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Backpacking Tunisia: Raw Travel & Real Adventures

I visited Tunisia in 2020, right at the beginning of the pandemic that changed so many things in life. These are the posts from my time there.

Visiting the Ancient Sites of Tunisia from El Kef

October 28, 2026October 27, 2026 by Trevor Warman
Arc de Trajan at Mactaris in Tunisia

Using El Kef as a base to visit the Mactaris Archaeological Site and the Bulla Regia Archaeological Site, plus notes on how to get to the Dougga Archaeological Site.

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How to Visit the Northernmost Point of Africa – Cape Angela – Tunisia

October 24, 2026 by Trevor Warman
Nomadic Backpacker at the Ras En Jela monument in Tunisia

Want to visit the Northernmost Point of the African mainland, at Ras En Jela (رأس أنجلة) or Cape Angela in Tunisia, then this blog post is for you.

I’ll show you where to find the minivans that will take you most of the way and where to find the path that leads you to Ras en Jela.

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How to Visit the Amphitheatre of El Jem Using Public Transport (Tunisia)

October 26, 2026September 7, 2025 by Trevor Warman
el jem amphitheatre tunisia

I visited the Amphitheatre of El Jem (El Jem Amphitheatre) as part of a day trip, using local transport, travelling from Kairouan to Sousse and on to El Jem before continuing on to Sfax.

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Visiting Kairouan – Fourth Holiest City in Islam

July 19, 2026August 26, 2025 by Trevor Warman
The Grand Mosque of Kairouan

Kairouan is the fourth holiest city in Islam (after Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem).

So, having backpacked the Northernmost Point of Africa, at Ras en Jela, my next stop was Kairouan, 155 km to the south.

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Run by Trevor Warman, the blog is built entirely on over 30 years of low-budget backpacking across 130+ countries. He only writes about places he has physically set foot in. Find out more in the complete bio.

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