A lovely quick weekend visit to a hotel in Hammamet. Sparkly seas, delicious food, and a fortress to explore in the medina.
Travel
Flying
On the vagaries of nonsensical panic, the gallantry of a good man, and my (possible) return to airplane grace, with a little love for DCA
Camel love
A quick story about the camels I’ve passed around while traveling, ever since moving to Tunisia. I got to see the shop where they’re made!
How many seasons? Hint: It’s FOUR
How many seasons? The answer is FOUR. The Four Seasons resort in Tunisia (ten minutes up the road from us) for a birthday junket and a lil’ bit o’ luxury.
From Russia with love
Time travel with me to Russia. This is a trip from 2004 – before I blogged. Looking at the pictures brings it all back!
Favorite story
Bougainvillea, and a plea for us to get past partisanship and unite against the politicians playing us like a big ol’ xylophone.
Museum tour: The Bardo
Virtual Museum Tour: the Bardo in Tunis. Complete with female centaur, wine amphorae, and interchangeable heads.
It’s the Holidays!
Well, it was the holidays - I am just a teeny bit late. Our holiday began with the ugliest cinnamon bread ever. I brought Special Ingredients and Arcane Baking Equipment from the U.S. with the express goal of making these pretty little cinnamon bread cakey things in...
Visit to Tunis!
A heartily documented trip to some of the most beautiful sites in and around Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. Not to be missed!
Notional zebras and the big red bus: stories from an evaluation
Kilimanjaro from the air Two months in Nairobi, though it seemed like more. It's bad form to say so... but driving around Nairobi never put anyone in a good mood. Mostly it puts you at a standstill. And how come I was always on the side of the car with the hot sun...