I’m in Seiyun, Yemen, winding up a short Yemeni tour. It’s been an enjoyable visit, with lots of rugged semi-desert scenery, traditional villages, historic towns, and a distinctive culture. To avoid doubt: I’ve been visiting the sane, calm, government-controlled Hadhramaut region of Yemen. Well away from the not-at-all-sane rebel-controlled North-West. In Hadhramaut there are a […]
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Yemen: Hadhramaut Tour
November 19, 2025
Cairo: Grand Egyptian Museum
November 13, 2025
Yes, it’s true, after years of delays the Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza is finally open! They do indeed have many Wonderful Things. They have almost all the items from Tutankhamun’s Tomb. All well displayed, in a spacious gallery. And they have lots and lots of other Good Stuff spread across 12 galleries. They also have […]
South Sudan: Traditional Local Customs
November 12, 2025
I’m in Juba, South Sudan. There aren’t really many tourist sights in South Sudan, but it’s been interesting to see the local culture. Even although the country is desperately poor, it has managed to reach #1 in at least one area, Transparency International’s Corruption Index! The most serious alleged corruption is high-level, supposedly around oil […]
Eritrea: Art Deco Gas Station
September 25, 2025
I’m visiting Eritrea, a small African country which rivals North Korea for isolation and eccentricity. The capital Asmara boasts some good Futurist buildings from the Italian colonial era, earning it UNESCO World Heritage status. The most famous is the Fiat Tagliero Building, a quirky Art Deco petrol station in the shape of a airplane, with […]
Madagascar: Pugnacious Tenrec
September 14, 2025
I’m in Andasibe, Madagascar. I’ve seen various lemurs, chameleons, geckos, etc, but my favorite animal so far was a tiny baby tenrec. It had bright yellow spines on its head and a blackish body. We had inadvertently cornered it against a stone wall, with no easy escape. So, despite being only about 3 inches long, […]
Mauritius: Dodo Quest
June 27, 2025
I’m on Mauritius, where I successfully hunted down a dodo! It was a very fine dodo. It waggled its little wings and cawed gently at me. Yes, it’s true, the Mauritius Natural History Museum has a very charming animatronic dodo. 🙂 Perhaps more to the point, they also have the only “complete” dodo skeleton, which […]
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