Stuart WadsworthMay 22, 201815 minThe Middle East (Part 8/8) - Egypt - Luxor & AswanTravel restrictions I took a train down the Nile to Luxor from Cairo. To give some idea of the disparity between 'tourist' prices and...
Stuart WadsworthMay 21, 201816 minThe Middle East (Part 7/8) - Egypt - Sinai & CairoInto Sinai I took the bus from Jerusalem back down to Eilat and stayed one more night in Israel before making my way over the border and...
Stuart WadsworthMay 15, 201810 minThe Middle East (Part 6/8) - Israel - Prickly PearBorder Issues I headed to Israel from Aqaba in Jordan. I had been considering skipping it altogether, partly due to time constraints and...
Stuart WadsworthMay 15, 201817 minThe Middle East (Part 5/8) - Jordan - Oasis of CalmJordan: under the radar Jordan. What springs to mind? A tasty, crunchy, though somewhat difficult to eat breakfast cereal? A blonde who...
Stuart WadsworthMay 14, 201814 minThe Middle East (Part 4/8) - The Lebanon - Pint-Sized Gem Safety doubts The Lebanon (why do we use 'The'? I'll drop it if you don't mind) is what is known as a political powder-keg. A beautiful...
Stuart WadsworthMay 11, 201810 minThe Middle East (Part 3/8) - Syria - Before the FloodHama: nailed on I had a short stop in Hama next. The town itself is pleasant enough, but I had stopped mainly as it made a convenient...
Stuart WadsworthMay 8, 201810 minThe Middle East (Part 2/8) - Syria - Before the FloodForeword This is a blog that I first wrote almost ten years ago - in late summer 2008, before the flood; before the Civil War that has...
Stuart WadsworthApr 29, 201811 minThe Middle East (Part 1/8) - Turkey - Anatolian Delights"If the earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital" - Napolean Bonaparte Foreword This trip took place in the late summer...