Hi everyone, i am worried about my many friends back in Tunisia and how the country will get back on its feet after this , as we all know Tunisia relies on its turisum for allot of its income, when i was over in October the amount of buildings going up was great to see but what will happen now , i know my friend is trying to get building permission and had to return from Italy when things kicked off because something was wrong with his paperwork ,his family are all ok and he say's things were getting back to normal .. without the turists money people wont have the money to build , i just hope flights are reinstated soon and we can get back to holidays in what i consider the best country to holiday in... I have been holidaying in Tunisia for about 6 years now and consider my friends in Tunisia as my second family.. i have never been to a country where people will go to great lengths to make sure you are happy and thats not just the hotels im talking about ,

My last trip was my best yet (and i mean best) we normaly stay in Skanes and get out and about using taxi's.... we get off the plane and go straight to the taxi's and like always have the usual haggle for a price 40 dina (i nearly died) your joking had it been that long ago since being here and paying 6!!! My good Mrs got a bit mad with me when i was like hell no chance.. so any way we get to the hotel (hasnt changed since last time we were here) but the Hotel Neptuna Beach has closed..lol it made me ill when we stayed there before so ha ... but it looks eerie the grass is long and the sand has blown over everything.. oooooo... we settled in , the rooms the same the staff are the same its so great to be back.... we had made arrangements with my friend and he wasnt getting back into the country untill a few days after we did which was going to give us some sun time before my friend met up with us.. the best thing about our hotel is that we know exactly what and where everything is we know what to expect the only problems we have are other turists... ( i dont understand people that go on holiday to africa !!!and expect egg and chips .. well you know what i mean.go to Blackpool!!!. ) the menu is varried , lots of salad , rices, pulses ,2 meat dishes , fish , pasta , PIZZA!! , CHIPS!!,for you know who!.. fresh fruit.. cakes to die for.. and loads more.. so we desided to go by bus to sousse in the morning as we have forgotten to bring swiming costume for our daughter.. doh.. so we get on the bus and go into sousse, its red hot , you need to go by bus its great fun,we go arround the madina and the market have a wonderfull day and head back to relax by the pool.. as we have a fish for a daughter.. day 2 we head into Monastir on the bus , i love this old town , then back to the hotel to have a swim and a few drinks... i phone my friend but there is something wrong with the signal.. i still think he is in Italy... we deside to spent day 3 on the beach.. so we go past the Neptuna beach with its crazy golf course with long grass growing all over it.. we have a nice morning at the beach, we go back to the hotel for lunch , i walk through the hotel and my friend is there waiting for me.. what a suprise i am nearly in tears with happeness , i didnt think he was due .. he had got early flights home so he could be here when we were, so we had a few drinks and made our arangements to go to saline , Kairouan then El jem .. so we were picked up by my friend and we headed off .. i was so suprised to see him driving i didnt know he had passed his test.. so off we go , the alarm bells were ringing before we got out the car park...lol... and if you have been to tunisia you will know what i mean... this was worse.. he had passed his test in Italy... 100 miles an hour .. we stop off in saline to shop a bit then head off to Kairouan to the mosque , we end up in a wonderfull museum house and have tea on the roof looking over the whole of Kairouan , then we head off to El Jem , this is where i want to go more than anywhere.. we have lunch just outside the main gates to the amphitheatre what a picture... this place was amazing ..amazing .. you realy have to go.. then it was off to Ksour Essef.. to my friends house.. and to his family.. my wonderfull family .. this family have taken us in to thier house and made us feel so welcome it is unreal.. my friends sister does henna tatoo's so my daughter and wife and our friend who is with us all get red henna hands it looks so cool.. before we know it we need to head home to the hotel... i realise that my friend has traveled from Italy just to makesure my holiday is complete... where else would you get this????.... before i know it the time is running out here and we are already looking forward to coming back.. i know i have rambled on a bit but i just wanted everyone to know that to enjoy Tunisia you need to be open minded and remember they do thing differently over there but to the best of there abilaties just go with the flow ... and yes my spelling is bad but hey...