tunisian Treat
Jun 7th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
Sidi Bou Saïd knows how cute it is. The little town perches on a hill, its buildings a remarkably uniform white with blue trim. Its architecture, characterized by Ottoman and Andalusian buildings, is postcard-primed, and the town's cute architecture is arguably surpassed by the views of the sea and the coast from the town's hillside. Twenty kilometers (13 miles) from Tunis, Sidi Bou ...Egyptian protests reinforce the importance of safety while abroad
Feb 14th, 2011 at 10:00PM:
Some people run away from danger; others run toward it.
Multimedia journalist Rachel Anderson is one of the latter. She's lived in Egypt for six months and chose to stay after the highly publicized protests prompted an American evacuation. "Nope. Never!" Anderson said when asked if she's considered leaving. "[I'm] spreading the word of what the Egyptian people are currently enduring and am ...Cruise lines cancel Egypt through June
Feb 10th, 2011 at 11:30AM: Royal Caribbean and Azamara Club Cruises announced late Wednesday that they will cancel Egypt ports of call through June. This latest blow to Egypt tourism is a good indicator of the situation at ground level but travelers seem undeterred.
To cruise lines, safety of passengers and crew is a top priority. Fired by the US Department of State travel warning for the area, cruise lines were quick to ...Tourists returning to Tunisia
Feb 9th, 2011 at 9:30AM:
If they haven't already begun doing so, tourists will soon be returning to Tunisia. Travelmole reports today on renewed interest in traveling to Tunisia following the uprisings that first rocked the north African country in December.
The key fact behind this development is the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's decision last Friday to lift its warning advising against all but essential ...Disney drops Tunisia from land and sea packages
Feb 6th, 2011 at 1:00PM:
Citing a "changing political environment" Disney Cruise Line as well as land tour operator Adventures by Disney is dropping Tunisia from all land and sea tours. They are just the latest of a growing number of cruise lines and tour operators to pull out of the troubled region.
"We continually evaluate our itineraries, and the decision to modify this itinerary was made in part due to the ...Marseille's Noailles quarter: a taste of Africa, in Provence
Oct 6th, 2010 at 5:00PM: The Provencal port city of Marseille has historically been associated with bouillabaisse, and, to a lesser extent, whores, thieves, and the usual debauchery that goes with being a sea port. Things started to turn around about a decade ago, and today it's a safe, vibrant, thoroughly charming city whose cuisine and culture reflect its past as a colonial trading port with North Africa.
When France ...Travel Q&A with author & cook Tamara Reynolds
Jul 14th, 2010 at 2:30PM: Tamara Reynolds is a the co-founder (with Zora O'Neill) of The Sunday Night Dinner, an Astoria, Queens-based supper club. The Sunday Night Dinner, which continues to thrive, was well ahead of what has become a supper club trend. Out of the Sunday Night Dinner came a fabulous cookbook, Forking Fantastic, which Reynolds co-authored with O'Neill. Travel is key to Reynolds' imagination as a cook. She ...Gadlinks for Wednesday 12.9.2009
Dec 9th, 2009 at 6:00PM:
While some of you were catching some sick rides on the slopes, these pro surfers were riding mountain-sized waves on the North Shore of Oahu at the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational yesterday. Either way, I hope you all had a great start to the week. We're in the thick of it now, and here are some cool travel stories to get you through the next few days.
Read about some of the weirdest and ...Frommer's lists Top Destinations for 2010
Dec 2nd, 2009 at 11:30AM: Frommer's has just released their list of what they think will be the top destinations for 2010. Culled from the suggestions of industry insiders and readers, the list covers every continent, meandering from India to Hawaii, Argentina to Vietnam. Along with listing each place, Frommer's has also given reasons why each one should be on your list of destinations for the coming year.
How accurate ...Photo of the Day (11.14.09)
Nov 14th, 2009 at 5:00PM:
Nothing makes a more beautiful photo than rolling sand dunes at sunset. Having recently experienced the tranquil oasis of Huacachina in Peru, I now fully appreciate the dry, natural beauty of the world's deserts.
This particular photo was taken in Tunisia but expert photographer kellinasf. The warm colors and grooved textures of the sand contrast so well with the cool blue sky. The grooved ...Tunisian pilot who prayed while crash landing a plane gets 10 years in jail
Mar 25th, 2009 at 5:30PM: If I were a pilot landing a plane after the engines had conked out on me, I might pray. That doesn't mean I'd take my hands off the controls and stop doing my part to aim for a safe landing, but perhaps there would be words beseeching a power bigger than myself for a dose of divine intervention. It couldn't hurt. Right?
For the Tunisian pilot I read about in the guardian.co.uk, uttering a prayer ...The Secret of Grain: An initmate look at Tunisian immigrants in France.
Mar 7th, 2009 at 1:30PM: Here's a heads up on a movie that one might easily miss. It most probably didn't show up at a theater near you, unless you happen to live in a cosmopolitan city with an art house movie theater.
Last night I saw the 2007 film The Secret of Grain at a kick off reception for the Cleveland International Film Festival, and was transported to the immigrant community of Tunisians living in ...
