In Tahrir Square
At least once a day I visit Tahrir Square. It’s a 15 minute walk through the hotel blockades, across three busy streets, and past the Egyptian Museum. Protestors have blocked Tahrir Square to… Read More
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Conspicuous in Cairo
There was something exciting and adventurous about traveling to Cairo. The world watched Egypt’s Arab Spring live from Tahrir Square as the revolution unfolded. A revolution that was successful in ousting President Mubarak.… Read More
Inconspicuous In Istanbul
It’s nice to blend in for a change. In India and Thailand if my DNA didn’t give me away, my camera, backpack and gaggle of travel companions certainly did. Clearly on the radar… Read More
Rajistani Retreat
Bumping along a rural road in Rajistan, we notice a fort on top of a hill. In the blur that is adventure travel – five hours on a public bus from Agra that… Read More
Honk If You’re In Delhi
Crazy commuters, terrifying traffic, drivers with a death wish – I’ve seen them in Cairo, Cape Town, Dubai and Doha. But Delhi’s traffic trumps them all. I ask each taxi or tuk tuk… Read More
The Elegance of Elephants
Lumbering and languid, but certainly not lazy, elephants have had an important and honoured role in Thailand for thousands of years. They have been used to help fight wars, carry kings, build temples,… Read More
Bangkok by Boat
One sees a place differently by water. I first discovered this sailing down the Nile. There are no vendors vying for your attention to make a sale. No mad drivers to mow you… Read More
In Good Company
In an exercise to exorcise my inner introvert, I accepted an invitation to spend New Year’s Eve with ten strangers in Sydney. One degree separated me from my host, Pauline, who is the… Read More
Lost in Translation
As I lug my Arabic grammar books and dictionary from country to country in anticipation of my time in the Middle East, it never occurred to me that I should have packed similar… Read More
These Are the Creatures in My Neighbourhood
This past summer I scoffed at tourists stopping to take photos of foxes in the Prince Edward Island National Park. Their idling car convoys lining the side of the road, I asked myself,… Read More
