Tunis, Tunisia
Posted by: Russ Malkin | Date posted: 30/05/2007
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Well, the team has landed in Africa and it's 45 degrees. Phew. Meanwhile, here's the latest from Russ, dictated from the truck as they took the fast road out of town. Sounds as if the form fillers at Customs have been having fun...
'It was slightly frustrating when we arrived in Tunisia, because of a bureaucratic discrepancy with some of our paperwork. We were held up at Customs for seven hours, but as with Long Way Round, we were all having a good time laughing and joking, and eventually the officials let us through, although they did impound three of our satellite phones. Also, because the Americans in our party didn't have Libyan visas, we were further delayed trying to solve that problem, but eventually left Tunis to see the amazing El Jem.
'El Jem is one of the best examples of a Roman coliseum and just standing in the arena where lions and tigers would have made short work of prisoners, was quite a moment.
'Everyone’s having a lot of fun, although there are a lot of tensions with regard to the mileage that has to be done every day, as well as the filming that has to be done every day for the TV show and website.'
Jimmy's lined up to send on some clips later on this week, probably from another glamorous car park location, and we'll get them posted up as soon as we can. Thank you Jimmy!
We asked about your most memorable arrivals. Here are the comments you sent in.
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At 07:47:13 PM on 30/05/2007, Allison (Calgary, AB) wrote:
Brilliant
Have fun guys! oh and I just have to say this...Calgary has the craziest and half-witted drivers in Canada...I swear!
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At 07:56:05 PM on 30/05/2007, Troy Murray-Plumer (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) wrote:
Africa at last!
Russ, et. al.: Thanks for the update. The web content is fantastic to receive. Thanks to Jimmy and the production team for that!
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At 08:08:57 PM on 30/05/2007, Nicola Hibberd (Sherborne) wrote:
Updates
Ever since watching LWR I've been waiting in anticipation for the next instalment. This trip sounds awesome, and your daily updates make me feel like I'm experiencing small parts along the way. Keep the logs coming and stay safe. x
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At 08:33:36 PM on 30/05/2007, mark (plymouth) wrote:
arrival
my most memorable arrival was wen i landed in kenya ,lol the heat ,also wat a coultur shok
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At 08:45:20 PM on 30/05/2007, Sundial Cylinder (Corby) wrote:
Mush Mush
Boys, boys, boys - what's going on? 19 days already and you're only just arriving in Africa! Michael Palin would be in final editing by now. Anyhoos, I'm looking forward to seeing lots more chopping, digging, regurgitating, sleeping on rocks and falling over. Here it is cold and rainy so I can only look out at my GS through the letter box. PS I've got jelly babies.
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At 08:55:48 PM on 30/05/2007, Cathy Pritchard (Formby Liverpool) wrote:
Lucky guys!!
Only just logged onto the site today!! What a crime and what I have missed!! Sounds like you are having great fun. Looking forward to when you visit your UNICEF sites in Africa. Good luck with it.
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At 09:01:28 PM on 30/05/2007, RIchard Tortorella (Langley, BC, Canada) wrote:
Arriving in Canada
When my family moved to Canada in 1988, we left the warm Italian summer behind and landed in a wet cold and miserable day in Vancouver - I looked around at the skyline covered with rainclouds and 15C weather and thought "I left the Mediterranean for this?" - however some 19 years later I haven't looked back (I have gone back, but always on holliday).
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At 09:27:31 PM on 30/05/2007, Kate Carey (Warrenville , Illinois) wrote:
greetings Jimmy
Jimmy! Hello from the Careys. Enjoying being along for the journey....peace.
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At 09:31:02 PM on 30/05/2007, Scott Murray (Glasgow) wrote:
Not the tunnel dream again!!
Entering Italy via the tunnel from the French side. I kept thinking about the Jasper Carrot comment 'there's no words in Italian for rear view mirror'. He's obviously driven ina country where a frontal lobotomy is mandatory to gain a car licence. Dolomites were stunning, great bends to carve all day.
At 07:37:36 PM on 30/05/2007, Alex Hart (Portland, OR) wrote:
Midnight Landing in Malta
One of my favorite arrivals was landing at Midnight on the island of Malta. I was invited by fellow travellers from the UK to accompany them. We first ended up at a local pub. Then we jumped into a locals car that took us into the heart of the city where we came upon a HUGE fiesta with 9 Clubs and a sea of people. I honestly never saw Malta during the day. Good Times!
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