Last year I was lucky enough to fulfil a lifelong dream of visiting the British Museum in London, which is arguably the world’s most illustrious stash of loot. One of the most fascinating halls was devoted to objects from Mesopotamia, particularly the Sumerian treasures.
I've recently been reminded of the exhibition because I've been reading some interesting articles by Michael...
I saw four fair creatures
travelling together. Dark were their tracks,
the path very black. Swift was their motion,
faster than fowl they flew through the air,
dove...
A couple of friends have requested more detail re. Sicilian dinners. Although I’ve had a few bad meals here— leathery pizza, vomitous ham-and-pea lasagne,...
One of the oldest Egyptian hieroglyphs is the papyrus stem wadj , indicating ‘green’, ‘growth’ and ‘youth’. Papyrus groves symbolized fertility and life itself in...
A major hazard of travelling, especially travelling where you barely understand the language, is feeling confused a lot of the time. Admittedly, mystery has...
