You know how it is, you post a long, rambling entry, get out of the internet cafe, and straight away you remember a whole string of things you were meaning to mention or ramble about. Then when you get back to the cafe, you can't remember any of them. I can remember one thing I was going to write about, although I don't suppose anyone who reads this will be at all interested... I have discovered the reason that the Egyptian civilisation ruled so greatly, and for so long. I found it in a poorly labled case in the 'objects from [View Full Entry]

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Okay, this is going to be a fairly long entry, because I have many things to say and haven't had a chance to say them for a while. On a couple of general notes, first all the photos so far can be found on Stephanie's Blog, generally in huge information dumps all at once. At some point I'll stick some of the best up here. Steph's blog has more of a 'what we actually did' rather than my ramblings. It's also better spelt. Also, if you look at my blog, please comment, even just to say that you have. I'm wondering [View Full Entry]

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So, long wait but Ive finally made it to Africa. And the Sahara is beautiful in an oh so desolate sort of way. I havent been able to go very far into it yet (I hope to spend longer when I explore the Western Desert in Egypt), but the splendid desolation of searingly hot dunes and terrain so flat and endless that it plays tricks on your eyes is something to see. Also, I have descided that Bedouin-style turbans suit me, and I intend to aquire one when I have the chance. The single most wonderful thing I have found in [View Full Entry]

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So, the storm following us has had to give up its water to cross the Adriatic. Did this mean it would give up? No. Of course not. So the second day after we arrived in Athens, the wind blows up - sunshades wrench at their moorings, and up on the Acropolis, unimpeded by the buildings below, the wind howls through the ruins of temples and ancient monuments, driving stinging dust and a steady stream of dislodged sun-hats before it. And nothing catches dust like sun-creamed legs. The overall effect, however, was very impressive. The feeling of an abandoned, spirit-haunted, ancient place [View Full Entry]

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So, thunderstorms in Germany? It's to be expected, right? It's not a country renouned for being hot and dry. So fair enough. But thunderstorms in Italy? That's starting to take the micky. We were in Periugia, as a base to explore Umbria. I'll get to why we were in Umbria specifically in a moment. Perugia is a pretty little town, but without an enormous amount to actually do unless you get their for one of their festivals (Jazz festival, Chocolate festival, and so on). What it does have going for it is it's metro, which is a sort of ariel-tram system, [View Full Entry]

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I#m writing this from a tiny hut on a campsite in the Black forest. The night before last was truly spectacular. We had just arrived in Freiburg that morning, after getting the night train from Paris. Paris, by the way, was nice, but not spectacularly nice. The view from the Eiffel tower wos entrancing, and the rush across town to get to the train afterwards got the addrenaline going, but it still wasn't a patch on what we saw in Germany, although that could just be me. Anyway, by the time we're rolled our weary selves in the the campsite ( [View Full Entry]

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