Friday, 23 April 2010

Saratoga and Cats

Dom's fantastic painting of Allan My sister Liz and her boy Jake are housesitting and catsitting for us. They were kind to let us crash in our own mattress and in their space at our apartment in Saratoga.

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Saturday, 18 July 2009

Ibn Ghalbon

Green domes - Ibn Ghalbon Mosque

Well, time for a rerun. This is a post from our time in Misrata, Libya…  There really isn’t much to do on weekends in our little town. There really isn’t that much to see. We had spent our first half of our weekend sulking around the house. Planning our next trip. And enjoying the heat. Reading. Drinking tea. Looking out at the sea. [MORE...]

Monday, 13 July 2009

Compounded…

Our names on the map Well, time for a rerun. This is a post from our time in Misrata, Libya… Well! We’re back to our ex-pat existance. Back into our little compound! We have a map in the main lobby, where everyone marks where they are from. Everyone is from everywhere.

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Wednesday, 10 June 2009

The things you can buy in a Libyan supermarket

Our local subermarket which stocks coconut cream

Well, time for a rerun. This is a post from our time in Misrata, Libya… I don’t think you can buy these in Misrata at the moment. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.

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Friday, 8 May 2009

Leptis – Why was Severus so Severe?

Colosseum at Leptis Magna Well, time for a rerun. This is a post from our time in Misrata, Libya… We went on a day trip to Leptis Magna last weekend. It is massive! We only visited 10%, and kept that to the Colosseum. Hippodrome and the Museum. Leptis Magna – the hometown and favourite place of Lucius Septimius Severus, the North African General who became the Emperor of Rome. [MORE...]