Movements in the World and in the Mind
I hadn't gone to Lowlands Country for Christmas for quite a few years and have therefore been able to avoid tedious yet slightly pressurised family gatherings for quite some time. My dear sister, however, gave birth to her second child last month and as the funky Dark Fairy aunt it is my moral fairy obligation... Continue Reading →
Touch down in the land of Delfts Blue in the middle of an Indian Summer as I felt it was time to touch base again with the country of my birth and creatures called family and friends. After having left the country for almost a decade I feel like a tourist at home or at... Continue Reading →
Having been in the Greatest City on Earth for almost a decade I have always behaved like a true Londoner; I have seldom ventured outside the borders of what is called Greater London with the exception of oversees travel. I am not particularly proud of this, but for a long time it had been a... Continue Reading →
If you have left a place you love for a year and you return, how do you want that to be? I have been very excited about coming back to London and maybe a tat scared too. Maybe things have dramatically changed. Maybe people have dramatically moved on. The journey towards London from my... Continue Reading →
After a few days in the city of sun, sea, great food and gorgeous people we left for the Holy Capital; el-Quds/ Jerushalaim. We arrived just before the start of the sabbath which is an interesting and rather peculiar time to arrive. Interesting to see the gathering of (orthodox) jews at the Wailing Wall... Continue Reading →
Since my late teens I have been fascinated by the Holy land; Israel/ Palestine. Don't ask me why. I have faith but do not believe in religion although I find it very interesting to find out how others practice faith within their belief system. Years and years after this fascination had gone into... Continue Reading →
Back from the Great Sand Sea and the oasis of Siwa where I spent a magnificently chilled few days with the girls; Anna, Jameela and Helen, who has been at the centre since the second term and has also accompanied us to Cairo a few weeks ago. Fifth to join was Farida, who used to... Continue Reading →
As a fairly well travelled fairy I have treaded some well trodden paths and contributed to the deepening of an already beaten track. As I have mentioned previously tourist cliches are not that for nothing but the phenomena of mass tourism has been put in a whole new perspective for me and let me tell... Continue Reading →
The radio silence has been due to some travelling through this ancient land with my Scandi friend Simone (say SeeMOnah in Scandi fashion) from London. We had been planning this trip before I left for Alex. It was supposed to be a big adventure, especially for Simone as she'd never done the 'backpacking experience' and... Continue Reading →
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 →
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