My African Safari - Day 9 (Camping in the Serengeti)As you can imagine, the trek from my tent to the outhouse toilet was terrifying. I only went twice after dark, and the trek was only maybe a
EuroTrip 2017 - Week 4 (Making friends in Dracula's Romania)In Romanian mythology, the Strigoi were the troubled spirits of the dead rising from the grave. Some strigoi can be living people with certa
EuroTrip 2017 - Week 3 (The time I got stranded on a bear- and wolf-infested mountain in Bulgaria)started to walk a little bit further away from him. He followed. He asked me something in Bulgarian. I said no. He began to gesture to the
Dubai - Day Four (Arabian Adventures in the desert)More than once I was sure we were going to tip over onto the roof, but our guide was a great driver and kept us upright. We passed a number
Dubai - Day Three (Souks and Temples)You will get a lot of people coming up to you trying to sell you watches and handbags and scarves, but they are not very aggressive and will
Dubai - Day Two (Fun at the water park!)Those daring to get on the ride have to step into these see through tubes. The door is then closed around you, and locked. A button is press
Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day 19 (Sleeping in a monastery)This morning I was bitten by a dog... and tonight I am sleeping in a monastery. Today is a strange day. It started routinely enough. I...
Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day 12 (Basking in glory at the half way point)As you can probably deduce from the title of this post, I made it to the half way point today!! The achievement is beautifully marked...