Middle East
A very special part of the world, steeped in myth and legend. A place of lost cities, sand dunes and epic adventures.
Turn the page – Goreme
9 August 2008 Well now comes the end, I’ve decided to come home. For many reasons as some of you […]
Never ending – Kas
4 August 2008 Today I set off from Fethiye with an empty bus. I drove straight to Kaş and spent […]
A bath solves everything – Fethiye
3 August 2008 Today I set out from Köycegiz, with the same annoying bus driver, he seemed a bit placated […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
To the Depths – Ras Mohamed National Park
11th March 2008 Today, after my speedy recovery from my climb up Mt Sinai I went scuba diving, something later […]
Faux Control – Edfu
15th May 2006 Another early morning and off to another temple, the temple of Horus at Edfu. This temple is […]
Eternal Love – Abu Simbel
17th May 2006 We met another guide and were taken to Aswan airport for our short flight to Abu Simbel. […]
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 […]
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.
Turn the page – Goreme
9 August 2008 Well now comes the end, I’ve decided to come home. For many reasons as some of you […]
Never ending – Kas
4 August 2008 Today I set off from Fethiye with an empty bus. I drove straight to Kaş and spent […]
A bath solves everything – Fethiye
3 August 2008 Today I set out from Köycegiz, with the same annoying bus driver, he seemed a bit placated […]
Going the distance – Troy
1 August 2008 Today I set out for Troy from Yellow Rose Hostel with a group of 26, a full […]
Stuck in paradise – Olimpos
28 June 2008 I have had such an awesome time being stuck in Olimpos for six days! Oh my god […]
The Turkish Jerry Springer Show – Kusadasi
26 June 2008 What a horrific experience these two “days off” have been in Kusadasi! Firstly today, I went on […]