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Day five in Matmata. I walk the ridge above the pit houses, watch the olive harvest begin on the Dahar escarpment, and navigate the quiet bureaucracy of life as a resident.
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Episode 82 of Tunisia Travel Podcast with Rania Ben Salah. Rania Ben Salah is in Matmata, Tunisia.
Places in this episode: Matmata Ancienne, Matmata Nouvelle, Le Café Jelilli, MATMATA RESTAURANT LES TROGLODYTES, Café Restaurant La Princesse, Tamezret, Toujane, BIAT.
Covered: Matmata geography and districts, olive harvest season, residency bureaucracy and banking, local food prices and cuisine, amazigh culture and arts, transit logistics louage and buses.
Chapters:
00:00 Le Café Jelilli
02:23 Matmata Nouvelle
04:54 Ksour Troglodyte Museum
07:24 Toujane
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Matmata #TunisiaTravel #Troglodyte #OliveHarvest #ResidencyInTunisia #NorthAfrica #BerberCulture #SaharaGateway #MatmataAncienne #TunisianFood #BudgetTravel #SlowTravel #DaharMountains #TunisiaLife #TravelPodcast #GabèsGovernorate #Amazigh #AutumnInTunisia
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Day four in Matmata. I walk the edge of the Jebel Dahar, navigate the bureaucracy of New Matmata, and watch the olive harvest begin while the autumn heat finally breaks.
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Episode 81 of Tunisia Travel Podcast with Rania Ben Salah. Rania Ben Salah is in Matmata, Tunisia.
Places in this episode: Matmata Ancienne, Matmata Nouvelle, Jebel Dahar, Troglodyte House, Cafe Berbere, BIAT, MATMATA RESTAURANT LES TROGLODYTES, Ksour Troglodyte Museum.
Covered: Matmata geography and districts, troglodyte architecture and history, local food prices and cuisine, residency bureaucracy and banking, olive harvest and Amazigh culture, transport logistics louage and buses.
Chapters:
00:00 Matmata Ancienne
02:43 BIAT
05:21 Ksour Troglodyte Museum
07:37 Dar Ayed
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Matmata #TunisiaTravel #TroglodyteHomes #DaharRidge #OliveHarvest #TunisiaLife #BerberCulture #TravelBudget #NorthAfrica #CaveHotels #TunisianFood #ResidencyPermit #GabèsGovernorate #AutumnInTunisia #MatmataAncienne #TamezretVillage #SaharaGate #SlowTravel
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Rania settles into day three in Matmata, exploring the troglodyte pits of Ancienne, navigating the bureaucracy of New Matmata, and watching the autumn olive harvest begin.
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Episode 80 of Tunisia Travel Podcast with Rania Ben Salah. Rania Ben Salah is in Matmata, Tunisia.
Places in this episode: Matmata Ancienne, Matmata Nouvelle, Cafe Berbere, Hôtel Sidi Driss, Café DIAR EL BARBAR, Nouvelle Matmata, BNA, Resturant Chez Abdoul.
Covered: Matmata geography and districts, troglodyte architecture and history, local food prices and cuisine, residency bureaucracy and banking, olive harvest and Amazigh culture, transport logistics louage and buses.
Chapters:
00:00 Jebel Dahar
01:21 Café DIAR EL BARBAR
02:50 Nouvelle Matmata
04:29 Resturant Chez Abdoul
06:07 Le Café Jelilli
07:37 Tamezret
08:50 Room
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Matmata #TunisiaTravel #TroglodyteLiving #AmazighCulture #OliveHarvest #NorthAfrica #CaveHotel #DaharMountains #TravelTips #ResidencyPermit #TunisianFood #SlowTravel #AutumnInTunisia #BerberVillages #GabèsGovernorate #SustainableTourism #HiddenGems #TravelPodcast
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Rania settles into day two in Matmata, navigating the divide between Old and New Matmata, exploring the troglodyte architecture, and tasting local street food while discussing the logistics of living in the Dahar escarpment.
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Episode 79 of Tunisia Travel Podcast with Rania Ben Salah. Rania Ben Salah is in Matmata, Tunisia.
Places in this episode: Matmata Ancienne, Matmata Nouvelle, Ksour Troglodyte Museum, Hôtel Sidi Driss, Café Berbere, Resturant Chez Abdoul, MATMATA RESTAURANT LES TROGLODYTES, Dar Khadija Museum.
Covered: Matmata geography and districts, troglodyte architecture and history, local food prices and cuisine, residency bureaucracy and banking, olive harvest and Amazigh culture, transport logistics louage and buses.
Chapters:
00:00 Toujane
02:28 Café Berbere
05:23 Resturant Chez Abdoul
08:24 Dar Khadija Museum
11:09 Tamezret
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Matmata #TunisiaTravel #TroglodyteLife #AmazighCulture #OliveHarvest #StarWarsLocations #NorthAfrica #BudgetTravel #ResidencyVisa #LouageTransport #CaveHotels #DaharMountains #GabesGovernorate #LocalFood #TunisianHistory #SlowTravel #AutumnInTunisia #MatmataAncienne
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We drive two hours from Tataouine to the Matmata hills. The air is cooler, the olive harvest is starting, and we settle into a cave room in Old Matmata while sorting residence papers in the new town.
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Episode 78 of Tunisia Travel Podcast with Rania Ben Salah. Rania Ben Salah is in Matmata, Tunisia.
Places in this episode: Matmata Ancienne, Matmata Nouvelle, Hôtel Sidi Driss, Dar Ayed, Café Restaurant La Princesse, MATMATA RESTAURANT LES TROGLODYTES, Jebel Dahar, Chott el Fejaj.
Covered: Matmata relocation, troglodyte architecture, residence bureaucracy, local economy and inflation, olive harvest season, travel logistics in south Tunisia.
Chapters:
00:00 Gabès
02:19 Tamezret
04:17 Hôtel Sidi Driss
06:40 MATMATA RESTAURANT LES TROGLODYTES
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Matmata #TunisiaTravel #TroglodyteHomes #DaharEscarpment #AmazighCulture #StarWarsTunisia #OliveHarvest #TunisiaResidence #CaveLiving #GabèsGovernorate #AutumnInTunisia #NorthAfricaTravel #SaharaGate #BerberVillages #TunisiaFood #JebelDahar #MatmataAncienne #SlowTravel
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Rania spends her last full day in Tataouine before heading north. She visits the bank for residence paperwork, navigates the local market, and reflects on the economic tensions between oil revenues and tourism.
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Episode 77 of Tunisia Travel Podcast with Rania Ben Salah. Rania Ben Salah is in Tataouine, Tunisia.
Places in this episode: Cité El Mahrajene, Sugar Cafe, Earth Memory Museum, Hotel Dakyanus, Chahbania Lake.
Covered: residence bureaucracy, local inflation costs, ksour tourism impact, autumn weather transition, daily life in tataouine.
Chapters:
00:00 Tataouine
01:58 Cafe
04:26 Earth Memory Museum
06:45 Chahbania Lake
08:42 Hotel Dakyanus
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#TunisiaTravel #Tataouine #KsourOuledSoltane #CheniniVillage #Douiret #DakarRally #StarWarsTunisia #AmazighCulture #DesertLife #AutumnInTunisia #TravelBudget #ResidencePermit #NorthAfrica #BerberHistory #SaharanTourism #TunisiaFood #SlowTravel #TravelPodcast
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Rania spends her final full day in Tataouine on Tunisia's Evacuation Day, navigating the quiet streets of the French garrison town, checking residence paperwork, and reflecting on the region's shifting economy as autumn deepens.
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Episode 76 of Tunisia Travel Podcast with Rania Ben Salah. Rania Ben Salah is in Tataouine, Tunisia.
Places in this episode: Cité El Mahrajene, Cité Ennour, Ettadhamen, Gattoufa, L'artisto, Sugar Cafe, Musée des Ksours, BH Bank TATAOUINE.
Covered: Tataouine daily life, residence permit bureaucracy, local inflation and costs, Evacuation Day context, ksour tourism impact, travel logistics in south Tunisia.
Chapters:
00:00 Tataouine
01:50 BH Bank TATAOUINE
04:36 Gattoufa
07:29 Room
09:25 Cafe
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#TunisiaTravel #Tataouine #KsourOfTunisia #NorthAfricaTravel #BudgetTravelTips #TunisiaAutumn #BerberCulture #SoukLife #TravelPodcast #RaniaBenSalah #TunisiaVisa #DesertTravel #CulturalHeritage #SlowTravel #TunisiaFood #OuedDraaValley #AmazighArt #ResidencePermit
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Rania navigates the Tataouine Sunday souk, checks on her residence permit paperwork at the bank, and reflects on the shifting economy of the deep south.
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Episode 75 of Tunisia Travel Podcast with Rania Ben Salah. Rania Ben Salah is in Tataouine, Tunisia.
Places in this episode: Cité Ennour, Cafe La Palma, BH Bank TATAOUINE, Cité El Mahrajene, Tataouine Souk, Guermassa, Ksar Hadada, Djebel Dahar.
Covered: Sunday souk economy, residence permit banking, inflation and food costs, ksour photography trip, energy infrastructure debates.
Chapters:
00:00 Tataouine
01:46 BH Bank TATAOUINE
03:46 Ksar Hadada
08:33 Guermassa
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Tataouine #TunisiaTravel #Ksour #Dahar #ResidencePermit #CostOfLiving #NorthAfrica #BerberCulture #SaharaGate #TravelPodcast #AutumnInTunisia #LocalEconomy #Ouerghemma #CiteEnnour #BHBank #FestivalDesKsours #DigitalNomadTunisia #SlowTravel
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Rania navigates the Sunday souk in Tataouine, hikes the Chenini to Douiret ridge, and reflects on the local economy and residence permit process.
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Episode 74 of Tunisia Travel Podcast with Rania Ben Salah. Rania Ben Salah is in Tataouine, Tunisia.
Places in this episode: Cité El Mahrajene, STB Bank, Cafe La Palma, Chenini Old Village, Douiret, L'artisto, Musée de la mémoire de la Terre de Tataouine, Ksar Ouled Soltane.
Covered: Sunday souk experience, Dahar ridge walk logistics, local inflation impact, ksour cultural context, residence permit status update.
Chapters:
00:00 Tataouine
03:07 Ksar Ouled Soltane
06:23 Douiret
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#TunisiaTravel #Tataouine #DaharMountains #KsourTour #CheniniVillage #Douiret #NorthAfrica #SaharaGate #BerberCulture #TravelOnABudget #ResidencePermit #AutumnInTunisia #SoukLife #StarWarsLocations #SlowTravel #HiddenGems #MedenineRegion #LocalEconomy
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Rania navigates the Sunday souk in Tataouine, hikes the Chenini to Douiret ridge, and reflects on the local economy and residence permit process.
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Episode 73 of Tunisia Travel Podcast with Rania Ben Salah. Rania Ben Salah is in Tataouine, Tunisia.
Places in this episode: Cafe La Palma, Ettadhamen, Ghrghar, Ksar Hadada, Chenini, Douiret, Hotel Dakyanus, Boughnim.
Covered: Dahar ridge hike logistics, Sunday souk economy, Tataouine cost breakdown, residence permit banking, local inflation impact, ksour cultural context.
Chapters:
00:00 Tataouine
03:31 Chenini
07:04 Boughnim
10:25 Hill
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Tataouine #DaharMountains #CheniniVillage #DouiretRuins #TunisiaTravel #KsourArchitecture #BerberCulture #TunisiaResidency #AutumnInTunisia #StarWarsLocations #NorthAfricaTravel #SaharanFrontier #TravelOnABudget #TunisianSouk #AmazighHeritage #TunisiaEconomy #HikingTunisia #CulturalExploration
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From the publisher's feed
Tunisia Travel Podcast with Rania Ben Salah is a series about moving through the country slowly, with attention to how the Mediterranean location, long imperial history, and shifting terrain shape daily life. The landscape runs from the northern mountains to the hot central plain and the semiarid south merging into the Sahara, so journeys become changes in climate as much as distance.
She starts in Tunis, the capital, then travels to Ain Draham in the northern mountains, crosses the central plain around Kairouan, and reaches the oasis town of Tozeur on the edge of the Sahara. Each place changes the texture of the show: city streets, forest trails, olive plains, desert palm groves.
Over a couple of years, the show settles in a place, returns to it through different seasons, and eventually moves on to somewhere connected. The northern mountains become familiar through winter rain and summer dryness, the central plain through its heat, and the Sahara through wind and shifting dust.
Rania Ben Salah lives in Tunisia and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Rania is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement.
A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers.
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Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next.
#Tunisia #TunisiaTravel #NorthAfrica #Tunis #TravelPodcast #Travel #Paris2Tokyo
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