Hia tonya, I went to tunisia, last yr with my 14yr old son, I read some right horror stories, people were telling me, you won't be left alone with me being blonde and blue-eyed :shrug, I can honestly say, I felt completly safe, the guys come up to you on the beach, trying to sell stuff, but a polite no thank you, was all I had to say, we didn't go to the medina, so can not comment on there, but did go out and about a little bit, and once again, I felt safe, I personally would go back tomorrow if I could, I found it so different to mainland Spain, a lot more relaxed and a slower pace

Thanks for that! We get hassled all of the time in the Canaries by the "lucky lucky men" and on the beach so I s'pose that it won't be much worse.
Having read some of the resort reports-PEK might be our best bet?

Hi tonya, I live in Tunisia for the 6 winter months every year and can honestly say that I feel much safer there than I do in England. I live in Mahdia, which is not really a tourist resort when compared to Sousse, Monastir, Port el Kantaoui and Hammermet, so cannot really comment on those areas, as it is years since I have visited those places. Having said that, thousands of tourists visit these area every year and I have only heard of two isolated incidences when tourists were robbed when getting money out of the ATM machines.
We arrived back in the UK on the 20th April and had to go into Nottingham on the 21st, as someone had cloned our credit card whilst we were away. Standing at the bus stop to come back home, we were very apprehensive - perhaps I should be truthful and say we were afraid - when we ended up surrounded by a gang of girls!! Enough said! Go with an open mind tonya and I'm sure that you will thoroughly enjoy it. All best - Jenny x

Hi its me, again!! Is the weather still warm in late Sept/early Oct? I have read some of the other posts and it would appear that even at the end of Oct its been warm and sunny.
Debating whether its Tunisia or Majorca but quickly going off the idea of Majorca due to people saying that the resorts close down and weather can be very rainy!
I need to decide by Sat 31st May as the site I book my accomadation on has 20% off! till then!
Thanks to everyone replying!!
Tonya

Hi tonya - the weather in October/November is generaly hot enough to sunbathe. jenny x

Chose Tunisia! you can visit Majorca anytime. It will be our 1st time going to Tunisia too (2 weeks to go!) and I'm now beginning to venture further afield, sick fed up of Spain, although still love canary islands!
Fiona

I've been going out there twice a year for ages now and have always felt completely safe in Sousse or PEK, even though I travel alone. They do try to get you into their shops to buy their goods but you can hardly blame them for that. I love strolling through the Medina and having a laugh with the shopkeepers, who can speak so many different languages. If you really don't want to get involved in the banter just say my name in response to their 'Hello' and keep on walking, as 'aslemma' means 'hello' in Arabic and that way they won't know where you come from.

Hi guys and thanks for all of your replies. We have decided on Majorca this time as the other family we are going with did not want to go to Tunisia. The hubbie and I are going to try Tunisia in April/May next year so will no doubt be back on this forum later this year!
I am always on the Gran Canaria forum as its my fav Canary destination and we are lucky enough to have been 3 times in the last 6 months.
Thanks again everyone for your replies
Tonya

hi fiona we're a bit like you - fed up with spain and the like. we were real tenerife fans and went 11 times in about 4 years.then we tried goa and egypt and what a difference! we wanted a quick week away last year in september and i really wanted to try tunisia but it was the same time as ramadam and that put my husband off so we opted for majorca.we had a week of mixed weather- warm and sunny,cool and overcast and rain. but we found that the prices had risen considerably since we went a few years ago and a lot of the places weren't bothered whether they served you or not.so i regretted not booking tunisia after all. we went to goa again in feb and we have booked sharm for october but next year i am going to tunisia!!

hi,
i first went to tunisia when i was 9, 10 years ago now, and it has changed so much(i think) since then. i go every 4/5 months to tunisia now, sometimes by myself and feel very safe there.

v xxx

Hi
That was our 1st time in June of this year, and I can honestly say it was one of the most relaxing holidays I have ever had and also one of the best! ok, the hotel was'nt up to much, but it has not put me off returning, I will just choose a better hotel next time.
Fiona

hi fiona
which hotel did you go to and did you do a review?
thanks

Hi Bushbaby,
We stayed in Hotel Belair, and to be quite frank, it was okay! lots of staff were very nice, though I did think the entertainment team were not interested in anyone uless they were getting constanly tipped, they always hung about the people that were tipping them all the time.
Other staff were lovely!
Rooms basic, but spotless, beds very uncomfortable!
Loads of entertainment in hotel and outside right around hotel! lots of clubs etc
Food was ok, but quite repetitive
Anything you want to know ,feel free to ask
Fiona

My daughter (early 20's) and myself went to PEK a few years back for a week, and felt quite confident walking around the resort at night. As long as you take the same precautions as you would at home, you should be fine. We did have the occasional shopkeeper calling after us around the harbour area, but no more than you'd get in most tourist areas in any country. There was certainly no one trying to sell us time shares.