By MJ + PJ
BUCKETED: Month Nine – Tunisia and Portugal (February 2nd to March 1st 2019)
We had a few days in Twickenham and then Worcester to end our circuit of the United Kingdom and Ireland before heading to Tunisia.
Tunisia was a somewhat off the cuff and unexpected decision, but we stayed two weeks there (on the advice of some friends) having a vacation within our vacation. We had to delay our arrival in the EU nation that have the Schengen visa as you only get 90 days per 180 days and we had to time our Europe exit carefully. Our Europe entry point was Porto, Portugal, where we rounded out the month and was a place we really, really loved.
We only had two flights this month. The majority of our transport was by walking, by tour bus or van, or by train. We did have a nearly two hour taxi ride from Sousse to Tunis, which was the most advised way to get there since we were not a part of a tour package.
Cost wise this month we did really well… besides the seven bookings for accommodation over the coming few months which we chose to do ahead of time. This was to ensure we had options and secured somewhere to stay in the Spring months. Although our average is listed as $223/day, if you take out the $3000 we spent on future accommodations the daily average was $116/day for the month of February. About 68% of our days were on or under budget this month which is close to our trip average. Again, this percentage was skewed by the accommodation purchases.
See how our statistics for the month compare to other months at our 365 Data page.
ENGLAND
- Twickenham
- Portobello Road Skate Park
- Portobello Road Markets
- Notting Hill
- George Orwell’s House
- Richmond Park
- Worcester
- Worcester River Path
- Worcester Horse Racing Track
- Worcester Swan Sanctuary
- Worcester Cathedral
- King Charles House Pub
- Worcester City Hall
- Worcester Museum
- Two Crafty Brewers Pub
- Train across the Cotswolds to Gatwick
TUNISIA
- Enfidha Hammamet Airport
- Sousse
- Marhaba Beach Resort
- City of Kairouan
- Aghlabid Basins
- Barbier Mausoleum
- The Great Mosque of Kairouan
- Hotel La Kasbah (old prison)
- The Amphitheater of El Jem
- Fish Pedicures
- Quad Riding and Petting Farm at Tantana
- The Sousse Medina and Markets
- Sousse Archeology Museum (mosaics)
- Hammamet fishing area
- Nabeul Pottery Factory
- Nabeul Friday Markets
- Le Chateau Winery and lunch
- Beach Time
- Tunis Concorde Hotel
FRANCE
- Paris airport; briefly for a transfer!
PORTUGAL
- Porto
- Rotunda da Boavista
- Porto City Tour
- Porto Tram to Patrimonio do Estado
- Porto Sign at Chafariz da Porta do Olival
- Cordoaria’s Garden Park
- São Nicolau area
- Jardins do Palácio de Cristal (Crystal Palace Gardens)
- Playground do Palácio de Cristal
- Torreão do Jardim do Palácio
- Sandeman’s Port Wine Tour
- Royal Oporto (Real Companhia Velha) Port Tasting
- Pimm’s Cafe
- Livaria Lello Bookstore
- Majestic Cafe (closed at the time)
- Porto Music Walking Tour
- Maus Hábitos Cafe
- Mirajazz (balcony with jazz concert)
- Hard Club live music venue
- Rua das FloresI
- Igreja dos Clérigos (organ concerts)
- Galerias de Paris restaurant
- A Vida Portuguesa (store with Portuguese made products only)
- Jardim do Carregal
- Alfândega Port Building for Banksy’s Dismaland and Others Photography Exhibit
- Porto Guitarra
- Torre de Clérigos (climb and explored inside)
- Amorina Gelato store
- O Cubo Cafe
- Sunset at Jardim Municipal do Horto das Virtudes
- Jardim dos Sentimentos
- Casa Escondida (narrow house) and Igreja do Carmo Church
- Tram Restaurante
- Gondola Ride
- Arte Urbano Conejo De Bordalo II (corner art bunny)
- Quinta Santa Eufemia Port Wine Tasting
- Jardim do Morro sunset and wine
- Casa Portuguesa Pastel de Bacalhau
- Devesas Train Station
- Averio
- Pirate Ship Playground
- Gondola Boat Tour
- High Speed Train to Coimbra
