Sahara
Day 90: El Haddej to Sousse
Nostalgic return to the Ribat at Monastir, a ninth-century Arab fortress, in which the tolerant Tunisians let us film Life of Brian, twenty-four years ago. Aficionados will recognise the tower from which Brian leapt only to be rescued by a flying saucer.

'The wedding,' he says, 'the traditional wedding used to be about one week. Now it's only one day or two days.'
His colleagues shake their heads. They seem willing to pay almost any price to bring in the visitors. I ask if they see any point in limiting the new developments.
'No limit, I think. We used to receive three millions and now about five millions. Maybe in ten years ten millions.'
Ten millions. On current figures that's more than the entire population.
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PALIN'S GUIDES
- Series: Sahara
- Day: 90
- Country/sea: Tunisia
- Place: Sousse
- Book page no: 237
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