My husband and I stay in Port El kantoui while visiting Tunisia. We are from southern Germany and I always say we were part of the Roman Empire just as you (cities like Mainz or Trier) were. My husband loves football (soccer🙃) and Coffee, I love cooking, plants and ceramics - always something to talk about. We always book a tour with an official tourist guide, we call the same taxi driver and his son, we drink and eat outside the hotel and sometimes take the louage. If you want to shop in a more european style for good fixed prices, there are official tourist shops. We bought beautyful pieces over the years from very different places like scarfs, handbags, a small fountain and met many nice people. And we got many good infos on the plane from Germany, like what is considered a good tip a the moment. Also we can kind of look like local tourists, if we want to. And you are right just walk away and say that you will not buy something politely.
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
These are valuable tips Rena, thank you for contributing to the discussion! I definitely want to go back to Tunisia and visit some more places, especially in the South
@jihedch5076
Жыл бұрын
Seeing Tunisia through your videos was a real treat. I hope we get to see another Tunisia series 🇹🇳 in the near future. You are a good man Monsieur.
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Those are very kind words Jihed, I am very grateful! My pleasure to take you on this journey with me
@MohammedKaafar
Жыл бұрын
You definitely deserve a sub mate! I really hope to see another Tunisia series in the future.
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Mohamed, I really appreciate it! Glad you find my content enjoyable!
@mayousimon1
Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed your video especially your personal thoughts and experiences during travelling thanks again for your time response regarding to your video
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Simon for all your continuous encouragement and engagement! Glad you enjoyed the video!
@KicK3r
Жыл бұрын
Really appreciate the market/haggling tips! Going to Tunisia in a month and I was so curious about this. Thanks!
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching and supporting my channel :)
@achrafkhouadja5458
Жыл бұрын
The negotiation part is so true, even the locals do it! its basically being hasseled + expectations of negotiations, well rounded advices
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Yep, one needs to accept that it will happen and you need to embrace it as part of the culture
@annewhite8640
Жыл бұрын
Great video again, thank you.
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Anne :)
@no_soy_rubio
Жыл бұрын
Well done mate, this was a great series and well wrapped up with these practical tips 🇹🇳 hope you enjoyed the pie monsieur 🥧
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Cheers my friend, really appreciate it! That pie was great but not as good as the Chicken Bake from Greggs. Look forward catching up on your latest content too :)
@bernabeueagle1726
Жыл бұрын
Great series of videos Willie, you were a true gentleman, showing respect and interest, and bravo for staying strong with the hasslers. I hope you visit again but this time I recommend visiting the south, it's another Tunisia, the desert and palm trees, also the hospitality of southern people is one of their best traits. Cities like Tozeur, Douz and Matmata are so beautiful, just avoid summer and pick a time between December and March.
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly Bernabeu Eagle, I really appreciate it. It was an absolute pleasure to visit Tunisia and to make this series. I will definitely check out / research those places in the South - I'm grateful for those suggestions! I've heard that the South is very different both culturally and geographically, so it will be nice to experience that firsthand.
@sneezy1554
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad that you had a good time in my homeland, Tunisia. Your tips are on point, everyone visiting the country should be aware of them.
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Sneezy, it was a very fulfilling experience and I really hope to be back for that second series. I hope these tips help others in their quest to explore beautiful Tunisia!
@chebbimohamedamin4319
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Monsieur, you are amazing 🌹🌹💗🙏🙏
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend! Appreciate the kind words!
@I_A97
Жыл бұрын
Great video and series on Tunisia! I think it's a very underrated place and there is a lot to see.
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Cheers for the compliment Ibraheem! I completely agree, a hugely underrated destination!
@that_one_traveler
Жыл бұрын
Amazing, dude. Seeing Tunisia through your eyes was a delight. You're an awesome individual. Keep it up. Following your journey, wherever it may take you. Also, genius move taking that Halawa back with you. That stuff is incredible!
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Cheers bro! Unfortunately the Halawa did not last as long as I would have hoped...let's just say I have no off button once I open one of those! And I would like to say a huge thanks to you as well for showing me other parts of Tunisia through your amazing videos. I'm following your journey too and look forward to meeting up with you somewhere on our travels - it's a small world out there :)
@that_one_traveler
Жыл бұрын
@@willieexplore Yeah, I could easily devour a full Halawa in one sitting. Yes, we will definitely meet up eventually! I'm currently looking up things to do in London. I'll be spending a week or so there after my Netherlands/Germany adventure. I picked London because it's a great place to find cheap flights to other parts of the world!
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
@@that_one_traveler send me a message when you're in London - I'm a good (and free) tour guide :)
@that_one_traveler
Жыл бұрын
@@willieexplore Will do, thanks! It will be around April (if you're not traveling)
@Sherirose1
Жыл бұрын
Fab to see the collab. I hope you guys get together and do a video.
@beautyworld9213
7 ай бұрын
Willie, thank you for your top 5 tips for travelling in Tunisia. As for me, wherever I go here, I always want to come back to the capital - Tunis 🤩
@willieexplore
7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Tunis certainly has a lot to offer :)
@supergool8928
Жыл бұрын
good tips for people who have a small budget and want to discover the country. tunisia has different facades, the extreme luxury in the 5 star hotels and expensive places for rich tourists and rich locals and the side you showed for normal locals and tourists (explorers) who enjoy their vacation differently.
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate, I really hope some (especially the solo-travellers) find them useful!
@Ukwemustcarryonok
6 ай бұрын
Hammamet relaxed 😊 simply clean hotels near beach, cafés on beach. Hidden areas, djerba 🎉recommend. I went Tunis a day enough and recommended sid boudi. They very friendly
@willieexplore
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts, I really appreciate it!
@hannibalbarca8411
Жыл бұрын
thank you for your vlogs .. you are very welcome any time in our lovely country .. peace and love for all humanity
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your kind words my friend, they touched my heart!
@marouen.a8665
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your visite ! Vive l'Afrique du Sud :-)
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your kind words! What a beautiful country Tunisia is with wonderful people!
@jaspervanzyl6212
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Willie! These are great tips, although some of us could only dream... Keep up the good work!
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Cheers for the comment and inspiration!
@eltunssi6043
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for all your doing for Tunisia .
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
What a great comment to receive! Glad you enjoyed the series. Tunisia did so much for me as well, so thank you!
@citizen_n
Жыл бұрын
i think you enjoy the trip in tunisia !
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
I certainly did! Thanks for watching and supporting my channel!
@thegallivanthropologists
Жыл бұрын
Another really good vid, Willie. Been trying to work Tunisia into the plan. keep up the good work and cheers!
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Cheers cheers! Really appreciate it!
@thegallivanthropologists
Жыл бұрын
@@willieexplore NP. Hope all is well and look forward to keeping in touch and supporting each other. - Turtle
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
@@thegallivanthropologists cheers Turtle, most definitely
@espadasensei
Жыл бұрын
Good tips! Glad you liked Tunisia 💚
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
I had an amazing time! Thanks for your continuous support for my channel!
@rziguiaymen7519
Жыл бұрын
You said it all well done, let me just add a little point here: DO NOT FLY A DRONE IN TUNISIA UNLESS YOU HAVE THE PERMISSION FROM THE AUTHORITIES now you got the Tunisian Stamp, you're officially a tunisian citizen by knowing all of that staff 😂 Glad you enjoyed your time in Tunisia and as Tunisians we're sorry if you had some uncomfortbale situations
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Good tip there! Thanks for watching and supporting my channel Rzigui!
@jayceontalylor4244
Жыл бұрын
Good By Monsieur " afrique du sud " 😢. and lets discover other countries in your videos 😄!! great contents
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Merci mon ami! I really appreciate it! Yes, please check out my other content on the channel - you may find inspiration to explore some of those :)
@hedilacheche
Жыл бұрын
Sir you are always welcome to visit my homeland Tunisia i do agree with you with the negotiation part , it happens most of the times even with locals ( in touristic shops basically) maybe you found it hard to communicate with locals (old generation) because Tunisia was occupied by french so the french culture is dominating but if you frequent the new generation i am sure it would be easier and you get on very well . i highly recommend you to give it another chance . there is much more to discover with locals especially . tunisians are very kind and next time try to ask for locals to help you discover the city (you will find much acceptances on social media and they won't ask you for money trust we do such things to spread our national love to visitors ) i recommend you to discover the old city in Tunis it's amazing (with local of course) and try street food it's very famous abroad and so yummy even Kairouan the seond Islamic city in the world Djerba the island especially known for the city where muslims and jewich cohabit together and it's very charming also we have such a big Desert i am sorry that you missed such a part also Ghar el mel , HAouaria trust it's another version of maldives Mahdia , Sousse and other places where i guarantee that you'll explore the best beaches you'll ever see finally to make things more clear i recommend you to visit the KZitem channel THE DREAMER WILD AND FREE and i am sure you'll be convinced that Tunisia is always worth visitning kzitem.info/news/bejne/rqitsK5mrqF2haA
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Hedil! Really appreciate your message. I had a fantastic time in Tunisia, please know that! I definitely intend to return and visit other parts of the country. Cheers for those suggestions and for supporting my channel :)
@hedilacheche
Жыл бұрын
@@willieexplore glad to hear that Sir ❤
@abdelhafidhsabeh4016
Жыл бұрын
"Louage" is actually French for renting! Great content btw, I like the way u explained their perspective !
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Abdelhafidh! That is so interesting and I'm glad you liked the video!
@dewrt2874
Жыл бұрын
Thank you willie, Welcome anytime here ,i think that you should give a chance to Tunis After 5 years because there are a lot of project underconstraction, a New modern part of the capital its called LAC , and for the chaos of this illegal markets we are waiting the municipal to ban this illegal markets definitively, to return as before (clean, calm, beautiful)
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Dew, really appreciate the hospitality of all the Tunisians including yourself! It is not that I didn't like Tunis; as I mentioned, I really enjoyed parts of the city and found it a very useful base. I just think there are lots of places to explore outside the capital - as in any country. Hope to be back soon!
@mohamedhannachi8585
Жыл бұрын
Welcome bro
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Cheers bro!
@Ukwemustcarryonok
6 ай бұрын
They like beer😊
@willieexplore
6 ай бұрын
I could not tell you if you do!
@الترجيغولافريقياقاهرالجرذان
Жыл бұрын
YES, We are so proud of our country Tunisia🇹🇳 For information, Africa was the first name of Tunisia Ifriqia. We are Carthage 3200 years of civilisations. 😉
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
What a wonderful country mon ami! I had a great time. Thank you for watching!
@الترجيغولافريقياقاهرالجرذان
Жыл бұрын
You are always welcome
@Sherirose1
Жыл бұрын
Hello, I didn't realise you're still in Tunisia. When I travelled in January, it was freezing. Please tell me this was taken earlier in 2022 because you're in t shirt. There are 'set price' shops in Hammamet which I buy. I really am happy that you showed this video because the news painted a different picture. I wanted to go again as the sun there is good for my health. People are willing to help but even them don't know some areas. I know this because the places I discovered while walking, my local friends were surprised about the areas. Thanks for the tips. I hope you got to see the secret gardens. (I wonder if it's still there?) As a tourist, I didn't get hassle much because I'm brown. They were calling me Shakira but I look no even close as beautiful as she is. I'm 5 ft and chubby😂. Maybe because my hair was long at that time 😂, I'm going to book for June 2023.
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for all your comments on my channel and sharing your own experiences of Tunisia Anna! Really appreciate you taking the time to do this :) This video was recorded last year just before I returned from Tunisia...wish I was still there though!
@mouath_14
Жыл бұрын
It's been very entertaining Willie, till next time! or shall I say series! Something that might be worth noting is that Bizerta, Tunis, Hammamet are all considered part of one region, the North East. The North West region is quite different as it sits on the Khoumirie mountains extension of the Atlas mountains. Tabarka is the touristic hotspot for relaxation and fancy seaside hotels but for those feeling adventurous, Ain Draham 25km south of Tabarka is the perfect destination during the snow season or spring, people call it "little Switzerland". The region is less known to foreigners due to the airport situation in Tabarka and the incomplete A3 highway. There are also many ancient Carthaginian/Roman/Berber ruins to discover including the famous World Heritage Site of Dougga. I hope I gave you a couple of interesting ideas to consider:) Grüße aus DE.
@MD-fj9nw
Жыл бұрын
It have Also El Jem the Roman coloseum and 4 th holiest Islamic Mosque in Kairoun. Djerba and Sousse is also good of you like swimming and Party
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mouath! It has been my pleasure. Really appreciate all these comments on my videos and it goes without saying that I am grateful for you watching my videos and supporting my channel! Interesting to hear your views on the North East and North West. I remember travelling in Chile some years ago, which is also a very narrow country from North to South - much like Tunisia, albeit a lot longer obviously. One of the Chilean locals mentioned to me that there is very little concept of East and West in their country. I really hope to be back for that Series 2! It will be awesome if I can return.
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Lots of suggestions there, thank you!
@JS-jj1vg
8 ай бұрын
Hi, How is the weather in tunisia in February, is it warm enough for children to go on slides and for everyone to go on the beach.
@willieexplore
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! My Tunisia series was shot in November / December months and it was still relatively cold. Not sure about February but it will definitely be hotter.
@JS-jj1vg
8 ай бұрын
@@willieexplore Thank you
@willieexplore
8 ай бұрын
@@JS-jj1vg no probs, enjoy your trip!
@bsjsism
Жыл бұрын
What's called that Hotel in Tunis ?
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Yadis Ibn Khaldoun
@ehjo4904
Жыл бұрын
Did you buy a sim card ? Which one ? Thks
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
I didn't buy a sim card but many people recommend that you should!
@helloahla239
Жыл бұрын
"the louage have a reputation of being unsafe" haha even the foreigners know that. That reputation is because some drivers drive like hours and hours to make more money and don't sleep, and sometimes bad accidents happens with louages, also the roads in general are unsafe in Tunisia a lot of drivers don't care about safety rules, neither the government to make roads safer
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
Haha well I didn't have any issues whatsoever. I would take the very next louage journey if you offered me a seat!
@helloahla239
Жыл бұрын
@@willieexplore I would take them again as well of course (well actually most of the times i prefer to rent my own car in Tunisia) but just explaining where this reputation comes from :D
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
@@helloahla239 of course! Completely understand mon ami :D
@stacy3
Жыл бұрын
9:12 That’s ridiculous, those are 30/20 dinars
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
He started off higher too but that is the name of the game! Thanks for watching!
@follafolla420
Жыл бұрын
Regarding exploitation by merchants, not only in tunisia, but all over the world, especially when you're a tourist, and this is through my personal experience in several countries, especially turkey, number one in exploitation by taxi drivers and shops
@willieexplore
Жыл бұрын
They need to make a living too, but if you engage with them cordially and firmly, you will set boundaries. Important to treat them with respect though
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