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

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#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

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#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

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#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

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#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

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#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

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#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

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#Tataouine #DaharMountains #CheniniVillage #DouiretRuins #TunisiaTravel #KsourArchitecture #BerberCulture #TunisiaResidency #AutumnInTunisia #StarWarsLocations #NorthAfricaTravel #SaharanFrontier #TravelOnABudget #TunisianSouk #AmazighHeritage #TunisiaEconomy #HikingTunisia #CulturalExploration

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I explore the Sunday souk in Tataouine, hike the Chenini to Douiret ridge, and break down the real cost of living in Tunisia's deep south.

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Episode 72 of Tunisia Travel Podcast with Rania Ben Salah. Rania Ben Salah is in Tataouine, Tunisia.

Places in this episode: Marché du dimanche, Sugar cafe, Cafe La Palma, Cité El Mahrajene, Ghrghar, Chenini, Douiret, Ksar Beni Barka.

Covered: Dahar ridge walk logistics, Sunday souk experience, Tataouine cost breakdown, residence permit status update, local café culture.

Chapters:
00:00 Marché du dimanche
02:33 Chenini
05:32 Douiret

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#TunisiaTravel #Tataouine #DaharRidge #Chenini #Douiret #BerberCulture #SaharaGate #KsourTourism #SoloTravelAfrica #AutumnInTunisia #TravelOnABudget #ResidencePermit #NorthAfrica #OasisLife #StarWarsTunisia #HikingTunisia #MedinaExploration #LocalEconomy

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