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A Rain-Soaked Journey from Monforte de Lemos to León: Discovering the CaminoOctober 21, 2024 - 4:24 am
Are You Deep or Superficial? Thoughts From A 9th Century Benedictine Monastery In SpainOctober 19, 2024 - 4:45 pm
Returning to Portugal: The Journey ContinuesOctober 4, 2024 - 2:28 pm
13 Rules To Live By—From A Life On The RoadMarch 15, 2023 - 8:19 am
Lost & Lucky—The Continuing Saga of My Greek Tragedy—No Bags Or Bike— Limbo on ParosMarch 8, 2023 - 11:09 am
A Greek Tragedy: My Motorcycle Is In Pieces & My Luggage Lost.March 2, 2023 - 7:05 pm
Wandering Through The Lost City of Petra
/2 Comments/in Jordan, Middle East, Travelogue /by allanIt’s hard to imagine I’m in Jordan. Just three years ago as I scanned the world atlas to better acquaint myself with world geography the tiny scribbly line that defines Jordan’s boundary just wasn’t on my radar. Yet as I ride through the desolate landscapes of this young country I find it difficult to remember […]
Where Am I Going?
/1 Comment/in Jordan, Middle East, Travelogue /by allanWow things sure change once you cross the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. At least here in Aqaba. Wedged between Israel to the west and Saudi Arabia to the south, Aqaba reminds me more of an up-market beach resort destination than any of the preconceived notions of what an Arabic country bordering Syria […]
Getting Out: Nearly As Hard As Getting Into Egypt
/0 Comments/in Africa, Egypt, Jordan, Middle East, Travelogue /by allanAt least I had a good meal last night at my hotel. For my last night in Egypt and on the Sinai Peninsula I stayed at the north end of Nuweiba at Casa del Mare a beautiful and cozy seaside hotel called where I was the only guest and perhaps the only hotel in Nuweiba […]
Conspicuous Display of Devotion, Nature’s Course, Or God’s Will?
/0 Comments/in Africa, Egypt, Middle East, Travelogue /by allanSince taking the ferry into Egypt nearly a month ago I’ve been burdened with burning curiosity about many of the men I’ve met or seen here. Perhaps I was in a sleepless delusional state the first time I noticed it, or perhaps I shrugged it off as a fault of my aging eyes. But something […]
Sharm Can Wait: Remembering The Sinai Terrorists Acts
/0 Comments/in Africa, Egypt, Middle East, Travelogue /by allanIt was time for me to leave Egypt. I contemplated my options. While it’s easy to extend a passport visa, getting an extension on the motorcycle temporary import would prove to be difficult, time consuming and taxing. I had two more days before Doc needed to be in Jordan, my next destination. I could ride […]
The Suez Canal & Mount Sinai — Wars, Religion & The Red Sea
/4 Comments/in Africa, Egypt, Middle East, Travelogue /by allanAnd here I was just a scant few miles from the Suez Canal. As that globe-fingering kid I always wondered about Canals. The Panama and the Suez. It was nearly three years ago when I rode this same motorcycle over the Panama Canal. Now today I’ll ride under the Suez. I didn’t even know there […]
Pyramids & Wars. Egyptian History.
/2 Comments/in Africa, Egypt, Middle East, Travelogue /by allanThough it’s with a bit of sadness but for all the madness I must leave Cairo and its chaos and cacophony of visual and audible delights and disturbances. Cairo in a more peaceful state. Today I got in trouble with the police at the Pyramids and Sphinx. Well, not really. I just put them in […]