Monthly Archives: March 2016

I am writing this while watching live TV pictures from Larnaca airport in Cyprus where Egyptair Flight MS181 has landed after being hijacked from Alexandria.  It had been on an internal flight in Egypt between Cairo and Alexandria and was … Continue reading →

This is a blog from yesteryear which I adapted into one of my Podcasts on Radio FreeUK.org It was prompted by the pontifications of a Europhile from the CBI, who spouted that Gap years are a waste of time along with … Continue reading →

Travel writers are rather like politicians, although they don’t lie quite as often, they tend to write just what will please their editors.  Every once in a while a politician, usually after he has retired or has lost his seat will publish … Continue reading →