"Yep.  That the Jacer I know!"

"His name written more accurately: 3li z3bu6i or علي زعبطي."

"Stopped at a modern roadside café near Beja.  We have Jeff, Gerry, Carter, Lisa, Mary, Brenda, Iris, Stan, Abby, George. Linda and Hatem are missing.  Anyone else?"

"Brenda enjoys jasmine on the beach in Sousse.   You never forget Tunisian jasmine."

"When I taught at the Lycée Mixte de Gafsa in 1964, I wouldn't have had the beard and would have been wearing a suit and tie."

"Iris with two of Zaabouti's granddaughters in Tunis."

"Ali Smaoui, Ali Zaabouti, George Entenman in Ali Smaoui's house in Gafsa."

"I know . You're making it worse :D"

"Then be careful of #438 (mloukhia) and #497 (berkouks) - those meals were unbelievable."

"I last saw Zaabouti in 1973.  It was wonderful to see him again, a long-lost brother."

"The 3 consonants at the root of this place name are f, r, q.  Our guide told us that Scipio Africanus got his name from defeating the people there.  This felt like a sacred place."

"Nice ! You're making me hungry :D"

"The star is confusing the hell out of me."

"The first casse-croute that most of us had had in over 40 years!  It hadn't changed much, thank goodness."