UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 26 Jul 2010 | Photo Gallery
More walks and visiting France
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UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 24 Jul 2010 | Photo Gallery
A week off in Jersey Island, with a side trip to France
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UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 24 Jul 2010 | Views [441]
A week to kill and a friend who came from Jersey Island, a little island much like my home island of Wiaheke, was too much of an opportunity to pass up. So in July I joined her for a trip to the island of Jersey, slap bang in the channel between Britain ... Read more >
Tags: durrell zoo, france, gorilla, jersey island, st malmo
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 7 Jul 2010 | Views [588]
Of course it can't be all fun and games over here. Although this is a travel journal I do occasionally have to do some work to fund further trips. Luckily this short vet is able to pick and choose from quite a few jobs around the country as people are ... Read more >
Tags: beach, brighton, surf
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 7 Jul 2010 | Photo Gallery
Exploring Brighton in between emergency shifts at a night clinic.
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EGYPT | Friday, 2 Jul 2010 | Photo Gallery
Laying on the beach and chasing fish
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EGYPT | Friday, 2 Jul 2010 | Views [816]
Another first today – scuba diving! The Americans took a
private car to Sharm El Shiekh, where they went snorkeling and hung out at
the hotel/resort, the Aussie girls chilled out on the beach, and Shaun and I
headed over to the scuba spot ... Read more >
Tags: cairo, coral, nuweiba, scuba diving
EGYPT | Thursday, 1 Jul 2010 | Views [2447]
The following morning we walked back to St Catherine’s monastery, where we spent an hour or so exploring. St Catherine was martyred for her beliefs, in the process converting many people to Christ, and it is said that her body was found intact at the ... Read more >
Tags: beach camp, nuweiba, red sea, st catherines monastery
EGYPT | Wednesday, 30 Jun 2010 | Photo Gallery
Climbing the legendary mountain and exploring St Catherine's monastery
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EGYPT | Wednesday, 30 Jun 2010 | Views [1253]
Another 4:30am start for a loooong bus-drive through rocky
desert and roads filled with checkpoints guarded by heavily-armed soldiers. I
tried to stay awake to take in the scenery but was soon lulled to sleep by the
never-ending scrub, ... Read more >
Tags: mount sinai, sunset
EGYPT | Tuesday, 29 Jun 2010 | Views [834]
We arrived at the hotel around half 6 and the girls all passed out in our day-use room, while I fought sleep with a book. Later that morning we met our new guide, Hent, who showed us around Islamic Cairo, Christian Coptic Cairo and the Khan al-Khalili ... Read more >
Tags: bazaare, church, coptic cairo, mosque
EGYPT | Monday, 28 Jun 2010 | Photo Gallery
Another temple and then back to Cairo to visit churches, synagogues, mosques and the biggest market in Egypt
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EGYPT | Monday, 28 Jun 2010 | Views [817]
Another day in Luxor saw us
visiting the Karnak
Temple where we met our
guide, Ahmed, who was to show us around the conglomeration of a temple built by
several Pharaohs, each of whom added their own style over the years.
He ... Read more >
Tags: animal care project, karnak temple, train
EGYPT | Sunday, 27 Jun 2010 | Photo Gallery
Hot air ballooning, riding donkeys and exploring Dier el-Bahri temple - all in a day's "work"
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EGYPT | Sunday, 27 Jun 2010 | Views [1171]
We started VERY early with a wake-up call at 4:15AM. I
dragged myself out of bed and staggered blindly down to the lobby to meet
Shaun, Sam, Aly & Jackie in catching a bus to the ferry across the river
where we would be going for a ride in a ... Read more >
Tags: donkey, heiroglyphics, hot air balloon, ramses, statues, tutankhamen, valley of the kings, valley of the queens
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