Tunisia
April 19, 2026 More Driving Todays drive is longer than yesterdays --- 6 hours but we have some interesting places to see along the way. The landscape is also going to change. We're leaving lush green fields behind and moving into a sub-Saharan Africa. As usual Ed manages to get some interesting photos as we drive. Kids and tractors, the same the world over. A grove of young olive trees. Tunisia grows a lot of olive trees and produces a lot of olive oil. In 2026, Tunisia is the 4th largest producer of olive oil following Spain, Italy and Turkey. Greece is the 5th largest. Tunisia is working on taming the desert to grow olive trees. Our first stop is at The Roman city of Sufeitula in the modern city of Sbeitla. The highlight of the site are three perfectly preserved temples dedicated to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva that rise from the forum like a classical textbook illustration. Sbeitla prospered during the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE through olive oil production—the "l...