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Night Watch
In which an attempt to conquer my circadian rhythm goes wrong.
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Family Feud
When your gender-bending step-mother steals your throne, there’s only one thing you can do.
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Religious Mutability For Fun And Profit
How the boy got his name: just so.
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Train Of Events
In which one sleepless night follows another, after unrest causes a wrinkle to our travel plans.
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Desert, Oasis
In which we spend time at a small Egyptian desert oasis near to the Libyan border and adventure out into the Sahara desert.
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Cairo Chaos
Our first day in Egypt takes us to the singular remaining ancient wonder of the world. There are many wonders besides.
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Crossing Jordan
Eight days in Jordan have given me a wealth of experiences and a new point of view on this wonderful country.
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Live Camel, Live Rally, Dead Sea, Dead Phone
A fantastically bizarre day, marred only by one minor mishap.
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Mars Rover
Wadi Rum, in the southern desert of Jordan offers plenty to see and do. Except, perhaps unsurprisingly, water.
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Wadi Moussa Rally
Missing the bus to Wadi Rum forces us to accept the offer of a fast ride from a mysterious robed stranger.
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The High Points
Day 2 of Petra sees us climb, via various modes of transport, to three high points above the canyon, and lets us experience its most famous monument from an intimate and unique vantage point.
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Made Of Stone
One of the new seven wonders of the world, Petra entirely lives up to and exceeds already high expectations.
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Welcome In Jordan
Our first day in Jordan goes some way to dispelling the endlessly negative picture of the Middle East that is presented by the Western media.
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The 54th Annual Away From Home Awards
It’s awards season again, and after months of furious lobbying, all the locations were on hand to see who’d go home with the glory.
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Bits and Pieces: Vietnam, Cambodia
Another round up of detritus that didn’t fit anywhere else.
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Angkor, Zen
Sunrise over the remarkable Angkor Wat momentarily spellbinds observers.