The ongoing protracted civil war in Libya; Contact from a friend who escapred the violence in Libya; Misadventure in the Middle East by Henry Hemming and simply reminiscing about my travels has me thinking about the Middle East and North Africa again. The two years and a couple of months spent living in two different … Continue reading »
It was my first trip to Dubai, as I had only moved to Abu Dhabi three weeks before. It was going to be a boys weekend as my three other housemates were joining me. We had everything planned out, hotels booked, desert safaris arranged and places to visit on our list. It would be our … Continue reading »
During my first trip to Abu Dhabi, my friend had his cousin organise a camping trip to one of the island around Abu Dhabi. We were a group of twenty people. We took a little boat over to the Island and set up camp by the beach and then continued to enjoy the warm Gulf … Continue reading »
I just spent 10 days in a beautiful country. Guatemala. Now I was going to spend another five in another country. A country I knew quite well. A country that even though I only spent one year in, I consider a second home. The Emirates.
It’s Wednesday. My second favourite day of the Libyan work week. Wednesday comes before Thursday. Thursday afternoon is the start of the weekend. Our lousy one day weekend and even though this week is really only two days old for me, it has been a hectic one. Loads of work. Why is that work always … Continue reading »
