Tunisia’s myriad worlds: Roman ruins and Mediterranean Sea, Arab spring and young influencers

The magnificent El Jem Amphitheatre in Tunisia at sunset. PHOTO: KAREN TEE
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TUNISIA – I do a double take as I gaze at the azure and whitewashed houses lining the cobblestone streets, the shimmering Mediterranean Sea just within my line of sight.

Am I in Santorini?

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