A medina with one challenge
Walk through a public part of an old town and each find a detail to show the other later.
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A date with a touch of Tunisia.
A date in Tunisia can centre on a quiet street or market just as easily as a day by the sea. Let the season shape your route.
Browse the ideas4 plans you can actually try.
Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.
Make couscous together
Find vegetables at the market and make a simple couscous at home that suits your tastes.
Sea and coffee
Walk along an accessible seafront promenade and finish with coffee or tea.
Taste harissa carefully
Taste small amounts of two different harissas together with a meal and discuss the difference in flavour.
Combine two local ideas
Choose a combination. Are both ideas out of the question? Find places close to each other or spread the two ideas over two days.
A date at home
- Make couscous together
Find vegetables at the market and make a simple couscous at home that suits your tastes.
- Sea and coffee
No suitable place to eat open? Make a simple version at home with what you already have.
Go out and taste something
- A medina with one challenge
Walk through a public part of an old town and each find a detail to show the other later.
- Taste harissa carefully
Taste small amounts of two different harissas together with a meal and discuss the difference in flavour.
Try two new things
- A medina with one challenge
Walk through a public part of an old town and each find a detail to show the other later.
- Make couscous together
Find vegetables at the market and make a simple couscous at home that suits your tastes.
Things to do together anywhere
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You can also try these ideas in Tunisia. Choose a place that suits you and check what's available locally.
Indoors
ALSO FUN HERE The shared soup potEveryone brings one vegetable, and together you turn them into dinner.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Cooking buddies over videoEach make your own version of the same simple recipe.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Just dessertSkip the long dinner and meet for just one dessert.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE One small plate to shareOrder one small dish to share and let conversation fill the rest of the evening.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A kitchen cupboard journeyChoose a country on the map and cook with ingredients you already have.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Blind tasting at homeSet out three everyday snacks and try to guess the flavors with your eyes closed.View the idea
Outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Show the other person around your neighbourhoodTake each other on a short video call around one favourite place.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE An unfamiliar neighborhoodChoose a neighbourhood you rarely visit and walk for an hour without a set destination.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Park games and a picnicBring two simple games and something to eat to a park.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Switch walking partnersWalk a route with a small group and swap conversation partners halfway through.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Evening light walkTake a gentle stroll after eating as the light changes.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A monument in detailVisit a public monument and find five details you'd miss from a distance.View the idea
Indoors or outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Coffee with time to lingerAgree on half an hour to start with and see whether you'd like another stroll.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Look inside a millVisit a mill that's open to visitors and discover how it works.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Compare oliebollenIn winter, try two oliebollen from different places.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Coffee in an unfamiliar neighbourhoodTake the bus or cycle to a neighbourhood where you've never had coffee together.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Make your own city guidePut together a list of five places you'd recommend to a friend.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Ice cream flavor juryTry two different ice cream flavors together and give each your own rating.View the idea