Middle East
A very special part of the world, steeped in myth and legend. A place of lost cities, sand dunes and epic adventures.
The plunge – Canakkale
9th June 2008 Kristina’s Highway to Hell Tour – Day 1 I’ve decided to blog my first circuit with Fez, […]
The Devil’s Chair – Bergama
6th June 2008 Today was Rosie’s and my second day on the bus together. We left Yellow Rose at 8am […]
No Excuses – Canakkale
5th June 2008 Today, I took my first Fez bus out of Istanbul. We left at 7am although I had […]
Egypt
A place that is very special to me and a place I’ll always return to. Egypt was my first non-English speaking country and I studied it’s ancient history at university. It is a place, not only of archaeological wonders, but of hidden treasures, friendly people and a place where you can still have one hell of an adventure.
The Ship of Dreams – Luxor
13th May 2006 We boarded our ship “The Nile Ritz” and had to wait an hour or so for our […]
Divine Providence – Cairo
22nd March 2008 I made it back to Cairo after a long struggle with the train. Someone is definitely watching […]
I’m the King of the World! – Mt. Sinai
10th March 2008 So off I went at 9:45pm at night and got onto a minibus and we went round […]
The Horizon of the Aten – al Minya
3rd March 2008 Today was my trek out to Amarna and when I say trek, I mean trek. My tour […]
Idiots, Thieves & Charlatans – Alexandria
21st March 2008 Well, I’m in Alexandria now and after the hassle I’ve had, I’ve decided to leave. Well, that’s […]
Making the best of it – Cairo
5th March 2008 I was supposed to go on a tour to St Antony’s Monastery up near the Suez Canal […]
Israel & Jordan
I’ve only made flying visits to both of these wonderful places, but from what I’ve seen, they’re worth a lot more time.
Dust in the Wind – Jerusalem
15th March 2008 After a surprisingly good ride through the Sinai mountains in a crazy Egyptian taxi, who overcharged me […]
Follow me! I know the way! – Petra
7th March 2008 I got to Sharm el Sheikh by plane last night and arrived here around 6pm. At 2am […]
Morocco
Rock the kasbah! Colourful, crazy and chaotic another place I’m just dying to get back to!
The mother hen – Marrakesh
5th May 2008 Today, Sadie, Jennifer and I decided to go to Djeema al Fna’a. Abdess was supposed to take […]
A simple request – Marrakesh
4th May 2008 Wow! I only wanted to borrow a screwdriver! I got up in my dorm full of people […]
Black Magic – Marrakesh
3rd May 2008 Today really went and made a liar out of me. I had a really good day. I […]
The Spanish Inquisition – Marrakesh
2nd May 2008 Yesterday I got up really early in Casablanca, I wanted to get out of there. I didn’t […]
The last outpost – Rabat
1st May 2008 Woo Hoo!I finally got to see some ruins today ! Ok I’ll calm down and tell everyone […]
Quite frankly, my dear I don’t give a damn… (Seriously) – Casablanca
30th April 2008 What is it about the names of places like Rome, Alexandria and….Casablanca, that invoke connotations of romance […]
Turkey
I only ever intended to visit Troy, one of three bronze age sites on which I based my trip around the Aegean. Little did I know I would end up living there and ALWAYS calling it home.
They are laughing AT me – Fethiye
14th June 2008 Kristina’s Highway to Hell Tour – Day 4 Another day of frustration. The air con on the […]
Let’s just get there? – Köyceğiz
13th June 2008 Kristina’s Highway to Hell Tour – Day 3 Well hell was definitely what I was in today. […]
The Best! – Kusadasi
11th June 2008 Kristina’s Highway to Hell Tour – 2 days in Kusadasi Well, I have two days off in […]
Respect from the ages – Troy
10th June 2008 Kristina’s Highway to Hell Tour – Day 2 Today I got up for our 8am departure and […]
The plunge – Canakkale
9th June 2008 Kristina’s Highway to Hell Tour – Day 1 I’ve decided to blog my first circuit with Fez, […]
The Devil’s Chair – Bergama
6th June 2008 Today was Rosie’s and my second day on the bus together. We left Yellow Rose at 8am […]