Been there | Tips http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. Mahdia http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33252 Good transport links to Tunis and the south. A short shared-taxi ride to El Djem. The town is five miles south of a 'tourist compound' of huge hotels, etc. to be strictly avoided if you want to meet Tunisians and live as the locals do.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33252 Mahdia and Tunis http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33251 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33251 Hotel Kanta http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32296 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32296 Shopping at the Souk in Sousse http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27776 Haggling is, of course, expected and part of the fun. For those that prefer not to haggle, quite a lot of the shops selling tourist-aimed items are 'prix fixe', (fixed price).
We found the shopkeepers at the souk to be very friendly and felt both safe and comfortable.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27776 Mahaba Palace http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/23223 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/23223 A visit to Douz for sun and action http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18830
Walk about, listen to bands from competing tribes, ride a camel called Mustapha, attend a busy market and eat fresh fish, such as red snapper, sea bass, bream, grouper, red mullet, tuna and prawns. The sweet baklava is to die for.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18830 Holidaying in Tunisia outside of Ramadan http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17844 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17844 Dar Said http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13712
Dar Said has been listed many times among the world's best boutique/individual hotels, and it feels small, quiet and intimate (how staying away from home should be!). All the rooms are spacious, cool, well-furnished, with opulent bathrooms, and open onto small courtyards of jasmine and gurgling fountains.

A gorgeous pool is set among terraces overlooking the sea, and breakfast is served poolside every morning.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13712 Dar El Medina Hotel http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7374 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7374 Villa Didon http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7373 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7373 The Residence http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7372 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7372