Travel

  • Zoleo Global Satellite Communicator review

    Zoleo Global Satellite Communicator review

    Ok, so why would you want, or need, one of these? Aren’t we connected enough? As a crusty old Sinai Bedouin once told me, ‘These days people have so many ways to talk, but they no longer have a story to tell.’ He may have had a point. However, I’ve bought one, so I’m invested…

  • DFDS Mini Cruise to Amsterdam

    DFDS Mini Cruise to Amsterdam

    Last week, back in the UK after an arduous road trip, my wife and I took a brief two-night mini cruise from Newcastle (North Shields) to Amsterdam (IJmuiden) aboard DFDS’s Princess Seaways.

  • Not in Our Name – Innocence Lost in Arabia

    Not in Our Name – Innocence Lost in Arabia

    I must admit to feeling thoroughly depressed at the violence accompanying protests across Libya, Egypt and Yemen.  Watching video previously posted by murdered Ambassador Chris Stevens describing his enduring relationship with the Arab world only serves to emphasise the nihilistic aspect of his death. Certainly the US lacks the moral high ground in the Middle…