My time at Kenton-on-Sea/Bushmans and Cape Town limited; the reason I headed back to South Africa was a prelude to […]

Istanbul, Haiga Sophia, Blue Mosque loads more! Part2
Refreshed and raring to start my second day in Istanbul I planned to see Haiga Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi […]

Istanbul, Ancient Great Constantinople – Part1
Istanbul (Constantinople) is the hub where East meets West and North meets South, a collision of history and cultures, the […]

Get wet at Wadi Mujib, floating on the Dead Sea
Wadi Mujib and the Dead Sea Being happy with Tawfeeq’s ½ day trip the previous day we agreed to do […]

Mosaic Town Madaba, Mount Nebo Visit
Instead of staying in Amman I should have stayed in Madaba and used it as a base (which I did […]

Amman, Jordan’s capital, Roman’s Philadelphia
Heading to Amman from Petra on the public bus takes about 3-3.5 hours including a 15-minute pitstop/toilet stop, I recall […]