Honeymoon (08)

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From Tunis, we went to Tozeur via bus, and then to Douz, and finally took a collective taxi to Sabria, a village near the desert. There we were expected by people whose heart is bigger than anything. We went away into the desert for the first dinner and night with 2 guides and 4 camels, and there we spent 5 days, walking slowly between the sand dunes and on the small rocks.

The sun was strong but mild compared to Summer, and the sand is so soft and fine it feels like flour. The best feeling is to walk barefoot in the fresh sand when the day starts to get hot. The desert is also full of little creatures like lizards, big and small, ants, beetles, mice, jerboa, fennecs, hares, jackals, birds... Most of them have a sand colour and hide in the sand. The best thing is that the sand is so fine that the slightest insect leaves traces behind itself, so in the morning when you get up and look around the camp, you can see traces of beetles, lizards, mice and small little things everywhere around, and it looks incredible, a bit like a giant map with lots of different roads. I loved it.

More pictures and details tomorrow.

I hope you are all having a great week, we are visiting lots of flats. Thank you for your comments, I enjoy them a lot!

Honeymoon (07)

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More pictures of Tunis and Sidi Bou Saïd. No post tomorrow (I will be visiting flats!) but Sahara pictures on Thursday.

Thank you very much for all your sweet comments since I have come back from our trip. I hope you have a lovely evening!

Honeymoon (06)

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A boat from Palermo took us to Tunis. The atmosphere on the boat and in some tunisian places is a bit awkward as men appear 3 times more than women, who are not welcome everywhere. I had prepared myself for this but didn't know I would feel it this strong. Fortunately I was not alone and enjoyed many things with my man, like this delicious mint tea with pine kernels!

My shop is open again :)

I hope you have a great day!

Honeymoon (05)

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After a night train from Rome to Taormina, Sicily, we ended up on top of Mount Etna. This volcano is fantastic. It is very cold and windy up there, but from the second you take some soil in your hands you stop being cold: the soil is so hot! The views are amazing, and the colours... And also, there are ladybirds everywhere (everywhere!), but we don't know why.

NB: the posts on my honeymoon do not fully respect each day, they are more or less organised in sequences.