Tunisia turns the corner!

..and we were there!
Nine months after former dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali was deposed, Tunisia went to the polls on Sunday October 23rd 2011 for the first democratic elections for 24 years and we were there - when I say we, I mean Small Families.  'So what', I hear you say, as well you might!

I have tried really hard to look for (or invent) any relevance or omen for our holiday group arriving in the country on the very day of these historical free elections but just can't think of any, so I guess we must put it down to serendipity.

Tunisia relies heavily on tourist income for jobs and general growth and we at Small Families are quite proud to have ‘done our bit’ over the past 11 years by helping (albeit in a tiny way) in that cause with around 91 holidays so far. But obviously it not really us, it’s you, the single parent families without whom we wouldn’t have visited Tunisia even once, so we and our Tunisian partners salute you all.

Despite the oppression of the past, the local people have always been kind, polite, attentive and helpful. Now with the freedom that lies ahead, Tunisia is reborn and Small Families will of course, continue its long association and happily celebrate with them throughout 2012 and beyond. 

Keith (Small Families Holidays)