Monthly Archives: May 2010

Slept outside again last night (same as last night). It’s so still and pleasantly warm with a huge full moon watching over. It feels like you’re in a big dome, a bit like The Truman Show. I’m not a crazy … Continue reading →

Why are people so scared of silence? Why does every second have to be filled with idle monkey chit chat? Wadi Rum is amazing and there are very few places left in the world that are this vast and silent. … Continue reading →

Up and out by 08:00. Only two of us decided to go back to Petra and see Al-Madbah (High Place of Sacrifice). Our guide told us that the most adventurous groups were the Israelis and French. He said Aussies and … Continue reading →

I love the simplicity of the Bedouin life. Perhaps I only like it from a distance or for short spells. It’s easy to observe something and like it. It can be totally different thing to actually live it. The people … Continue reading →

Wed: Today it was time to walk the cliff side trail that lead around to the Rummana Campsite. It was a fairly easy walk but lent itself to magnificent views of the canyon and reserve. We had a very funny … Continue reading →

Tuesday: I often sit there in amazement of myself. About what goes on in my head. My weird habits. Why is it that I try to say thank you to people in every possible language except their own? So far … Continue reading →

It’s not the first time I’ve flown in a plane with an Arab pilot. They seem to have one thing in common. They fly like they didn’t make Top Gun and have something to prove. Calm down, cowboys! Aside from … Continue reading →

Friday: Relaxed day today as I strolled around Oxford with Alasdair in the morning and then it was back to the craziness that is London (well….Kensington, to be precise!) to restock and then head down to Scott and Selina’s. Scott … Continue reading →

Well, I have to say today and yesterday were the first time that I’ve been warm in about three weeks! It really does feel like Summer has arrived. And I can’t think of a prettier place than Gloucestershire in Summer. … Continue reading →

Time to put on my Mary Anning hat today and go looking for buried dinosaurs! After being told off by an old man for having the audacity to park on a public road (why do old people think they own … Continue reading →