These Corners of the World

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...