maykal Says: Not the most exciting town in Tunisia, Remla is the "capital" Kerkennah, so you'll probably end up going there at some point. Compared to the mainland, it is quiet and sleepy, but it is a big metropolis compared to the other island villages. Here you'll find a couple of...
maykal Says: My guidebook told me that Remla had one place to stay, the budget Hotel Jezira, but I was a bit concerned to find it full. A bit concerned, until the owner directed me to a new budget hotel just down the road, the Residence Raed, a friendly place run by Raed and his smiley...
Where and what to eat on Kerkennah
maykal Says: I don't think Kerkennians eat out much. If they do, they keep their restaurants well hidden. Remla has a busy snack bar/patisserie by the busy crossroads, where you can get sandwiches and cakes. The two restaurants raved about in the guidebook were closed for the winter (it...
maykal Says: Nearly all the islands' yellow taxis wait at Sidi Yousef for the boat to arrive. They act as louages, and all follow the same route (there is really only one direction you can go in Kerkennah!), and you only have to bother asking if you're heading to Sidi Frej or one of the...
maykal Says: I don't really have much to put in this tip, and am creating it solely because I have plenty pictures of Remla's two marabouts and nowhere to put them! Marabouts are like small mosques, containing the body of a local holy man...as a non muslim, you can't often enter these...
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My guidebook told me that Remla had one place to stay, the budget Hotel Jezira, but I was a bit concerned to find it full. A bit concerned, until the owner...
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