Hello! I'm Rawdha, and This is Travel Through My Lenses.


Hello, I’m Rawdha —a Tunisian woman, a lawyer by profession, and an artist at heart.


I am neither a globetrotter nor a conventional travel blogger. I am an ordinary person with a 9 to 5 job in law, finding solace and inspiration through the lenses of my phone camera. My journey into street photography started a decade ago in the vibrant streets of Tunis, where French colonial elegance meets brutalist grit and Italian art deco charm. 


It all began at the age of 18, when I embarked on a weekly train journey from Ezzahra to Tunis during 2013-2014. My destination: Avenue de Carthage, where I attended Philosophy tutoring lessons to prepare for my baccalaureate. Our classroom perched on the fourth floor of a building our professor jestingly claimed would crumble by year's end.




Avenue de Carthage buzzed with morning activity—cars honking, shared taxis, buses, and people darting in all directions. The 5 to 10-minute walk from Tunis Terminal train station to my tutoring spot was never my favorite, especially as dusk approached. I can’t pinpoint when I started noticing the street’s architectural beauty amidst its hustle, but beauty is what I eventually saw. In the next article, I’ll take you on a stroll through these vibrant streets.

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So, join me on this journey…



Pays/territoire : Tunis, Tunisie

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