Dubai almost departed October 15, 2008

Finally a keyboard which does not have heaps of extra letters which lead one to make far too many typos. Also the Internet actually works in a speedy fashion. That said I don’t see any reason ever to come back to Dubai – it is stinking hot and the visibility is down to a few [...]

Blogging from Biograd (pronounced Beeohgrahd) October 9, 2008

Here we are bac on the Adriatic staying in a hotel full of retired Norwegians intent on having a good time. thez are all up and dancing Blueberry Hill as I write this blog in their midst. Yesterday was spent in a very quiet Zagreb as it was a public holiday  for Croatian Independence Day. Z [...]

Blogging from Osijek October 9, 2008

I have not been able to get access to a computer since leaving Turkey for various reasons. So far we have visited Split and Dubrovnik (twice) as well as traversing Bosnia and are now back in Eastern Croatia near the Serbian border. The coastal regions are very western  – like Italy especially Dubrovnik.  However once [...]

A traveller ın a Antıque land October 2, 2008

I am wrıtıng this in a hotel in Cannakale on the Dardanelles whıch I can vıew from my wındow. tomorrow we cross thıs channel by car ferry and go from Asıa to Europe to vısıt Anzac Cove (the Amerıcans on the bus are wonderıng what they are ın for). The last few days havebeen spent [...]

Istanbul agaın October 2, 2008

My Turkey tour officially ended last nıght so today ıs a free day. Istanbul ıs ıs a festıve frenzy for Bayram whıch ıs the sugar feast followıng Ramadan. All the Turks have a public holıday for four days so they are out and about everywhere ın theır droves plus all the tourısts. Two humungous tour [...]