Zac’s Last Travel Birthday
Zac was nine when we started travelling. He spent his tenth birthday in Brisbane, ice-skating with me and his dad. I didn’t take pictures of...
Category: Egypt
Decision Time
Only months after Mongolia, the death drop is Zac’s second near-death experience within a year. I am crystal-clear when I wake up in the morning...
Death Drop in the Blue Hole
With hindsight, it was not the best idea to take my 12-year-old son into Dahab’s Blue Hole, a dive site which claims the lives of...
When Travelling Kids Hit Their Teens
I’d heard that something happened to travelling kids when they hit their teens – that they became averse to longterm travel, unwilling to make new...
Why Diving Dahab Rocks
Diving Dahab the visibility is always stellar, the colours crystal clear. Looking up through the Canyon, the sun beams a bright, bright blue – at...
Science, World Schooling and, Ya Know, Stuff
After a long weekend in a castle – my “little” cousin, who, in my head, is still a rather sulky teen, but in reality is...
Top 10 Things to Do in Egypt for Kids
Egypt doesn’t necessarily spring to mind as a place to visit with children, which is weird given how scarily obsessed some kids can become with...
Six of the Best Dive Sites in Dahab
Egypt’s Red Sea, with excellent visibility, year-round warmth and mature, largely unbleached reefs, has by far the best diving available on a short-haul flight from...
Welcome to Israel!
Baggy of eye and saggy of face, I drag myself out of bed, still feeling the impact of farewell drinks the night before, and gear...
Kittens, Egypt
As we gear up to move on from Egypt, a country that alternates between inducing utter rage and intense affection, I thought I’d get around...