The best of the rest Pharaoh enough Bumping through night-time desert, we slumber in our seats, the teenagers lost in uneasy dreams. The Nile curves to meet us again, the sun rising as we cross the Aswan High Dam. Lake Nasser gleams an unreal blue. Beyond, Abu Simbel crouches, cupped in its mound. Impassive guardian…
Is history repeating? In an echo of the chaos of April 2010, an Icelandic volcano has violently erupted, spewing lava and sparking fears of flight delays and cancellations. On the face of it, there’s good reason for concern as the Fagradalsfjall volcano sits just 20 miles from Reykjavik airport. However, the relatively small size of…
We were wet, we were cold and my friend, Jane, and I had made the cardinal sin of arriving early at our Lake District youth hostel. We were not allowed in and had to huddle, with our soggy backpacks, under nearby trees until the permitted “admission time” and the bolt on the door was drawn…