Last time I was in Tunisia was in 1996 with my parents. This time I was just passing going through the capital Tunis, spending two days before going to Libya and two days after. My couchsurfing hosts took me to a town called Sidi Bou Said where all the buildings were painted in the same...Read More
Annaba Lighthouse After a night in Annaba, exploring the Saint Augustine Cathedral, the Lighthouse and the “Corniche” promenade it was time to move on to Tunisia which was just a two hour taxi drive away. When I arrived at the border I was expexting a quick stamp before moving on into Tunisia, but no. After...Read More
The third biggest city and a spectacle in the North, Constantine is a natural fortress created by the river Oued Rhumel which has carved out a deep gorge making it the perfect city for defense against intruders. There is remarkably little to see, considering how long and interesting story the city has, but there is...Read More
It was not the first time a couchsurfing host had offered me to stay for free in a hotel instead of on his couch, but in El Eulma my host had an uncle who was running a hotel and said I could stay there. School for boys on the left and school for the girl...Read More
My couchsurfing host in Algiers was the nicest and took two days off work when I visited and told me that he could take me anywhere I wanted with his motorbike. One place I had planned to visit by public transport was Tipaza, just 70 kilometer from the capital, but I am glad I didnt...Read More
Algiers must have been one of the Worlds most beautiful cities at its height during the French colonial times. Most of the city is painted in white, giving the city its nickname “leblanche”, but some places it looks as if there has been no paint applied since Algeria got its independence in 1962, and the...Read More
Ive done dives in many countries and on all continents, but none as polluted as my dives in Algiers. My first dive was on a Friday afternoon when the busy was at its busiest with kids splashing around in the water. We dove down and spent around an hour on 9-10 meters dept. All I...Read More
Kutaisi is not the most interesting city, in fact, it might even be the most boring city that I have visited for months. It has a large square, a simple opera house, a park and a couple of churches and thats it. The reason people are visiting is because the flights there are cheap (60eur...Read More
The view from the Brno Castle Brno was a city I had never heard about before I went there. It was on my route from Austria to Poland and when hitchhiking it is better to break up the journeys. Apparently the architect was not paid and made the middle column in protest I stayed two...Read More
