Tagged: Family

August 21, 2012

In Which We Take a Holiday from Our Holiday

“Hey. Let me take that for you,” a voice comes from behind me. We live our lives, Zac and I, out of a backpack each...

August 12, 2012

After Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon, it would be fair to say that my spawn is a little ruined-out. The Middle East does that to you,...

July 11, 2012

I’m not quite sure why going to the doctor is such a big deal for me. Part of it, I guess, is a product of...

July 10, 2012

“So… what do you do about school?” Home education while travelling is a topic most people are curious about, and this is generally one of...

May 18, 2012

This is Anoud, 2, with her great-grandfather, Mohammed, 93, looking at a picture of him in his British Army uniform from World War II. They...

April 10, 2012

Now, it is easy to whinge about Cairo – and, lord knows, I have! Frankly, as a visibly foreign female visitor, tourist Cairo makes the...

April 1, 2012

One of the things my son and I try to do, as we travel the world, is to celebrate occasions we would celebrate in the...

March 14, 2012

What DO you do for four days in the Sinai desert, if you’re an eleven-year-old kid? You roll down dunes, slide down dunes, swim down...

February 22, 2012

How much of London can you see in a single day? Armed with a London Pass and the very best intentions to get out of...

February 11, 2012

“Yeah,” I say to Z. “It’s too cold to walk a mile in this. Let’s catch the Metro…” After our chilly arrival, we are beginning...