One of the seven Arab States of the Persian Gulf, Qatar is a tiny Peninsula neighbouring Saudi Arabia, the largest country in the Middle East. While it is the second smallest in size after Bahrain, it is by no means tiny in terms of economy and influence. A desert flatland by the waters...
As we approached the entrance, it wasn’t immediately evident that we’d arrived because the thick live fence blocked our view and the rusted white gate gave the impression of a neglected and abandoned compound. As soon as the gate was opened however, and we drove in through towards the...
I’m part of generation BBC (Born Before Computers) – and proudly so, I must add! And it fascinates me how much technology has changed and taken over our everyday life. Do you remember (waaaay back) when Windows XP was the most common operating system, particularly the desktop...
Did you know that the truest source of the longest river in the world, the River Nile, is in Burundi, about 115km outside Bujumbura? And while there’s the officially known ‘true’ source in Uganda, out of Lake Victoria at Jinja, there’s also another ‘truer’ one in Rwanda?! However, the...
