Sunday, 26 April 2009

Dawn Service, ANZAC Day, Tripoli

Drapped flag Well, time for a rerun. This is a post from our time in Misrata, Libya… It has been many many years since I have attended a Dawn Service or an ANZAC Day March. I think the last time would have been when I was at uni. And I might have attended it because I didn’t get to bed the night before, and still happened to be on the parade route at the time. [MORE...]

Friday, 17 April 2009

Easter Parade, Zebbug, Malta

So, we all know Easter is all about this man... Malta is a Catholic country. A VERY Catholic country. The sense of church is strong in the community. Each village has a Saint Day (ie St Julius, St Francis etc) [MORE...]

Monday, 13 April 2009

Trippin’ out in Tripoli

Allan looking dazzling next to the original roman column to the LHS. These (columns, not Allan) are common throughout the old medina Tripoli: Beautiful. Grimy. Intense. Seductive. Escapist.

Allan and I spent 4 funky-lush-ious weeks in this crazy [MORE...]

Friday, 3 April 2009

Little White Bungalow on the Hill

The Bungalow on the Hill! Well, time for a rerun. This is a post from our time in Misrata, Libya… We have finally moved in. Pretty basic. But a lot better than we expected. They really renovated it well. Some of the other people here were [MORE...]

Thursday, 2 April 2009

Black Beauty, Techno and Long Desert Trips

Black BeautyWell, time for a rerun. This is a post from our time in Misrata, Libya… It was a lonely trip across the desert. A 5am departure for a 5hr drive across the desert to an oasis for the job site. [MORE...]