Category Archives: Travel I knew it might be tough – just not how tough! I had booked myself a supported walk on the eastern section of the Lycian Way on the southern coastline of Türkiye. The full walk is 540 kilometers (335 miles), typically completed in 25 to 30 walking days – well beyond my ambitions or stamina. I […]  Morocco’s northern inland city of Fes (Fez, Fès) is home to not one, but two medinas – old walled cities. Distinguished by their narrow, winding streets and their rich history, these old quarters – Fes el-Bali and Fes Jdid – are jointly UNESCO-listed as the Medina of Fez and are considered: “one of the most extensive […]  It is so easy to take one’s own backyard for granted! After years of good intention but little action, I finally joined a local community walking group this year – the Bega Valley Bushwalkers -and managed to fit in some coastal walks in my region before setting off again on travel further afield. One of […]  The Musée du Louvre, the national art museum in Paris, France, is so expansive and so crammed full of incredibly works of art that one can easily be overwhelmed. I had visited the museum on a brief stay in Paris many years ago – but remembered almost nothing about it. Of course, as most people […]  The grass was as high as an elephant’s eye. Well – as high as a young elephant’s eye, at least. The rains came early to the grasslands of East Africa this year. In Kenya’s Masai (Maasai) Mara, February and March were exceptionally wet, and April followed suit (see: The Governors’ Camp Blog). When I arrived […] |
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