Tunisia Tourism: Is It Safe For Uk Holidaymakers?

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43030864

The first fights depart today. I had a wonderful holiday in Tunisia a few years ago. But is it now safe to return ?

[Peter Pedant]

I just as well tell you

One Tunisian said to me ( UK) "Vee are not arab - we are romani ! look I am blue eyed ... my skin is like yours. we were part of the ROman Empire ( yup great ruins I thought) and they all look at us as arabs!"

and as one commentator said - you can get shot on London Bridge you know ....
( stabbed actually unless he was referring to the police)

[237SJ]

Nobody can say it is safe to return.

[mikey4444]

Naomi...nobody can say that Egypt is safe either.

[Peter Pedant]

Egypt ?
blimey if you are a sufi muslim - bit of a er bummer I would say.

[mikey4444]

Beg pardon...me earlier post was to 237Sj, not Naomi....apologies to Naomi (!)

[EDDIE51]

Here is the latest travel advice for Tunisia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/tunisia
Reinforces what I said earlier , I would not go. Try Southern Spain or Greece instead still warm,with good beaches and MUCH safer.

[NoMercy]

You wouldn't catch me going to Tunisia...nor Turkey, Morocco or Egypt for that matter.

[mikey4444]

Eddie....I agree, although this whole business is a terrible thing for Tunisia,

According to Wiki, Tunisia is a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic. It is considered to be the only full democracy in the Arab World.

[EDDIE51]

^ Yes, Tourism was their main source of income.

[yogi-bear]

Not one of my choices to be honest, in this current climate.
Have been there a few times in the past and on one trip, in Sousse, was offered upward scale to six camels for Mrs Bear, as they apparently love natural blondes, to which I flatly refused....thought she was worth at least ten. :-)

[237SJ]

You can't make a blanket opinion of all muslim countries. Some are safer than others. If I was desperate to see a particular site in Tunisia then I would probably go but I`m not so I won`t be going. I will quite happily go to other muslim countries though

[237SJ]

yogi - you do know that the whole "I`ll give you 6 camels for your wife" is a joke don't you. Much as some people on here would love to hate them, the people from the Middle East and along North Africa have a very prominent sense of humour.

[yogi-bear]

I know, 23....that's why I said it....keep up :-)

[Khandro]

237sj; // the people from the Middle East and along North Africa have a very prominent sense of humour.//

To which "people" do you refer, Muslim Sunnis, Shias, or the dwindling Christians and Jews?
Please tell us a Muslim joke.

[Spicerack]

They're a great bunch of lads, Khandro. Always joshing. They particularly like cartoons.

[237SJ]

Khandro - All of the people in that part of the world.

[Khandro]

Here's a good question to ask on your next visit;

[237SJ]

How about you go to the Middle East and try to not to judge people on your next visit? Somehow, I think your opinions are based on ignorance

[douglas9401]

Deary me.

[237SJ]

Deary me indeed. I`d love to hear all about your travels in the Middle East and elsewhere Douglas