It has been a couple of decades since I was last in South America but I’ve finally made the trek to Bolivia. Dropping into La […]
Las Cholitas, Death Road and other Andean Tales, Bolivia, October 2026 Read More »
I have continued my recent thread of travels through the Balkan region and I am continually surprised by the unique differences between countries only hundreds
From Durmitor to Kotor, Montenegro, July 2026 Read More »
What I thought would be a pleasant long weekend to ‘bookend’ another conference trip in Europe has sent me down a charming rabbit hole! Adjacent to
A Tour in Transylvania, Romania, April 2026 Read More »
The next part of my journey has been to put feet on the ground and explore from the other side of the Red Sea in
Yemen – Of Frankincense and Mocha, February 2026 Read More »
And so I am on the move again on the African continent and made a whistle stop at the little country of Djibouti on the
DJIBOUTI – The little country directing traffic, February 2026 Read More »
Part 2 of the Maghreb chronicles finds me in Tunisia – a breeze to travel through and noticeably more liberal. Things have taken a distinctly
Mediterranean Magic, Tunisia, October 2025 Read More »
For my latest adventures I have reconnected with an old friend Grace to explore some of the Maghreb – or western Arab lands of North
Maghreb Magic, Algeria, October 2025 Read More »
The Bulgarians always seem to be the bad guys in international crime novels- I was picturing heavy-set, surly henchmen of organised crime. However the warm
Hiking the Rila and Pirin Mountains, Bulgaria, July 2025 Read More »
And so I have book- ended another conference trip in Europe with a brief exploration of new territory, flipping a coin and landing in Serbia.
Serbia not Siberia! April 2025 Read More »
I’ve never studied history as a subject but instead have been steadily piecing together the stories of the world as I have travelled it. As
Egyptology A Crash Course, Egypt, February 2025 Read More »
