Datka Peninsula, near Marmaris. I have travelled extensively in Turkey over many years so this travel blog will probably be a mix of recommendations about places to visit, recall of personal experiences and even some commentary about Turkish society and culture. In fact, let’s start with something that, while not unique to Turkey is very commonly practiced there. In western language, we would call it ‘touting.’ That is, trying to attract people to your business by approaching

New Mexico - another seemingly endless straight road I don’t think you would describe this as a travel blog, but the reader can be the judge of that. I get bombarded with articles on Medium, most by Americans. Nothing wrong with that of course, but many of them are critical of other places. I have to say at the outset that these writers are not stating that the US is perfect although there is an inference that perhaps things are better there, and maybe they are. I have trave

Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, was the 90 th  country I have visited. While it’s nowhere near the top of the list in terms of the travel experience, it’s not at the bottom either.  You probably won’t find too many travel blogs on Eswatini as it’s not the most visited place on earth; in fact, I don’t know anyone else who has been there and having spent a lifetime in the airport industry, I know people who have travelled to almost everywhere on earth. School children wa

Seal Island near Cape Town, South Africa I have written many travel blogs that are country specific and I’m due to do a few more. On recent trips, I found things recurring and I realised they had happened on previous trips also. Let’s face it — there are many issues that travelers can encounter regardless of the destination. I’m talking about things that, in my opinion are unnecessary, bureaucratic, poorly organised and either slow down or take from the enjoyment of travel. S

Saghmosavank Gorge, about 100kms from Yerevan. Before I visited Armenia and before I had done any research, the only thing I knew about the country was that it was (a) The birthplace of Christianity, as in the first country in the world to declare itself Christian, around the 3rd Century and (b) It was one of the fifteen republics of the old Soviet Union. I did have an inkling that the country might be reasonably well developed as I recalled the days when we worked in Moscow

Today I’m back to my theme of writing travel blogs on places I’ve visited often but have never written about. Spain is a country which offers a lot; some would say it has everything you’ll ever need. In Elton John’s song, ‘Daniel,’ he says it’s the best place he’s ever seen and it is hard to disagree with him. Spain is not just a destination — it’s an experience. A patchwork of ancient history, sunny beach resorts, dramatic mountain ranges, vibrant cities, beautiful timeless

Before I visited Egypt, I should probably have paid more attention or cognizance to my history knowledge. I was aware that for a relatively long period from the 1950’s to the 1990’s or thereabouts, Egypt was allied with and to a large extent supplied by, the Soviet Union. This had been at the back of my mind but I had assumed that it was a military thing because the US was supplying Israel so Egypt turned to the Soviets. What I didn’t realise was that Egypt didn’t just import