Tunisia - 2024

Restored 13th century granaries, used to film slave quarters scenes for Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.

While many of the old structures are bare and open, many are converted to rooms of varying levels of comfort.

Another Star Wars film location.

Berber granaries.

The third ksar in Tunisia used in filming slave quarter scenes for Star Wars Episode 1, The Phantom Menace.

Not Star Wars connected. The desolate and largely unrestored hilltop ksar was ours alone for the full time we clambered through it.

We got to Chenini in the late afternoon, and wandered quite aimlessly till a bit past sunset. More than anything, the rapidly dropping temperature encouraged us to finish up.

After driving hours across the desolate nothingness, we reached the town of Douze. Perfect timing for a break. Tawfik's little shop was chosen for a bite. A dancer and former Michael Jackson impersonator, he spoke good English and looked after our food needs with a couple of giant wraps. We left him with a clip on koala to remember us by.

The road crosses the narrowest point of the salt flat, Chott el Djerid. Barren and featureless, almost horizon to horizon.