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As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I have started to travel to Europe via the Middle East, having spent decades flying back and forth between the UK and Australia via Asia. Each of the Middle Eastern airlines flies into a different hub. Emirates into Dubai, Etihad into Abu Dhabi and Qatar into Doha. I’ve chosen not to fly Emirates for two reasons; one is the cost as they tend to be much more expensive than the other two Middle Eastern airlines and the second is becau

The Three Ps - Prepare Prepare Prepare! When I finished university, like so many young adults, lots of my friends decided to go travelling. Not immediately, first of all they needed to save some money so they found jobs with a purpose - to get some cash. What did I do? I went straight to work, to a proper job. One that my university degree had prepared me for. I did not pass go and I did not collect $200. I had no great plans to travel and see the world. My family migra

One of my favourite pieces of poetry is by the US poet ee cummings; I carry your heart with me. I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) I am never without it (anywhere I go you go, my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing, my darling) I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) And it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you. Here is the deepest