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.
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 […]
Eternal Love – Abu Simbel
17th May 2006 We met another guide and were taken to Aswan airport for our short flight to Abu Simbel. […]
I’m HUGE in Egypt – Esna
14th May 2006 We had another very nice lunch, and I had a swim and a sunbake. At this time […]
Divine Providence – Cairo
22nd March 2008 I made it back to Cairo after a long struggle with the train. Someone is definitely watching […]
A date with Death – Nuweiba
17th March 2008 Today I opted to go to the coloured Canyon near Nuwieba. I booked the tour the day […]
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 […]
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 […]