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 future of Tunisia’s tourism is unclear aftertwo terrorist attacks in 2015. The center of filming for both theLife of Brian andGladiatormeans you might have some flashbacks as you’...