Africa – Worthy Go https://worthygo.com Find what's worthy. Thu, 06 Feb 2020 23:49:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://worthygo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-Worthy-Go-GLOBE-ONLY-FULL-SIZE-1-32x32.png Africa – Worthy Go https://worthygo.com 32 32 A long time ago… in a desert far far away… Destination: Mos Espa, Darth Vader’s childhood home… https://worthygo.com/a-long-time-ago-in-a-desert-far-far-away-destination-mos-espa-darth-vaders-childhood-home/ Mon, 17 Oct 2016 13:00:16 +0000 https://worthygo.com/2016/10/a-long-time-ago-in-a-desert-far-far-away-destination-mos-espa-darth-vaders-childhood-home/ One of the sets from the Phantom Menace was left standing and open to the public — thanks to Indiegogo and a squadron of volunteers, it’s still here. Say what you will about the film — so much movie-making wizardry happens behind closed doors or distant places that the average mere mortal never gets to see or touch a piece […]

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]]> Where To Go Instead: 9 Famous Places and their Better Alternatives https://worthygo.com/where-to-go-instead-9-famous-places-and-their-better-alternatives/ Wed, 14 Sep 2016 13:00:29 +0000 https://worthygo.com/2016/09/where-to-go-instead-9-famous-places-and-their-better-alternatives/ Some well-known places are genuinely wonderful. Some just have a good marketing team. Here are nine lesser-known places to check out and have a better time for less money or hassle. Go on, admit it — part of the reason you might travel to a place is to say you’ve been there. Y’know, to the famous landmark everyone’s […]

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]]> Destination: Carthage, Tunisia https://worthygo.com/destination-carthage-tunisia/ Fri, 06 Nov 2015 15:05:50 +0000 http://worthygo.travel.blog/2015/11/06/destination-carthage-tunisia/ Exploring Northern Africa means seeing one of the UNESCO World Heritage’s oldest registered places. Carthage makes for a surprisingly easy daytrip from Tunis, and makes for a great reason to visit Tunisia in the first place. You’ll have to go all the way back to the 9th century BC to discover the founding of the area. […]

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]]> Destination: the OTHER Roman coliseum and a secret surprise (El Jem, Tunisia) https://worthygo.com/destination-the-other-roman-coliseum-and-a-secret-surprise-el-jem-tunisia/ Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:00:43 +0000 http://worthygo.travel.blog/2015/11/04/destination-the-other-roman-coliseum-and-a-secret-surprise-el-jem-tunisia/ It’s not every day you have a place to yourself as a tourist. Despite being easy to reach and a wonderful example of Roman architecture, this 3rd century UNESCO World Heritage doesn’t get nearly the sort of coverage it deserves. We saw no more than 10 tourists during our shoulder-season visit, though to be sure the […]

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]]> An introduction to Tunisia: five things you give up, and five things you get https://worthygo.com/an-introduction-to-tunisia-five-things-you-give-up-and-five-things-you-get/ Mon, 31 Aug 2015 14:14:31 +0000 https://worthygo.com/2015/08/an-introduction-to-tunisia-five-things-you-give-up-and-five-things-you-get/ “Tunisia? Where’s that?”, you might be asking. You might recognize it as a Northern African country from your Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? days, or you might be left baffled as to why anyone would want to visit the Sahara. In truth, the coastal city of Tunis and much of the touristy areas […]

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