"So, tell me honestly, what is your opinion about Islam?", the guide asked. We were a group of five women, on our way to visit and tour Islamic Cairo. The guide was a young guy with a tendency for the theatricals. And I was not about tel tell him what my true feelings were about … Continue reading Islamic Cairo – an open-air museum in the Egyptian capital
On average, there are 14 rainy days annually in Wadi Rum, and I was there for one of them. My friend and I often joke we have the tendency to bring rain everywhere we go together, and I suppose the prophecy was once again fulfilled. It is not often that you can say you were … Continue reading The magical Wadi Rum – exploring and sleeping in the desert
Clouds are blessings. I don't know if it were my years in London, but I came to enjoy a cloudy day. When I woke up to clouds in Wadi Musa, the town where you will likely be staying when visiting Petra, I remember thinking exactly that. It was the end of October, but in Jordan, … Continue reading The Mysterious Lost City of Petra, Jordan
Almost by accident, I ended up in a place of religious pilgrimage, in the sacred Mount Nebo. This place has a special feature in the Old Testament. It is said this is where Moses died, just after having seen the Promised Land. I should be ashamed for not knowing this story better, as someone who … Continue reading Mount Nebo and the views over the Promised Land
The Winged Bone 