évasion
fly away
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لنحـلــق
visite guidée I guided tour I
زيـارة برفقة دليـل
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Without any real itinerary, F. Kaloustian, true
globetrotter, hits the roads of this little known
country. From North to South, his journey
takes him to discover amazing landscapes and
especially charming inhabitants.
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1. Site romain de Sufetula
(aujourd’hui Sbeitla) I Roman site
Sufetula (nowadays Sbeitla) I
"املوقع األثري الروماين "سفيطلة
I ) (مدينة سبيطلة الحالية
2. le mausolé de Sidi bou
Makhlouf au Kef I
Sidi bou Makhlouf mausoleum,
in the Kef I
رضيح سيدي عبد الله بو مخلوف
I حامي مدينة الكاف
3. Passage incontournable
au Chott el Jerid avant de
remonter vers le nord I Chott el
Jerid, passage to the North I
شط الجريد، ال بد من التوقف
I عنده قبل االتجاه نحو الشامل
La Gazelle 58 I
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trumpeted entry, really. The
Carthage’s hold spits its
flood of cars on the wharf
in La Goulette while, half
asphyxiated by the exhaust
gases, I wait for cables to
start my car of which the
battery plays bad Murphy’s Law kind of tricks on me.
This trip seemed like a good idea : a long time friend
recently installed in Tunisia invited me to spend a
few days with him, an underexploited 4x4 that is
ready to face the desert and an unbearable birthday
thatwas an incentive to take distance in every sense
of the word.
During my whole professional life, I used plane seats
and time was running away from me. Now, for the
second half of my life which started the day before
yesterday, I have decided to take the side of
slowness.A few customs formalities later, I join my
friend on the dock and we leave for La Marsa. On this
Friday, the streets abound with colours and people.
Everywhere, trucks full of fennel, ܘ[