Random Ramblings

GEORGIA – HITCHING, HIKING AND HOME BREW

GEORGIA – HITCHING, HIKING AND HOME BREW

And wine. Wine! But it was not alliterative, so did not make the title. We went to Georgia in the middle of 2021. It was a bit of a final treat for ourselves because, notwithstanding having been on the road/off work for circa 14 months…

KURDISTAN (IRAQ) – HITCHHIKING, HISTORY AND NAAN BREAD

KURDISTAN (IRAQ) – HITCHHIKING, HISTORY AND NAAN BREAD

Most people spend a week or so in Kurdistan. We had about nine days. Personally, we could easily have spent two weeks, but I don’t think most people would need that.  The fact that we could spend longer was largely due to our embarrassingly slow…

LEBANON – THE GOLD STANDARD

LEBANON – THE GOLD STANDARD

Suffice to say, we (like pretty much everyone we have ever met that has been) LOVE Lebanon! I once described Beirut to a Lebanese friend of mine as the “gold standard” of Middle Eastern humanitarian postings, to his great amusement. But, he ultimately did agree…

ALBANIA – HIKING, HISTORY AND WINE

ALBANIA – HIKING, HISTORY AND WINE

Due to the fact that Thomas could not take time off and I would lose my leave if I did not take it, I ended up in Albania by myself for eleven days in 2015. After a year off, I decided that it would be…