Tunisian Colosseum beats Rome!

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Did you know there was a Colosseum that rivals Rome right here in Tunisia? We honestly think it's one of the countries best kept secrets and we can't wait to see where the gladiators would have fought for the entertainment of 30,000 people.
This day in the life vlog has everything from historical tourist destinations, to traditional street food and a beautiful beachside parkup to end the day. Hope you enjoy coming along with us!
If you're new around here, we're a British vanlife couple living full time in our self converted campervan. We've called our van our home for over 3 years now and spend 6-9 months each year taking roadtrips around Europe and beyond.
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See you next Monday! C & M
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PLACES WE VISIT IN THIS VIDEO:
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📍Beach of El Alia - goo.gl/maps/5Y...

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16 окт 2024

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@thegbear9968 Год назад

Forget Gladiator! El Djem was in an episode of Emmerdale Farm in February 1988. Kathy & Jackie went to Tunisia for their honeymoon. I remember it being quite the big deal at the time. I think it was the first time an episode of Emmerdale Farm was filmed abroad. It was on TV on my mum's birthday we watched eating a birthday treat of crispy duck & garlic prawns from the Chinese. Happy travels!

@mandylyons1688 Год назад

Hi guys, I hope all is well with you and your families. I respect that you may be taking a break. We do miss your videos and would love to watch more when you are ready 😊❤

@LizHouck Год назад

❤ Again, what an epic adventure and you captured it so amazingly well! Thank you for bringing us along!

@nedernoor Год назад

Love your videos! What a adventure! Noticed that there are no follow-ups anymore so hope you both are ok and still enjoying your journey!!

@slimmingbedlington1200 Год назад

How lovely to see El Djem again, I visited in 1974 when I was 13 years old, there wasn’t much tourism in Tunisia then.. the President at the time was staying in our hotel in Sousse which only had 2 hotels at the time ..

@mohamedalimezghani9747 Год назад

👏 very well captured 👌 i enjoyed watching tunisia through your eyes 😍 keep up the great work!

@psnchsky Год назад

I've been to that amazing amphitheatre several years ago. I love Roman History.

@chokolatelatte4764 Год назад

I visited that colosseum in El Djem in the 80s, it is a very impressive example 😍 Surprised so few visit these days, back then there was plenty of tourists and it was on all the tour lists. Are you going to visit Matmata is the other place I remember the most, and the pretty blue town of Sidi Bou Said and it's bird cages.

@courtsandmeeks Год назад

Hey, cool that you visited in the 80s. I bet it's quieter these days. We didn't actually go to Matmata but we will save it for another trip. Sidi Bou Said we visited but didn't really like it as it was very fake compared to the rest of Tunisia so we didn't include in a video :)

@geoffcampbell7846 Год назад

Stunning place to visit, and to read in the comments that it was once a busy tourist destination makes you wonder and realise how political events can make or break an economy by damaging a reputation. The world could be a better place if more people took note and took more care over their ancestral lands. Great vlog once again. Cheers 👋

@act_sion Год назад

It is not the colosseum, but an amphitheatre. The colosseum is the name given to the amphitheatre of Rome due to the colossal statue of Neron next to it!

@aabid5885 11 месяцев назад

in summer it is full of tourists. They visited the colossum in winter, it is the low season. Tunisia has changed a lot compared to the 80s.

@keithbrandon8540 Год назад

We had been wondering how you are doing then up you popped! Happy to see you again and at a spectacular place. Looks magnificent. Love these sort of ruiins and cant wait for our trip to Tunisia in Oct. This place is on our list for visit. Hopefully it wont be too crowded. Loved this Tunisia adventure, thanks so much for showing us places and your honest opinions. See you next time where ever that may be. 💯👍

@leeallen463 Год назад

Loving this. Could've carried on watching for a lot longer!

@courtsandmeeks Год назад

Cheers Lee!

@Stevebayes66 Год назад

Great video guys. What more can I say! Safe travels, wherever you are ❤️

@petermccall6880 Год назад

Nothing heard from you for so long. Hope you are both okay. Best wishes.

@Welcome_to_real_life_ Год назад

What a wonderful video! I love it when you are amazed and excited in discovering beautiful areas.

@Linda-td8hj Год назад

Wow guys that was spectacular look at history ❤♡❤ fabulous love historical stuff ☆☆☆☆☆ what an amazing experience thank you for taking us along with you ❤❤❤ stay safe be happy be free 😀 cat wait to see what you find next........

@petersmith862 Год назад

One word, brilliant!!!!

@simonlees7031 Год назад

Hi to you both,thanks for your reply glad everything is good with you too and yes you always have to make time for family and each other, keep well and safe. Simon

@LizHouck Год назад

Missing your videos, hope all is well❤ looking forward to your next adventures 😊

@scottnuttall3494 Год назад

I’m glad to find out you’re both still alive over on Facebook! 😅

@stevepjackson Год назад

Great update guys, keep safe 👍

@aliciathom9633 Год назад

Amazing colosseum!

@stevenkenny3454 Год назад

Great video to end the series rally enjoyed coming along thank you both only one issue 2weeks and still no video WTF!!! Only joking guys Looking forward to the next video Take care and stay safe

@jaynebensaad2886 Год назад

Did you know they actually filmed Gladiator here... Apparently the cost of filming in Rome was too high for them so the filmed here instead and CGI'd Rome into it during the editing. That's another best kept secret. You guys are so respectful of how your showing Tunisia. I'm enthralled with your videos and so jealous I'm not there, however watching you guys enjoy yourselves so much there is filling my heart. My hubby of 14 years is tunisian and we live in North Wales. We miss the fam and we miss being there. El Jem is so atmospheric isn't it... You can feel its history, its energy, the lives that were spent there... Its one heck of a place, right?! ❤

@livingworkingoutsidebox Год назад

Just incredible that you can walk around the whole colosseum. Walking the same steps as ancient Tunisians and Romans did. Thanks for sharing your wonderful journey journey. Hopefully you will make a video about the total cost of your time in Tunisia. I've watched every episode and the majority of your videos and I find it hard to believe how cheap everything is there. I used to think Turkey was just incredibly affordable, unless you hit a donkey. 🤔😉

@act_sion Год назад

An amphitheatre not a colosseum

@livingworkingoutsidebox Год назад

@@act_sion As nouns the difference between amphitheater and coliseumis that amphitheater is (us) a semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind performers for an outdoor venue while coliseum is a large theatre, cinema, or stadium:

@act_sion Год назад

@@livingworkingoutsidebox Nope the colosseum is the name given one in Rome due to the colossal statue of Neron next to it .

@act_sion Год назад

@@livingworkingoutsidebox An amphitheatre can be also elliptical amphitheatre so it the amphitheatre known as Colosseum and the one in El Jem.

@livingworkingoutsidebox Год назад

@@act_sion and I thank you for taking time out of your life to clarify. This was apparently important enough in your mind to ...

@susanrudge5817 Год назад

Yes, I’m missing your videos. I hope all is going well for you guys.

@maggiemitchell4359 Год назад

What an amazing Colosseum,thanks for sharing😍

@maggiemitchell4359 Год назад

Thinking of you two, hope you are both keeping well and are safe😍

@cindy-ml7vo Год назад

Thanks for your videos. I'm going to be in Tunisia next month(during Ramadan) & finding difficult to find tourist info.

@duncanmillward9570 Год назад

Thank goodness your back...i was getting worried. 😃

@courtsandmeeks Год назад

Sorry Duncan. Just one week off to enjoy time with friends. Only 1 or 2 more videos of this Tunisia series left though I'm afraid and then we will be taking time off videos whilst back home with family :)

@grahamwood9842 Год назад

Also what is amazing is how the colosseum has stood the test of time. Looks very much intact.

@act_sion Год назад

An amphitheatre not a colosseum

@sewjojosewingandcrafts3679 Год назад

I'll have to hunt out my photos from 29 years ago when we went there. I know we went, but I don't really recall much detail. That's what's so good about technology today and RU-vid.

@Malek11093 Год назад

Welcome to Tunisia guys! I hope you had fun❤

@nicolacornell2253 Год назад

Wow amazing and so cheap too. Thanks guys ❤

@rziguiaymen7519 Год назад

Great to see you again guys and glad you enjoyed the amphi theater of El Jem, keep these videos coming

@stevesidders1838 Год назад

What's happened to you two? Keep looking for your videos. Hope everything is ok

@geoffcampbell7846 Год назад

Fascinating place! Interesting to read in the comments that this was once a very popular tourist attraction but over time has become an almost forgotten gem. Super vlog again guys. You will have to include this in your travel documentary 😉. 👋

@elaineowen8438 Год назад

Hi hope all is OK with you both. We are missing your videos 😢 xx

@bigbenskeys Месяц назад

Guys...please comeback, it's been too long! 😢❤

@stevieblokes_vlogs 6 месяцев назад

Hi Guys, We really miss you, you were our favourites, but we understand vlogging is a hard job, I know because that's why I stopped vlogging...Hope you're both ok & enjoying MoHo life... Wishing all the best, Steve & Ang ❤

@bettyourcampervan Год назад

Another brilliant video guys ❤️❤️🚐🚐 xx proper bucket list stuff! You two are just ace ❤️

@Scud_and_thesTig Год назад

Superb video and travel guide 👍💙❤️

@alanbillyeald Год назад

Thanks so much for sharing. I visited this Colosseum in El Jem some 50 years ago. Seems the town is bigger but the Colosseum is just the same and maybe with some "Et tu, Brute?" resounding in the walls? Keep on tramping! and share more :-)

@act_sion Год назад

It is an amphitheatre not an colosseum as the colosseum is the name given due to the colossal statue next to the one in Rome!

@alanbillyeald Год назад

@@act_sion Thanks, I stand corrected.

@souheilbf Год назад

You need to visit the northwest of the country ( ain draham, tabarka, el feija parc) right mow it’s very green with lots of mesmerizing views

@susanrudge5817 Год назад

Stunning video - can totally relate to your surprise regarding the juxtaposition of amphitheatre and cafes. The amphitheatre in Nimes had the same effect on me. Those Romans sure built to last.

@yaminthegrey Год назад

Hari OM Loved that walk around the ancient ruins; you really have been having a charmed time, occasional officialdom notwithstanding! YAM xx

@act_sion Год назад

There is only one colloseum in the world , it is the amphitheatre of Rome due the colossal statue of Neron next to it!

@denisecafferky2248 Год назад

That coliseum is fab

@lisastrick1544 Год назад

Where have you gone. Nothing for 2 months 🥲we miss you

@allandelaplante1614 Год назад

I am wholly impressed with the camera work! Beautiful light and just magical. What kind of camera are you using? Do you use it on a pole at times? I have missed some of your clips and wonder about Tunisia and it's difficulties with getting there and back to the EU. Keep at it and keep smiling even if the jokes are a tad lame at times...LOL! Love from Canada.

@courtsandmeeks Год назад

Thanks Allan, we just have our camera on a joby stand but no gimble :)

@mikebourke1185 Год назад

Tanfastic..what History in these places.. with prices etc. Ye are doing well .. Stay Free and Safe Travels 😀 👍 🙏

@elbalalaw1781 Год назад

If you liked Eldjem you should definitely visit the Roman sites of Bulla Regia, Douga and Sbitla, these are three ancient Roman cities that are so well preserved and beautiful, Dougga especially is located on top of a hill in a rural area with a wonderful view on the Tunisian north, bulla regia in the other hand is impressive by its size

@courtsandmeeks Год назад

Thanks for the tips!

@mikepowell9326 Год назад

We miss you both where are you hope you're well ❤

@salahopethist Год назад

My dad's hometown. I used to go to upper most part of the coliseum to smoke cigarettes away from familiar eyes (family everywhere) The cafe you went to, i took my Canadian gf in 2022 when i was there.

@act_sion Год назад

It is an amphitheatre as the colosseum is the name given to the one in Rome due to the colossal statue of Neron next to it

@maskoxo1 Год назад

Hope you guys had an amazing and memorable time in Tunisia! visit us back again…❤

@sablah3976 Год назад

Tunisia 🇹🇳♥️😍

@donna-trevorsintransit Год назад

Hope you guys are ok and just having a break, missing you.

@moussamohamed2486 Год назад

You have not visited one of the best museums in Tunisia, which is the El Jem Museum, about 200 meters from colosuim , very cool

@courtsandmeeks Год назад

We did visit the museum and it was beautiful! Just didn't include it in the video because watching us walk around a museum isn't very exciting! 😂

@TeamPlumb-ew8ho Год назад

Are you two ok you have not been on here for weeks, hope is all ok and you are safe

@offroadell Год назад

I’m thinking the same, I can’t help but worry about these guys there so nice and trusting, where are they now? One comment mentioned a tv show? What’s that about. In any case does anyone know if they are okay

@yahyaoui-sz5ee Год назад

The Romans ruled over Tunisia after beating hannibal the 1 with the elephants, many towns have huge roman remains they needed the wheat for the bread as their armies grew so big

@franceskey9335 Год назад

Are you guys OK? not heard from you in weeks, getting worried about you. Do hope everything is OK. 😬X

@jilltrickey6521 Год назад

We have watched you for years and really enjoy your blogs But now we are worried because we haven’t heard from you for over a month. Where have you gone. Are you both safe and well. Please answer if possible. X

@courtsandmeeks Год назад

Hi Jill, very kind of you to worry about us but we are safe and well. We are back in the UK and enjoying some time with family. Been busy selling our van and soon to collect a new one. Sorry the videos just randomly stopped! We got really busy with proper work and decided to stop for a while as videos were getting quite overwhelming with how much time we were putting in. Had zero free time for anything else. We'll try to do an update video soon! All the best x

@jilltrickey6521 Год назад

Thank you for replying. Pleased your safe and well and looking forward to seeing you back on screen again. X

@michaelconner2817 Год назад

Glad you are well and doing ok. We look forward to the new van and seeing your travels again, whenever you are ready! Much love and respect. Rose & Michael

@stevepjackson Год назад

Are you guys ok? We've not heard from you for over a month now??

@courtsandmeeks Год назад

Hiya! No need to worry Steve :) we are perfectly fine and just took some time out to spend time with family. We did post some updates on our community page before the videos stopped. Hope you understand it takes a lot of work and we need time for ourselves. Weve got lots of work on outside of videos so haven't got the time right now to make videos. X we appreciate you caring so much about us x

@stuartthorpe6230 Год назад

❤❤❤

@علي-ش7ث8ب Год назад

*You should translate some of the jokes on that calendar,corny but funny.* 😊

@courtsandmeeks Год назад

Yes they are very interesting jokes haha. Lots of jokes about men making fun of their wives. I think a man definitely wrote the calendar 😂

@علي-ش7ث8ب Год назад

@@courtsandmeeks *Wives are funny but we love them.*

@macnmich Год назад

Hi, hope you're both OK,

@btg6222 Год назад

Where are you now missing your blogs

@Cazemms02 Год назад

🖤

@simonlees7031 Год назад

Hi guys not seen a video from you for about a month, I hope you are both ok

@courtsandmeeks Год назад

Hiya! No need to worry Simon :) we are perfectly fine and just took some time out to spend time with family. We did post some updates on our community page before the videos stopped. Hope you understand it takes a lot of work and we need time for ourselves. Weve got lots of work on outside of videos so haven't got the time right now to make videos. X we appreciate you caring so much about us x

@maaxx441 Год назад

Cool video, thanks a lot♥, but the coliseum is not by far the most stunning thing u can find in Tunisia, if u felt there like in Rome, u should check out the ruins in Sbeitla or even in Dougga u ll feel like like u re re in ancient Greece or El Ghriba synagogue the oldest in africa ,the Ain El Dahab Cave that stretches for 3 km the longest in africa too, or The North Africa American Cemetery dedicated to WWII american and britich soldiers that fought in the battle of Tunisia against the Nazis... list goes on...

@russellknight3344 Год назад

What happened to you guys???

@johnbentley4695 Год назад

Not heard from you both for ages ...are you ok

@SuperNoobem Год назад

That was a good joke 😂

@alanwilkins139 Год назад

Where are you now?🙏❤️👍

@kizaru1210 Год назад

🇹🇳😍

@vintagedutchclocks Год назад

Are you guys ok?

@courtsandmeeks Год назад

We're fine thank you! Just been taking some time off and getting back to ourselves after a bit of a crazy trip. Sorry no uploads recently!

@dixienormouse1441 Год назад

Guess you had the right complexion to be welcome there

@courtsandmeeks Год назад

I'm not sure what you mean?

@dixienormouse1441 Год назад

@@courtsandmeeks only white people are welcome there. Sorry I didn’t think I’d have to spell it out. But then if you’re not part of the solution you’re usually part of the problem. Great vid and beautiful place by the way 👍🏿

@offroadell Год назад

I’m worried for these guys also. This is out of character and needs some serious investigation.

@courtsandmeeks Год назад

Hiya! No need to worry :) we are perfectly fine and just took some time out to spend time with family. We did post some updates on our community page before the videos stopped. Hope you understand it takes a lot of work and we need time for ourselves.

@offroadell Год назад

Thank you for the reply, of course you work hard and your videos make many people happy, love the pair of you. 👍