Tunisia!

We had two holidays at school that happened to bump right up against one another and so a few friends and I planned a trip to Tunisia. It was the one place that none of us had been to yet. When you hang out with a bunch of travel freaks, finding a place no one has been to before is very difficult. We all wanted to go (but then again, I pretty much want to go every and anywhere in the world, so my input on this whole process was "sure, that sounds fabulous, I'd love to go there"). We decided on Tunisia and then we were off!
Firstly, I am sure that I cannot move to this country or really and any country that has major European influence or is actually European. This is because I would become hugely fat in mere days upon moving in. Our first stop in Tunisia was a city called Hammamet. This is a lovely city along the beach, as was our fabulous hotel. Breakfast here involved crepes with nutella and chocolate croissants. Gelato was a must after every meal. I love food. I love all kinds of food. I am beginning to think that I could be plopped in the middle of hell and still enjoy is as long as there is good food. Not quite sure that they would have good food in hell, defeating the whole purpose of hell, but whatcha gonna do. However, Tunisia was very far from hellacious. It was awesome. The people were nice, occasionally the boys were a little lecherous but I acted like I was deaf a few times and they left me alone. . I loved walking about the town. Town in Hammamet was very Greek aesthetically. The buildings were all white with blue doors and windows speckled along the streets and alleyways. The shopkeepers were hilarious! Some were down right stalkerish. They would track you down in different shops trying to make good deals. I thought it was a bit funny at first, then a bit annoying. After a while, you get used to bartering or you just abandon ship and go to a store with fixed prices (which are conveniently labeled, might I add). I loved all the shopping. The whole medina was filled with great little shops that sold pottery (a must buy in Tunisia) and scarves and camel leather bags. In case you were wondering, camel leather feels quite different from cow leather. It's much lighter in texture and weight. Also, the stores were FILLED with knock-off designer goods. The funniest thing was they were really good knockoffs, quite believable. To the untrained eye, they look like the real deal. The trained eye may have to even take a second look. So I got to shop until I dropped and then lay on the beach. I'd say that is quite the fabulous day.