As a final update from Tunisia I should give a little 'difficult to recover useful data on the internet and leave the latest travel stories fly between the words of the reunion with my best friends in front of a coffee and a cigarette that is smoked slowly: The official exchange rate today is 1 € = 1873 then 1TDN TDN = 0.53 €
are available about both the unleaded gasoline to unleaded TDN price of 1.27 (the distributor) the oil is also known as or Mazut Gazual.
In some cities (that I know Kebili, Gabes, Kairouan and Tunis to what I could find, but find it is always a matter of luck or infinite patience behind the endless explanations in Arabic / French), you can also find Gas LPG TDN price of 0.55. It is hoped that the increase of LPG stations in the future .. how to methane even the shadow. Most little gem .. hiding in the trunk of the taxi a gas cylinder filled with liquid gas .. presumably these plants are totally illegal home so do not be reminded of you do an installation you also to save even further to make a little bit of your mechanic ..
In addition, throughout the south from Gabes on, you'll find roadside sellers of illegal gasoline and diesel hailing Libya. The price is definitely lower but the quality is not assured, on the other hand if you want to fill the cans of gasoline to the distributor and do not leave it to you in this case the only alternative is the Benz of smuggling, of course you can not bring in Italy inside of the plastic bins. You've been warned!
The roads are generally in good condition and the motorway from Tunis to Gabes you pay goes down at times, beautiful young women full of smiles will ask you to turn TDN 1.2, 1.6 or so TDN più.Preparatevi of cards with your phone number and email to give them in case the lady is particularly of your gussto .. I have regretted not bringing my damn as I usually do!
Now, some prices not to be fooled more than you have just arrived:
bottle of cold water, 1.5 liters: 0.5 TDN or 500 millimes
Shawarma / Kebab: 2 / 2.5 TDN
small glass of mint tea: 0.350 TDN
For Carpet obviously depends on the type of invoice and embroidery, considered however, that a belt of about 2m X 3 can pay a minimum of 60 in the TDN on the contract up to capacity ... and eventually you placed your final price, you are the purchasers always remember this .. and do not hesitate to take a look, haggle, tell him to wait, make a tour neegli other shops to compare prices and models and then maybe come back or leave them in thirteen .. there is strong competition between retailers and if you can manage to act with insight to stunned you want at the price you want, but be careful, always observe the average parameter of bargaining, would be to get too insulting the seller and his product .. here's an example:
"to the carpet souk" Seller: Bungiorno .. Bonjour! Italian? Espanol?
Tourist: mmmm ... oui bonjour ..
V: Want to see my store? Please have carpets of any kind .. come ..
T: mmm .. yes .. we see from
V: First time in Tunisia? Where are you from? Rome?
T: mmmm (wanders around the store looking at the patterns and colors that match in the bedroom, ignoring the bullshit seller)
V: (shouting in the street) ... Samiiiiiir ta'h ta'h, zuz tea kas .. (smiling then close to the tourist and the carpet starts to open at random) this looks like? They do our women, this is typical of Tozeur ..
T: I'm no color is too bright ... quelllo is too faded ... that ...
Meanwhile waaay strotolati carpets are down and the tourists have already started to consider some of the pieces .. Samir enters and leaves a big pot with two cups of mint tea on a table.
moment of pause for reflection in which the vendor will continue to ask questions about the country on tourist or his intentions to travel and tourists in Tunisia on the basis of a variety of stressors can respond cordially, continue to grumble or fix urgently a couple of rugs that absolutely wants to take home ...
After the tea break we will come to the bargaining itself.
Consider that the price will be offered at the end of the contract must essere almeno del 40% più basso per potersi vantare di aver fatto un affare..ma ci vuole mooolta pazienza e mooolte giustificazioni assurde per non voler pagare il prezzo propostovi..parenti malati, fine soldi, bancomat bloccato, portafogli rubato ecc..
In bocca al lupo!
-in tunisia la Tastiera dei pc è diversan(ma non in arabo)e indurrà in confusione coloro che sono abituati a scrivere velocemente senza guardare le lettere.. si troveranno principalmente a usare la Q al posto della A e il tasto di punto e virgola invece che la M..oltre ad avere il tastierino numerico superiore al contrario e quindi ! al posto di 1, “ al posto di 2 ecc..
La connessione a internet costa in media da 1.5 TDN in su e troverete ogni type of program for instant messaging and browser.
Finally some data on "typical" city by city: -Tunis: all kinds of handicrafts, especially leather goods, hookahs, jewelry and rugs,
-Kairouan: Carpet expensive but processed;
-Nabeul: Vases and pottery beautiful at ridiculous prices;
-Tabarka: Coral;
-South in general from Gabes in Tozeur: Carpets bill simpler but well made and much cheaper, dates, roses sand, nights in the desert ..
But wherever you steal stories of goblins, of impossible love, travel overseas and egregious lies that will make you smile at someone sideways while air great storyteller will continue its history .. the Tunisian people are sociable and friendly (especially in the north ..) have a beautiful country and hopefully be able to give a better fitted sooner or later because the possibilities are endless.
I finished my coffee at the Cafe des Plaisirs in Sidi Bou Said
(beautiful but horribly expensive coffee 6TDN ..) in one day, I traveled more than 650km in a few hours and take the ferry to go home. . emotions of all kinds have sprung up in the space of a few weeks and I do not know what else to say or do .. I will bring a little 'out of my exhausted legs in narrow streets whitewashed orange in the twilight hours while the wind brackish takes me to blows on the neck and tiredness makes me ignore any kind of paranoia Customs .. à bientot ..
And always remember .. sometimes a smile is a thousand words ..
S.
ps
following this link you can go to the full listing of photos of the trip
ppsPer any clarification or doubt, as always, feel free to write me, I will be happy
, as part of my ability, to respond.
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