Climb every mountain
Oops – sorry for the radio silence recently. Suddenly mid-term break was upon us, so we decided to get away from […]
Sightseeing
Reflections VII – Culture clash
Taking advantage of a long weekend – Human Rights Day – we headed into Kwa-Zulu Natal and the town of
Family safari
We promised a safari sunset (to match the production backdrop) and sure enough, after a tremendous thunderstorm and downpour on
Baalbek
The end of our first week and the volunteer group chose Baalbek (the ancient city of Heliopolis) for our weekend
War and Peace
Friday, the end of the week and school finished a little early for afternoon prayers and the weekend. Lebanon is
Bits and pieces
Some day I ought to put together a compilation tape (or playlist, I suppose) of all the songs I have
On the road again
With Val here, and a two-day break from school, we decided to hire a car and explore the island, as
Ham-ambling
Took me a while to come up with a title for this post: rambling, wandering, wombling? None seemed right, conjuring
Country comfort
Because of a booking hiccup, there are these three days in the middle of my stay when my apartment has
Greek theatre
Mytilini’s ancient theatre is not easy to find, situated at the top of the largest of the hills which ring
May 26th 1981
We woke up really early – unbelievably so, in fact. The TV told us it was 7.00, and we didn’t