Country of the Day: TUNISIA

T U N I S I A

PLACES TO SEE: El Jem - one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters in the world! Matmata - a desert of cave dwellers...where Star Wars was filmed!! Sidi Bou - a village of white houses with blue doors. Le Lezard Rouge - one of the most exotic train rides in the world!

LANGUAGE: Arabic and French. Girl 2... have you mastered Arabic yet? Get on that.

SAFETY: Tunisia is one of Africa's MOST EASILY ACCESSIBLE COUNTRIES. Many Europeans vacation here in the summer because of its exotic beaches and great attractions. Visas are not required for G2 and G3, but G1...who the heck knows. There was some report of assault on females traveling alone...but we will take care of that.

PEOPLE: Tunisia is home to 10 million people, 98% of which are Muslim. Still in Northern Africa, baby!

EXPENSES: Because Tunisia is tourist-heavy, we may have to shell out more $$$ than we'd like. But this may be one of the best countries for us to live in the lap of luxury before retreating into war-torn countries.


Oh Tunisia, #3 of 53, you are the reason we do not need to visit Europe. You are our own band of Rome, with more flavor and pizazz. We look forward to riding a train across your countryside and pretending that the White Girls in Africa will be featured in the new Star Wars movie.
XOXOX WGIA