djerba

The Faces of Djerba Tunisia

We both love taking photos. Those are some of the people we have met in our last week in Djerba. This man had a limp, and a million dollar smile. Explorason asked to take his photo. Then he looked so deeply at us. He limped off and came and picked jasmine for me. He placed […]

Djerbahood Street Art of Djerba Island Tunisia

Djerbahood. What is it? It is street art and world famous and is found in a little town called Er-Riadh. We hire a taxi and he takes us through the back lanes. Here is just some of it. There is much more, and also amazing stores full of artists and art too. http://www.djerbahood.com   Check […]

El Ghriba Synagogue and Er-Riadh happy snaps

This is a pictorial blog. We visit the little town of Er-Riadh on Djerba Island in Tunisia. Here we first visit El Ghriba Synagogue. The Jewish Synagogue was bombed a few years ago, so there is a security checkpoint on entering. So recent history includes that on April 11, 2002, a truck full of explosives was detonated close to the […]

Djerba is the place to shop in Tunisia

Come Shop In Tunisia. Djerba is a town on an island in the south of Tunisia. And the postage is very reasonable. We sent back to Australia a 10 kg parcel for about $120 AU – it may have been a little more or a little less, but it was very reasonable. Thanks to the […]

Oxala House. A Traditional Tunisian Treasure

Nestled along the coast just a few km out from Houmt Souk, on the Island of Djerba in Tunisia, is one of the most unique places we have stayed in on our world journey.   Known as Oxala House, it is a Tunisian treasure that is inspired from traditional “Menzels”. It is here that we arrive after a […]