We stayed overnight in a nearby hotel to Gatwick as the early start was going to be killer although glad to be going as 2 days before the airport was closed due to the snow. The alarm at 3:45am was the most painful but having not slept a wink I was glad to get up and moving. Flight was due to leave at 7am but technical problems kept it on the ground until 9am. To be honest I didn't mind as I knew we'd get there eventually and leaving behind a very snowy

If I could only remove the very annoying family with no control over their kids before we left! We finally arrived in Tunisia after a painful flight, seeing the first glimpse of the African coastline was amazing.

After a cheesy coach ride with the holiday rep we arrived at our hotel. Having never done the "all inclusive" holiday before I was quite looking forward to taking full advantage!! We took in the Marhaba Beach Hotel and went for a short beach walk. As expected we were accosted pretty quickly by a beach hawker but to be fair the caramelised nuts were very welcome as I was starving!! After lunch we sat by the pool and just enjoyed a few drinks as we were exhausted from our journey.