Category: Africa

Travel Journal: Explore Southern Africa by Intrepid Travel. Booking the trip.

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When I decided to book the trip to Explore Southern Africa with Intrepid Travel. The process was very smooth and the travel agent who assisted me was very kind. This is the first post of a series of #traveljournal s to describe my experience during this tour, from booking until I made it back home. | The Solivagant Soul | Solo Travel Blog

As a solo traveler, I usually try to organize my own trips. I like the freedom to follow my own pace and visit what is more interesting to me. That, some times does not alignt with the plans that most people would do, but it fits me perfectly. Unfortunately, also because I am a solo traveler. And specifically a female solo traveler. There are some destinations that I still have not dared doing on my own. For this situation, I decided to try, for the first time, an organized trip. I certainly did not want to feel like sheep been…

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Bizerte and the Cockroach Rex

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My story in Bizerte, Tunisia, and the Cockroach Rex - The Solivagant Soul

A few years ago, far more than I am willing to accept, I spent a summer in Tunisia. I was a student and part of an organization that was a branch of a global entity. Besides many other benefits, the one holding the highest appealing to my 20-year-old was a month of cultural exchange. Or what is the same: I would go to a country for a month while someone else would come to mine. I have previously shared with you some of the places I visited while there, while I have never before spoken of Bizerte. For example, there…

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Visit the Medina of Tunis, UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Visit the Medina of Tunis in Tunisia, a world heritage site by the UNESCO - The Solivagant Soul

A few years back I was lucky enough to spend a whole month in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. During that month, I enjoyed swimming in the beaches of Sidi Bou Said much as I could. And, in several occasions, I visited also the ruins of Carthage. But there was one thing I did almost daily: visit the Medina of Tunis. What’s a Medina? Being clear, the medina is the old quarter of any city in the MENA (Middle East and Northern Africa). If you have seen any Indiana Jones movie, the place where “the bad ones” always try to…

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Best guide to visit Sidi bou Said, Tunisia

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Sidi bou Said, the most known town in Tunisia - The solivagant soul

A few summers back, I had the opportunity to spend a full month in Tunisia. From that trip, one of my fondest memories was when I decided to visit Sidi Bou Said. This is a very small town quite close to the capital where there was a sea of white houses, blue doors and flowers. How did I end up in Tunisia? Well, I was still at the University. And out of the blue, there was this opening for a student exchange. I applied for both Egypt and Tunisia, and I ended up in the later. Back then, I had…

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