Take Me With You Podcast

(Ep. 118) Tunisia with Beka Gregory

February 01, 2021 Ryan & Cheryl Season 3 Episode 14
Take Me With You Podcast
(Ep. 118) Tunisia with Beka Gregory
Show Notes

Beka joins us to share about a mission trip she took to Tunisia! 

  • Monastir
    • For many of the Tunisian high school students, it was their first trip to the ocean
    • Food was cafeteria food, which made things difficult with health
    • Bonus Tip: If the country you are visiting has worm medicine, buy it before you go home
    • Went through training in Turkey
  • Tunis
    • 2 day crash course in Arabic (national language)
    • Coffee Shops
      • Most are geared for men
      • Some are for men only
    • There was a small bombing that had happened just before they landed, so they were whisked away right after they arrived at the airport
      • Got into a fender bender, but the Tunisians talked for a minute or two and then drove off
      • Nobody really cared much about the car because no one was hurt
  • Stayed in a local’s house in Tozeur
    • Breakfast - dates from their family date farm, coffee, biscuits (cookies), fresh fruit
    • Tozeur shuts down in the middle of the day in summer because of the heat
      • Therefore a lot of nightlife
  • One night they stayed in the Sahara Desert
    • Rode camels into the desert
    • Got to sleep under the stars in the desert
  • Star Wars
    • One night they went to a cliff where they had filmed the movie
      • There were still holes drilled into the sides of some of the rocks
    • Took a 4x4 into the desert after nap time
      • Ended up at a salt flat, with one cliff that stuck out called “the camel’s head” and climbed up - maybe Chott el Djerid
      • There was a whole village left over from Tatooine sets
        • The only other people there are trying to sell you stuff
    • Luke’s House!
      • Again, it’s the only thing there
      • If you didn’t know where to look, you would never have found it
      • But there was a road leading to it
    • https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/leftover-star-wars-sets 
  • Castle that looked really big, but it was just a thin plastic material


  • If you could take us with you to one part of your trip, where & why?
    • Riding camels into the desert and sleeping under the stars
  • What’s your next trip
    • To Texas to see family and go to a wedding
  • Do you have any travel questions for us?


Wish You Were Here

Cheryl: Poble Espanyol, Barcelona, Spain 

Beka: Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare, Ireland

Ryan: Olympic Game Farm, Sequim, WA 


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