A seed has been planted in me and it is growing into a beautiful tree. Not a normal tree, a Tree of Dreams. A Tree, that sings, dances, blossoms when it fancies, cracks jokes and pretends it's a normal tree when it feels like it. A money Tree that provides shade and comfort for whomever needs... Continue Reading →
No News from the Southern Front
A few days ago I realized that since my arrival in Alex I have only been to the cinema once and the occasion was a friend's birthday. I used to live in very close vicinity of the best cinema in South London, which made it very easy to catch a film on a regular basis. Now... Continue Reading →
Groove is in the Heart
I don't know what it is with me and February. I feel tired, need loads of sleep, I can't focus and don't feel very motivated. This all is pretty deadly for achieving the aim of deciphering the code called Modern Standard Arabic and obtaining other goals, the achievable and the seemingly far fetched ones. February is the wake up... Continue Reading →
Mountain of Myths
As a traveller-tourist you are quite likely to visit sights that have become a tourist cliché; millions have gone before you and if judgement day is not due tomorrow millions will follow. Mount Sinai is one of those tourist clichés and I like to believe for good reasons. The mountain is considered holy and whatever your faith... Continue Reading →
Return to the Sinai
When you travel to foreign places it happens that if you like where you are, you intend on coming back. This intention is seldom made reality because there are so many other places to see and a lot of travellers prefer visiting new places to returning to already familiar locations. Egypt in this case is different for me. I was here in 2008... Continue Reading →