smiley11 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 We have booked to go there next year but today's news has scared me a little bit. Is it still safe to go there? Any views appreciated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiley11 Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2028664/Libya-Gaddafi-goes-ground-rebels-sweep-heart-Tripoli.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogwai84 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Check the Foreign Office for official information: http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/middle-east-north-africa/tunisia Basically, tourist places are fine at the moment. Who knows about next year, my guess is that it'll be fine though. Make sure you have travel insurance, which would cover you if the FO say you can't go. Don't worry, Tunisia is a great place and as long as you aren't near the border I'm sure you won't notice a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidley Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 why would you think it isn't safe? there are demos in large towns but that doesn't affect tourist, i am going for four weeks in November and never given it a thought, if you are scared i would review my plans while you have the time its no good spoiling your holiday worrying about things that may or may not happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 What's the news from Tunisia today? There's news from Libya, but that's the country next door and highly unlikely to affect your holiday in Tunisia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiley11 Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 What's the news from Tunisia today? There's news from Libya, but that's the country next door and highly unlikely to affect your holiday in Tunisia. Didn't it start in Tunisia? I recall something about the Tunisian Prime Minister. Could be wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidley Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 They are demonstrating about there pay and living standards much the same as we do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiley11 Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 They are demonstrating about there pay and living standards much the same as we do I don't really know much about the reasons behind it but i'm just not sure if I should worry or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2028664/Libya-Gaddafi-goes-ground-rebels-sweep-heart-Tripoli.html Typical Daily Fail, always exaggerates a story to make it sound worse than it actually is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatDave Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Me and the wife came back from Hammamet about a month ago (honeymoon) and we loved it. The place is a bit scruffy when you leave the resort, and their regard for animals is barbaric, but where we stayed we felt no danger whatsoever. There was one scary moment though, we were on a coach trip to the sahara (worth going on just for the Star Wars set) and just before we got to the desert, surrounded in all directions as far as we could see by sand, there was a group of traditionally dressed arabs, with faces covered, blocking the road. They were holding signs in Arabic and in French, so the English on board had no idea what was going on. It was a bit of a worry tbh. We kinda knew we weren't in too much danger when two of the men came on board with bottles of cold water and handed them out to the passangers, appologising for making us wait. It turned out that they were protesting in the hopes of getting the company who ran the excursion to visit their market as they have no other source of income. We went expecting a country with loads of troubles but we were surprised to find a country who had just shed it's troubles and was looking timidly forward to a free future. The right to protest is a new thing to them and as the police arrived I kinda felt sorry for the protesters, most of them were on the secret police mentality and instinctively ran off. The police were fine and the situation was resolved diplomatically. One of the locals joked with us about their former president being on holiday in Saudia Arabia, and instantly said he would have been arrested for having the mick out of the authorities before January. I have often wondered why people go back on holiday to the same destination, buy I would most deffinately go back to Les Orangers in Hammamet, the hotel was quite good, the grub (all inc) was just fantastic, and the beach is the best I've ever seen, for all but 2 days the sea was as calm as a pond, almost body temperature, and crystal clear. I envy you, I wish I was going back, and I would say that you shouldn't let worry spoil it for you, after you've been there for five mins you'll realise that you were worried for nowt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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