The Land of no Top Floors, Sun, 06 Mar 22
Jemma and Simon
at a Desert, Graveyard, Ruins/Excavation, UNESCO site
in Africa, Egypt
We slept long and well, if you don’t count the annoying throat ache I developed last evening. I think it must be the dust, because it gets much worse when I’m in the desert. But we got up very late, …
Tropical Winter, Mon, 14 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a Desert, Mountain
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
Today we got up very early to go and see the sunrise. However, we were once again almost late due to needless faff. This time driving was even more stressful – tour guides can wait, sunrises generally don’t. We barely …
Tropical Winter, Sun, 13 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a Desert, Mountain, UNESCO site
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
Today we wanted to start the day by taking the Mala walk – the free one the Anangu people want you to take. Dee was slow to get up and we were almost late, which was quite stressful for me …
Tropical Winter, Fri, 11 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a Desert, Mountain, UNESCO site
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
Today we got up early to be at the airport for our 9am flight to Uluru. Oh. My. Gods. On the plane, I had an aisle seat, but then spotted an empty window seat and just clawed my way to …
Great Eastern Journey, Tue, 02 Apr 13
Simon
at a Castle, City, Desert
in Asia, India
The driver’s sidekick The journey to Jodhpur took the whole day, and began rather amusingly. First, explanation. Every bus here has not only a driver, but also a sort of sidekick who sells tickets and stands in the door all …
