Greetings from a very wet & windy Faroe Islands.. I picked up a hitch hiker who was sheltering from the wind & rain & after telling me where he was going and asking if i was going there, too (a single-track road only going to Saksun) went on to say there was a storm coming... Hmmm - and the difference being? The flight from Copenhagen takes 2 hours - that's the same as the flight from Stansted - mind you, it's quicker to drive to Heathrow & fly...

Greetings from the Dead Sea - that's a bit vague as it covers quite a large area - so precise whereabouts to be added, clearly.... Yesterday i went to the Wadi Rum - which is just amazing - and stayed overnight - which wasn't as amazing as it could have been........... The desert is entrancing - beautiful colours & rock formations - went out in a Nissan 4x4 pick-up (ute/bakkie) into the desert to see the sunset - which, again, was amazing - the drive back i...

Greetings from Petra.... - drove out of Amman - must say they treat their police well - zooming about in very smart Audi A6 - talking of which, there is the Bank of Audi in this part of the world - very vorsprung durch geldnik..... Anyway, on to Mount Nebo (we had no trouble finding it) - but have to say that i don't remember the name from the Bible stories of Moses - and as for the "land of milk & honey" and "promised-land" malarkey - ...

Greetings from Amman! Left Damascus this morning and drove to Bosra - a World Heritage site - originally a Bronze Age settlement - it came into the Seleucid empire - then the Nabateans (of Petra-fame) made it their capital - then the Romans took over - the theatre, that - for once - lives up to the billing in the guide books - is very impressive. The theatre was built in the early 2nd century AD by the Romans - after the decline of the Roman empire the city was...

Greetings from Byblos - a city that has evidence of being inhabited as far back as 7000 BC - which is some going & makes it older than Damascus, i think....... Byblos was an important port - becoming the busiest port on the Mediterranean by around 3000 BC - and flourished as demand for Cedar wood from Egypt grew. The Greeks ruled from around 333BC and named the city Byblos (it is also known today as Jbail); then the Romans took over - the Crusaders even hel...