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Full Time Global Hobo cycling the world on AU$100/week 🌍🚴🏼♀️🤙🏼
Creating vlogs, blogs, and photogs
@hels.on.wheels
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Creating vlogs, blogs, and photogs
@hels.on.wheels
helsonwheels.bio.link
Back In SICILY! 🏖️ For An Italian Summer
Day 192. 47km (81159kms 7yrs)
After a couple of weeks off I had to find a little bit of motivation for the ride today. I’d already extended my hostel stay by one night but today - mercifully - they full; it was the kickstart I needed. So I enjoyed one last Italian hostel breakfast before hitting the road.
I had some chores around Palermo before leaving town though. I already knew there were no suitable tyres to be had but I was in search of some sleeves, gloves, camping gas, and the nice Palestine mural I’d spotted that would make a nice pic with Gibbo parked in front.
All complete, I began the ride along the coast to the east. It was a lovely clear day and though the best views were to the west behind me, it was a delightfully flower-filled little lane that brought me to the village of Sant Elia. Thanks to a small spit of land this tiny village enjoys two pretty little beaches were so, knowing this to be my last opportunity for some time, I took a swim before beginning the climb inland.
Initially so steep I had to get off and push, I knew the gradient to be only 3% rising to 5% for most of the 9km climb. As usual I’d attempted to stay fit during my break by running, but I’d still inevitably gained weight and lost some cycling strength.
Once the road turned to begin following the hill around things became much easier (though I was shamed by one runner who convincingly overtook me as we both plodded uphill 😆)
I greeted nine MAMILs before I lost count.
From the crest of the climb a very poor and very steep road brought me down to Lago Di Caccamo where I began looking for a camp. A view of the water would’ve been ideal but I preferred to be hidden so picked a space between fenced off fields amongst some trees. Alarmingly the plant that I suspect of causing more than one Tunisian puncture is in abundance here, but is perhaps less aggressively dry and spiky; I will still give it a very wide berth.
Delighted with my Italian dinner of box wine, mozzarella, olives and tomato I was pleased to be on the move again.
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After a couple of weeks off I had to find a little bit of motivation for the ride today. I’d already extended my hostel stay by one night but today - mercifully - they full; it was the kickstart I needed. So I enjoyed one last Italian hostel breakfast before hitting the road.
I had some chores around Palermo before leaving town though. I already knew there were no suitable tyres to be had but I was in search of some sleeves, gloves, camping gas, and the nice Palestine mural I’d spotted that would make a nice pic with Gibbo parked in front.
All complete, I began the ride along the coast to the east. It was a lovely clear day and though the best views were to the west behind me, it was a delightfully flower-filled little lane that brought me to the village of Sant Elia. Thanks to a small spit of land this tiny village enjoys two pretty little beaches were so, knowing this to be my last opportunity for some time, I took a swim before beginning the climb inland.
Initially so steep I had to get off and push, I knew the gradient to be only 3% rising to 5% for most of the 9km climb. As usual I’d attempted to stay fit during my break by running, but I’d still inevitably gained weight and lost some cycling strength.
Once the road turned to begin following the hill around things became much easier (though I was shamed by one runner who convincingly overtook me as we both plodded uphill 😆)
I greeted nine MAMILs before I lost count.
From the crest of the climb a very poor and very steep road brought me down to Lago Di Caccamo where I began looking for a camp. A view of the water would’ve been ideal but I preferred to be hidden so picked a space between fenced off fields amongst some trees. Alarmingly the plant that I suspect of causing more than one Tunisian puncture is in abundance here, but is perhaps less aggressively dry and spiky; I will still give it a very wide berth.
Delighted with my Italian dinner of box wine, mozzarella, olives and tomato I was pleased to be on the move again.
If you enjoy my vlogs, blogs, and photogs please consider joining me on Patreon 😃
www.patreon.com/helsonwheels?fan_landing=true
#italy #travel #sicily
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Goodbye TUNISIA! 😢 Tunis Medina & the Ferry To Sicily
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Day 173. 36km (81112kms 7yrs) The couple of days I spent with Nedra gave me a great - albeit belated - insight into how it is to cycle as a Tunisian woman here. It’s not my experience to share so suffice it to say it is very different from my experience as a European woman. My ferry wasn’t until 03:00 so I had the day to revisit Tunis medina and eat some of my favourite foods all over again. Me...
Completing The Loop 🥵 Last SWELTERING Day Into Tunis
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Day 170. 67km (81076kms 7yrs) On my last day riding across Tunisa I woke outside the little French church-turned-home of the kind family hosting me and my tent. They brought coffee, bread, and questions about my trip through the country. Knowing I was about to have a couple of weeks away from camping I did my best to not drip sweat as I packed away the tent, a challenging task in the direct sun...
WHY? Did No One Tell Me 😫 This CRUCIAL FACT For Cycling Cap Bon?!
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Day 169. 71km (81009kms 7yrs) In a forest how did I still managed to pitch my tent in a sunny spot?! Despite this error I loved my camp so much I took some time to enjoy a cold instant coffee before packing up and getting on my way. Once at a cafe I made sure to appreciate the sweet burnt smell of the sheesha pipes as I sipped my coffee. All too soon these details will become distant memories.....
CRAAAZY 🇶🇦QATAR - Cape Bon🇹🇳 Coincidence! 🤯
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Day 168. 48km (80938kms 7yrs) I woke to the first clouds I’ve seen since in rained on me in Tunis almost 3 months ago. The tent was covered in dew so I waited a while for the sun to burn through the sea mist but still ended up packing away a slightly damp tent. Two early morning hikers warned me of snakes. Back down from the hill, at the entrance to the village I was flagged down by a man on th...
The END Of Tunisia! 🌅 Sunset At Cap Bon
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Day 167. 41km (80890kms kms 7yrs) Happily, I woke just in time to watch the hazy red sun re-emerge from the opposite horizon. One fisherman very kindly brought me a plate of melon and grapes but the group when they left abandoned several plastic bottles where they’d been camping. I’d already gathered a bag of litter from around my camp, and picked up another for good measure as I heaved Gibbo t...
BEACH HOPPING! 🏖️ Kelibia, Cap Bon
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Day 166. 21km (80849kms 7yrs) With not many kilometres planned today it didn’t matter too much how slow the wifi was for uploading a vlog. I also booked some time off the bike for when I return to Europe so I feel newly energised for my last week in Tunisia. Tyres pumped again I was content to see they’d both lost no more than the usual 10psi or thereabouts. 15kilometres north along an unintere...
Korba’s NEGLECTED Natural Wonder 🦩🦩🦩
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Day 165. 48km (80828kms 7yrs) It was still quite cool at 06:30am but I’d paid for a seaside room so I was absolutely going to take a swim! The beach was already surprisingly busy even at this hour. There’s a string of Maison de Jeunes along the south side of the Cap Bon peninsula but being the weekend I wasn’t expecting to get this lucky again. Leaving Nabeul I elected to take the country roads...
Washing The Puncture Stress Away 🌊 In NABEUL
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Day 164. 23km (80780kms 7yrs) It was lovely to catch up with Claudio (I even let him take fully laden Gibbo for a quick spin!) I pumped the tyres once more and headed in the direction of his local bike shop. @topcyclehammamet fixed me up with 3 new tubes, with the car-type valves I prefer, plus some extra glue for the many patches I still have. No tyres, but this will do for now. In hammamet I ...
TWO Slow Punctures, NO GLUE, NO TUBES, & 100km To The Bike Shop 😬
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Day 163. 102km (80757kms 7yrs) For the previous two days since patching them I’d been obsessively checking both tyres every few hours noting the the back was fine and the front continued to deflate slowly. So this morning I was gutted to discover the back one had deflated a little. How could this have happened?! With 100km to the next bike shop I pumped both tyres, grabbed my frozen water bottl...
A Day Off The Bike In KAIROUAN 🕌 Tunisia’s Historic Capital
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Days 162. 0kms With an affordable place to stay and Tunisia’s ancient capital to explore I left the bike at the Auberge and spent a day walking around the city’s zaouias, mosques, and medina. If you enjoy my vlogs, blogs, and photogs please consider joining me on Patreon 😃 www.patreon.com/helsonwheels?fan_landing=true #tunisia #kairouan #travel
THREE PUNCTURE DAY?!😩Well And Truly Over It
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Day 161. 54km (80655kms 7yrs) What a nightmare this choice of campsite was! Not only was I so sweaty all night I had to give up all fear of predators - scorpion and male human - and sleep naked with the fly unzipped to try to catch any sort of breeze. Not in recent memory have I had such a wakeful and unpleasant night. And in the early pre-dawn light I saw my rear tyre was flat. Having pulled s...
Sousse SOUQ & A Questionable Campsite ⛺️
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Day 160. 18km (80655kms 7yrs) What a lovely hotel room, complete with breakfast too! Staying until check-out time for maximum value meant I was hitting the town at midday. It was an especially sweaty day; 39C here at the coast and 45C inland at Kairouan, my next destination. I decided to leave as late as possible. In the meantime I had Sousse souq to explore. Passing on the Ribat having been to...
DOUBLE PUNCTURE Day 📌 In Monastir
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Day 159. 59km (80637kms 7yrs) I’d been invited to stay, but with time running out on my visa I decided - a bit late in the morning regrettably - to continue on. 40kms up the coast from Mahdia is Monastir which thanks to a flat smooth road and the wind behind me I arrived into without difficulty by lunchtime. Still the weekend I found the town’s auberge full with students, and dismissed a privat...
How My Fortunes Changed In 24hrs! 🍀LUCKY DAY!🍀
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Day 158. 41km (80578kms 7 yrs) Well-hidden in the shed I rose with the sun packing down quickly and was almost on my way before 07:00 when I discovered my front tyre to be squishy. Without water I pumped it and planned to fix it at the first cafe. But 7kms on it still felt solid so I elected to delay repair again until I reached town, where I hoped to stay at the Maison De Jeunes. With the wind...
Motorcyclist DISGRACES HIMSELF In Assaulting Me On Sfax - El Djem Road
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Motorcyclist DISGRACES HIMSELF In Assaulting Me On Sfax - El Djem Road
100 Miserable, GRUMPY, & Windy Kilometres North 😫
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100 Miserable, GRUMPY, & Windy Kilometres North 😫
Football’s Not Coming Home ⚽️ But I Am, To Gabes, Tunisa
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Football’s Not Coming Home ⚽️ But I Am, To Gabes, Tunisa
Djerbahood’s Street Art 🎨 But Not Its Synagogue 🕍 Erriadh, Djerba
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Djerbahood’s Street Art 🎨 But Not Its Synagogue 🕍 Erriadh, Djerba
Houmt Souk Stops Me In My Tracks! 💙 Djerba Island
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Houmt Souk Stops Me In My Tracks! 💙 Djerba Island
I Reach The BEACH! 🏖️ Djerba; Tunisia’s Holiday Island
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I Reach The BEACH! 🏖️ Djerba; Tunisia’s Holiday Island
Completing TWO CIRCUITS OF EARTH!! 🌍 From Desert To Djerba Island
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Completing TWO CIRCUITS OF EARTH!! 🌍 From Desert To Djerba Island
CELEBRATING 80,000kms! 🍻 But Are Women Barred From The Bar In Tataouine?!
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CELEBRATING 80,000kms! 🍻 But Are Women Barred From The Bar In Tataouine?!
Ksour Tour! 🧗🏼♀️ Southern Tunisia’s Singular Architecture
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Ksour Tour! 🧗🏼♀️ Southern Tunisia’s Singular Architecture
Tunisia’s Troglodyte Berber Villages 🦇 Life in a Cave!
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Tunisia’s Troglodyte Berber Villages 🦇 Life in a Cave!
THIS Is Why I Don’t Want The National Guard Following Me About 👀
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THIS Is Why I Don’t Want The National Guard Following Me About 👀
May The Force Be With Us! 💫 Luke Skywalker’s Childhood Home
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May The Force Be With Us! 💫 Luke Skywalker’s Childhood Home
Counting the Kilometres into The Wind 🌬️ 90kms Of Barren Desert
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Counting the Kilometres into The Wind 🌬️ 90kms Of Barren Desert
Sitting Out The HEATWAVE 🌡️ At Tunisia’s Only Bike House
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Sitting Out The HEATWAVE 🌡️ At Tunisia’s Only Bike House
Beautiful ❤
Yeah tunisia has been a blast 🥰
Ahhhhh Italia ❤️❤️❤️ sorry she wins every time. Everything is so drop dead gorgeous. Enjoy the summer and look forward to following your inland trip 😊
Ciaooooo!! Yeah it’s hard to beat italy isn’t it 🥰🇮🇹🍷😍
See you soon 🇹🇳🌶 good bye ❤
Inshallah! Aishik!! 👋🏼🇹🇳🥲
Are you in Palermo?
It is a relief to know that you made it back to Europe safe.
Thank you very much ☺️ did you check out any of my lebanon vlogs? 🇱🇧🚴🏻♀️
Going inland? Great! If you ride across to the south coast you'll need to be sure to go by Agrigento. There are beautiful Greek ruins there. Also, Marsala is really nice. Though it's more south-southwest from Palermo. I guess by time you're reading this you'll be already well past either of these places.
Thanks very much! In fact my vlog is temporarily almost in real time! But I’m going inland because I’ve already ridden the whole triangle of coast of previous visits. But sheesh it’s hilly here! 😅
@@helsonwheels That's what I was thinking when you said you were going inland. Hotter also I'd guess. But, I bet that will be a nice experience. I've cycled a lot in Sicily, but always on the south coast. Mostly in the southwest (Trapani, Marsala, Erice, and San Vito Lo Capo). I love cycling there.
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Red is a much better colour on you, that aside thought the rapid footsteps and panting was you running uphill with bike.....a bit keen I thought.
Thanks yeah, it does suit me better I think 🙂 And yeah no uphill running pushes for me! I was already struggling as it is! 😅
I have loved following your trip around Tunisia. well done. so glad you met Nedra and the nomadic team. How much was the ferry to Sicily? may consider it next time
Thanks very much! The ferry is 30smething euros for just deck space. There are cabins for €100ish more. The bike is free, but you must declare it when booking ⛴️☺️
🚲 How beautiful Tounis Medina 🇹🇳🫒🥖 is How wonderful the people are The food delicious & Nutricious .. Bless you Woman on 🚲 ...
Thank you very much! Yes Tunis medina and souq are a lovely way to finish my tunisia trip 🥰🇹🇳🚴🏻♀️
Thank you for visting Tunisia 💜
Wow thank you so much Monkeychief!! That’s so kind of you! Thanks for for following my vlogs in lovely Tunisia ☺️🇹🇳🚴🏻♀️
see you soon
Inshallah 🙂
Unfortunately, every beginning has an end Thank you very much for your great videos I wish you health, happiness and success have a good trip goodbye 👍👍❤
Thank you very much for watching and commenting ☺️🇹🇳👋🏼
Good bye .. 😢 beautiful woman ❤🌹
Bye! 🥲👋🏼🇹🇳
😢 We're gonna miss Tunisia, Thank you for this summer tour in Tunisia ❤
Glad you enjoyed! I will miss tunisia very much too 🥲🇹🇳
It's good that the last episode includes a lot of food, happy travelling
Yeah the Tunisian street food will be missed back in Europe 🥲
Wow, what a treat to follow you while you toured Tunisia! It was very interesting to learn about this country and see all the sites! Many thanks! ❤️🚴🏼♀️
Thank you to you for joining on the ride! I always appreciate your positive comments ☺️ 🌟
The area you were in isn’t a safe area , which is why you were being followed. There’s a risk of kidnapping , you should be pleased you were being watched over . Also, if they know where you are, if you have an accident they can find you easier.
Mostly true but I suppose I’m a libertarian in this respect - I don’t enjoy giving up my freedoms in exchange for a promise of improved safety. Additionally I pay very close attention to the gov.uk travel advice for every country I visit. The region I was being followed was coded green, with a small portion in the amber area (avoid all but essential travel) and I completely avoided Kasserine and surrounds precisely because at the time it was coded red (avoid all travel) for the reason you state. It’s worth noting that in all the 88 countries I’ve visited (some entirely coded red eg lebanon and Iran) only Saudi Arabia and North Korea have taken this much interest in my whereabouts. But as I return to africa next year it will be interesting to see if this remains the case. At least I should be ready for the surveillance next time.. 🙂
You have a beautiful atmosphere ❤
Thank you very much ☺️
This lady is Jewish Australian. I have seen some of her travel vlogs before.
Hello! You’re not the first to think I’m Jewish, although I’m not. I’m very interested to hear why you think I am Jewish though..?
Love your videos ; love the positive spin on the stories. must be quite hot in August Tunisia; do you know what temperatures where you dealing with during the day ?
Thank you! I make it a rule to avoid cycling above 40C so there were a few days I skipped in Douz - thanks to the hospitality of the bike house there - where temperatures were reaching 40C by late morning. But generally mid to high thirties through July which was manageable. Where possible sitting out the hottest part of the day
@@helsonwheels thanks for sharing. Enjoy the next chapter 😊
Thank you ☺️⛴️🇮🇹
Travel around the world with bicycle , 😮
The best! 😃🌍🚴🏻♀️
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@@helsonwheels I hope u are OK.... 😘
@billybilly7243 great thanks 😊🤙🏼
@@helsonwheels very nice, OK then we stay in contact ok, take care on u always, big hug big kiss 🌸
@billybilly7243 thanks 🚴🏻♀️🌍
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I’ve enjoyed following your amazing journey through Tunisia. Thanks for sharing your experience and safe onward travels.
You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting 🌟
Amazing, thanks for the videos in tunisia and good luck
You’re very welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting 🌟
I'm going to miss you 👍❤
I will miss tunisia too! 💔🇹🇳 Hope all my Tunisian followers don’t subscribe when I go to Italy 😭
Oh ..finely you meet Nadra ryahi 😊... good
Yes lucky me! 🍀 can’t leave tunisia without meeting the famous Nedra Riahi! 🥰🇹🇳🚴🏻♀️
@@helsonwheels ohh you leave tunisia !! Where are you going ? We miss you so mutch🥰😔
@benslamaimen7227 back to italy ⛴️, then France, home to UK, then depending on visas - 🇩🇿- back to Africa inshallah 🤞🏼
Love you ❤
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I love when you visit the ruins in your travels. I often wonder when you come upon the mosaics if you ever see duplicates. I would imagine though that each of them are unique. Glad you have a place to stay while in Tunis. Thanks for taking us along while you toured through Tunisia. 😊🚴🏼♀️❤️
Each one has been different to my eye. Though some original artefacts are taken to the Bardot museum in Tunis, and replica left behind in situ
I hope one day you will see my country of origin, Lebanon
Guess what.. 😉 🇱🇧 ua-cam.com/play/PLNEOy7Ikucy5MMR2rGvgjmhExML0wG88H.html&si=PEH4jNZNFrqc6MA1
Sweltering and sweatingly
Both! A LOT 🥵😂
Will you carry your bicycle on the plane?
Nooooooo! I haaaate putting my bike on a plane 😣 By boat back to Sicily 🇮🇹
first
🥳🥳 yay! Thank you 😊 🌟
I love getting naked and free, clearly just as much as you do! Unfortunately, I’m unable to get that wild and climb atop a mountain and be exposed to the elements, with all my bits and pieces flying around. I do sleep and swim naked though! I try to do as much as possible nakey, at least when I’m alone. 😂
It took me so long to stand up and walk to the water on my first visit to a nudist beach 😆 love it now though. (Provided its quiet enough)
@@helsonwheelsI’ve never been to one! What’s it like?
Terrifying 🫣
I hope you're enjoying your tour in Tunisia. you're sending a great message to all over the world that Tunisia is safe and beautiful. The Kelibian beaches weren't that crowded until 2014-2015, they've got a big trend on the social media. Enjoy your stay!
I was there at the weekend too which probably was a factor. Worked out well though - i got to camp in safety in this gorgeous beach 🏖️
Great effort in driving 😮
Thank you 😊🚴🏻♀️
I have to say, apart from the Star Wars stuff being really cool, I have no incentive to visit this country whatsoever from watching these Vlogs. Fortunately, it wasn’t high on my list anyway 😅
Each to their own. The world is huge so I’m sure there’s plenty of places to your liking. For me though, cycling Tunisia has been a great privilege and experience
@@helsonwheelsthat’s lovely and you’re right, the world is massive (we have plans just to explore Scotland for a while to start with) and it’s finding what’s right for you.
Scotland is a superb starting point! I especially loved cycling the old rail trails there, and the islands… gosh, when the weather is kind… outstanding 🥰 🏴 🚴🏻♀️
Way beautiful...
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Tunisia 🇹🇳 ❤️ 😍
Yes 🥺🚴🏻♀️🇹🇳
That fort road ! I feel your pain. I experienced that route while biking many times before.
Garrrggghh!! At least I got good bbq fish out of it 😋
انا تونسي فيديو رائع) 🎉🎉لك لدي سؤال أين يوجد هذا المكان؟؟
Sorry I can’t copy paste to translate from here 😩
Bravo
Thanks! 😄
was that korbus?
Yes. Good fish. Bad road 🤭
@@helsonwheels i have to admit you are a strong woman ...to go there by bike in this hot summer ! i dont even dare going out of the house after 10 am ....take a swim from time to time and be safe
@BenabdallahInes ha!! It’s not so hot at the coast! Now Douz, and Tataouine.. that’s a different story! 🥵🥵🥵
Oh .. it's my city Mahdia ❤
Oh gorgeous! I loved Mahdia 🥰
Sorry 😮 .
Thank you
What do you think of Starbucks Tunisian Coffee?😅
Don’t know 🤷🏻♀️ haven’t been in to Starbucks
@@helsonwheels I mean the coffee you sat in
@specteur2754 nice. I like the sheesha smell as I drink my coffee ☕️☺️
Is this mahdia
Yes, isn’t it gorgeous! 😍🇹🇳
@@helsonwheels it's my city 🥰💕 do you like it
@benslamaimen7227 loved it! 🥰
Well, you did say, "More of Tunisia." 😊
🤣 be careful what you wish for right! 🤣
@@helsonwheels Yep. But, you didn't miss your ferry. 😊
Correct 😊
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