It’s only just gone lunchtime and already this is one of those weird days you get when travelling. I’m sat in an archaic stone building, CSI is on TV with Arabic subtitles, the sound of Pink Floyd’s Another Brick In The Wall is drifting through from a PC somewhere and earlier today I saw a [...]

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Not a lot to report today as I spent most of it getting those blog posts done! Noa and I went to see Pirates 3 at the cinema this evening, by way of a promenade offering a very pleasing night-time view of the eastern side of the Old City. The cinema was mobbed, including two [...]

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Before I kick off, I have to make something clear. Although I’m visiting what is probably the most significant city (indeed, country) in religious terms I am not in the slightest bit religious myself. So any mistakes you see relating to anything you know more about than me are down to my ignorance or inability [...]

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Well, today was… interesting. It began with my early rise. A good job I wake up well as the promised wake-up call didn’t happen. I grabbed my bags, deposited my key at the front desk and tip-toed out so as not to wake the sleeping receptionist. As I hiked up the hill looking for a [...]

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