Folks! The incredible Old Town of the city of Jeddah, on the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia. Take a detailed look and walk through the street of Al Balad and check out the shops, mosques, historic houses and meet perhaps my first ever Saudi subscribers! Not to mention the cats of Al-Balad! Enjoy! https://youtu.be/lxzeqNa2RtU Thanks …
G’day all! Today I wanted to write a post for you on Saudi-Arabia which I visited last year as part of my journey from Dhaka to Dakar. As it is a destination that hasn’t been accessible until pretty recently I thought I would do a post about it for you letting you know some basic …
G'day Folks! Topkapi Palace in Istanbul is one of the city's premier sights, and for me the Harem was the real highlight - you could easily think it's a palace on its own! Wonderful use of wood and tiles, stunning rooms and buildings, the domes are also spectacular. It does cost extra to check out …
Continue reading Topkapi Palace Istanbul – The Harem in Pictures
G'day Folks. Continuing on from my photographic series from Istanbul, today I present photos of the amazing Basilica Cistern, built nearly 2000 years ago to store water for the city of Istanbul, today it is lit up and filled with art work and is a tourist attraction. Enjoy! Thanks for popping by! May the Journey …
Howdy all, and the tales of last year’s Dhaka to Dakar continue unabated, and this time I’m in the most popular tourist destination in Turkiye, and that is, of course, Istanbul. After around six weeks in the Sub-Continent and the Middle East I was now on the European continent, in Istanbul the city that sits …
Howdy all. Well I've (approximately) reached Istanbul in my telling of the story of Dhaka to Dakar, and I think it was one of the most photogenic places I stopped on the whole trip. So I'm sharing a few photos of the significant places I saw. The Hagia Sofia - Catholic Church/Orthodox Church/Mosque/Museum/Mosque is unquestionably …
Continue reading Images of the Hagia Sofia – Istanbul, Türkiye
Hi There! Yes another week and some more interesting currencies to share. Principally the Egyptian Pound, worth around 20 to the Australian dollar and around 31 to the USD. Sorry I only kept one Turkish Lira note, the 5 Lira note. The Turkish Lira comes in at a very similar rate, just under 20 to …
Howdy all! Continuing on from my time in Egypt, this is the story of 2023’s adventure ‘Dhaka to Dakar’. Today I’ll be recounting the not-very-well-thought-out tale of getting from Luxor, in Egypt to Istanbul, Turkey, by air. Luxor has a small airport although it does claim to be an ‘international’ airport. The reality is that …
Howdy all. A little while back I shared some examples of the currencies of the countries I passed through - starting with Bangladesh and Pakistan (I had shared some Indian Rupee a while ago from a previous trip). So today I continue this travel through currency, and I have some Rial from Oman and some …
Howdy all. Continuing on from my previous post when I was in Luxor, I spent the first day in Luxor itself. The second day I devoted to the ‘West Bank’ (of the Nile) where it seemed the only logical thing to do was to book a tour. However, it did not all to plan. I …
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
Andy's World Journeys 