I previously introduced you to the Sinai Peninsula in this post. And in that post, I focused primarily on the Bedouin and on Islamic militants operating in the Sinai. Among other topics, I described how violence, mostly in the north, has been increasing dramatically. There have been rampant shoot-outs and gas line bombings by Bedouins … Continue reading
Sitting in the largest and deepest basin in the world, the Dead Sea presents us with one of the most unique environments to be found on our planet. This sign is found near the top of the cliffs that drop down to the Dead Sea… But, with its surface now almost 1,400 feet below sea … Continue reading
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With Americans being abducted during visits to St. Catherine’s Monastery, bombings along the Sinai Peninsula, the present turmoil in Egypt, Ansar al Jihad making their presence felt and Israeli traffic to the Sinai on lockdown, visits to the Sinai Peninsula have collapsed. The Sinai beach town of Nuweiba was built on the back of tourism. … Continue reading
At the foot of the Judaean Mountains, along the western shore of the Dead Sea, can be found the Ein Gedi Oasis. Ein Gedi is fed by several springs which flow through two canyons, Wadi David and Wadi Arugot. The springs are, in turn, fed by rain that falls in the Judaean Mountains which, after … Continue reading
These were taken from a flight making its way to London from Calgary… We were along the edge of Hudson Bay – north of Churchill and at about the same latitude as Yellowknife – when the sun started to rise and I took these pictures: Any time I fly over the Arctic regions, I am … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 