Simunye! We are One.
Simunye! We are One is the title of my soon to be released book telling the stories I collected on my journey from Gobekli Tepe to Cape Town.
I will regularly add different chapters from each of the 11 (9 officially ) countries I visited.
Some of the stories are of my own experiences, others were told to me by the wonderful people I met as I travelled from Ancient Stones to African Shores.
A gentleman and a scholar.
Rubi, name changed and face obscured at his request to protect his identity.
If you are visiting the Sphinx and the Pyramids you should always go….Downtown!
You’d think the cheap dress-up sunglasses I’d just given these guys were made from gold!
Rock hewn churches and rockets.
Kidane and his classmates with some of the stars of the junior football team they coach in their spare time.
Guns and bloody serious moustaches, welcome to Lebanon.
The Raouche rocks welcome you to Beirut!
Gobekli Tepe. Part 1
Close to the Syrian border, Gobekli Tepe was the start point for my journey.
Perhaps it was the start point of so much more?
The Mandela trail.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way!
Recycling is a way of earning a living in Addis Ababa.
Unexpected item in the baggage area!
The 4 items that saw me held for questioning at King Hussein International airport, Amman, Jordan
Interview with Hezbollah.Part 1
The events leading up to me coming fact to fact with an automatic rifle wielding Hezbollah guard.
Interview with Hezbollah.Part2
The full text of my interview with a member of Hezbollah, conducted in a Beqqa valley compound.
Sarissa’s story.
I was sitting on Diani Beach, near Mombasa in Kenya when a tiny, young Kenyan Mother of three approached me……
The Myth of ‘medemer’
From witnessing forced removals to watching government forces bomb civilians. Ethiopia can break your heart.
Interview with the Cairo 5
Full transcript of the interview, held amidst great tension in a Cairo apartment.