phone call out of the blue brings three friends from old Travel days together. We first met on a ten-day familiarisation trip to southern Germany and Berlin (in the heart of the then DDR, Democratic Republic of Deutschland). Alan Guignon was the ‘tour leader’ (representing the hosts, Lufthansa and the German Tourist Office), and …
What is the allure of Uzbekistan, Lebanon and Egypt?” Friends question what in God’s name we’re doing visiting a post-Soviet state in Central Asia; a post-Civil War country bordering Syria and Israel; and a post-Arab Spring country in the north of Africa. iscovery of the ancient Silk Road draws us to Uzbekistan in …
PICASA WEB ALBUMS Double click on arrows in the Picasa Photo Albums and open into full screen to read the captions, or to play Slideshow. CAIRO LUXOR UP THE NILE ASWAN & ABU SIMBEL
th Century BC – almost unbelievable! The Pyramid of Djoser, or step pyramid at Sakkara necropolis outside Cairo, was built nearly 5,000 years ago in the 27th century BC. It is considered to be the earliest large-scale cut stone construction, and use of columns. A portion of the limestone wall, polished by winds of …
e really can’t believe how cosmopolitan this city of Beirut is. It’s not the ‘Paris of the East’ of the 30’s or pre-Civil War times . . . The country has moved on into the 21st Century in so many ways. Culture, friendly people, and wonderful cuisine! The captions under the photographs tell a …