Hello from Michael...

Jabesi:

Don't even DREAM of leaving your vehicle behind in Tunisia. In fact, after my experience unintentionally leaving my motorcycle in Tunisia (I was riding there when the COVID pandemic started, and couldn't export the moto because no ferries or aircraft were operating), I suggest you don't even take your own vehicle there.

Read this post to learn what happened to me.

If you insist on going to Tunisia, leave your car in secure storage in Sicily (note "secure storage") and rent a car in Tunisia. The money you save not transporting your own car back and forth on the ferry will offset the majority of the car rental fee - perhaps all of it, if your planned visit to Tunisia is only for a week or so.

Although I enjoyed my time touring the country and thought that the people in Tunisia were very pleasant folks, I don't think 2022 is the year to go to Tunisia, even without a vehicle. The country is currently operating under a state of emergency, a referendum on a new constitution was held just earlier this week, and the government is flat broke and seeking IMF help. I fear that the security situation in the country could degrade at any time, although I sincerely hope that it does not. Read this story published by Reuters News earlier today for more information about the instability the country is facing.

Go to Morocco instead, it is much more tourist-oriented and culturally very similar to Tunisia. Morocco also has a more stable government and despite the hit that the tourism sector has taken in the past 2 years, Morocco is in financially good shape. Alternatively, extend the amount of time you spend in Sicily, or hop a ferry from Sicily over to Sardinia and explore Sardinia instead of Tunisia.

Inch'Allah, maybe things will get better in Tunisia next year or in 2024. But even if that happens, don't ever leave a vehicle behind in Tunisia. Trust me about that.

Michael