Jul 22, 2022
Maybe if you lived in the heat of central-south Tunisia, a cave would appeal. Here you will find what they call les maisons troglodytes – troglodyte caves. Leaving Djerba, we were on dull flatland for a fair stretch but we saw pale red mountains looming, dotted...
Jul 15, 2022
Ali and I next traveled to the eastern coast of Tunisia and stayed a night in Monastir. Without knowing what I was getting, I booked an old school all-inclusive resort for the night. And by “old school” I mean a buffet full of somewhat older people wearing...
Jun 11, 2022
There’s a first time for everything, and this week was my first time in Copenhagen. I attended the European Evaluation Society conference, which means I definitely did not get in enough sightseeing. But a bike ride on the last afternoon helped to put that right!...
Apr 28, 2022
Things have been moving quickly, picking up speed. I am going to use this blog post to sloooooooow them down a bit. I’m not ready for the future yet! Living in Tunis is a constant set of delights. Yes, I could talk about things that don’t go right –...
Apr 15, 2022
It’s silly that I haven’t been to Hammamet – it’s only an hour from Tunis. It’s a resort town, with a historic medina downtown and beautiful beach hotels along the seaside. So peaceful! The crowds in summer are apparently epic. But we...
Jan 24, 2022
My friend here, Lisa, has two twelve-year-old kids – twins, Kai and Neave. They went to Switzerland for the holidays and upon returning Lisa discovered she had COVID, but the kids didn’t. No good keeping them with her – they’d only get COVID,...
