Tunisia - 2024

The exterior of the Star Wars Lars Homestead. Just out there, on the salt flat. Follow the tracks left by other vehicles trekking out here. There was one unattended souvenir stall, with a plate of money, working on an honesty system.

The buildings are all fake, but holding up surprisingly well in the desert winds, considering they were built for Star Wars Episode 4.

This building did not even have an inside. The whole "town" was just three small streets, two intersections, and about 20 or so empty shell buildings. And a lot of sand. And a lot of souvenir stalls.

It was a very big day of driving, after making our two morning stops. We allowed ourselves a break for coffee, and probably more importantly, a toilet. We found this large, quite open, building with a sign for coffee. We worked out they had two things available. Coffee, from a state of the cafe style espresso machine, and water pipes. We had to take our own chairs from the stack, find and move a plastic table to sit at, and there we drank our 50 cent coffees. Meanwhile, those seated around the other two tables barely looked up, as the men seemed quite engrossed in their card games. Good news when smoking a water pipe, you don't even need to use your hands. You can tuck the pip under your arm and bubble away, leaving your hands free to deal with the cards.

Winding our way across the back roads of Tunisia, we came across the unexpected sight of a very European looking windmill. I just loved how this came out in the light, looking almost like a painting.

Capable of seating 3500 people, the theatre was cut in the hill at the Roman city of Dougga. Jo on-stage, for perspective.

Part temple, part political, overlooking the Dougga market and forum.

Dolmen are tombs made of slabs of stone laid on top of each others. The dolmen in this area were quite long, with passages and multiple rooms leading off them. These dolmen are over 4500 years old.

The remains of the Baths of Antoninus in Carthage, near Tunis.