Israel Part 3
A strange and personal tale of Qumran. Our final visit in Israel was to the ruins of the once thriving Essene Community at Qumran, close by the Red Sea. For me this was the highlight of our time in Israel…
Israel Part 2
In the previous post, you read Rick's impressions on his first visit to Israel in 1970. In January 1999, we journeyed to Israel together. In this account, you'll get my impressions almost three decades on from Rick's first visit.
Israel Part 1
1970 was a mere twenty-two years after Israel was proclaimed a ‘state’ when Rick stopped off there. He was on his way to an intensive course in Knitting Technology in England. Now, in case you’re tempted to picture elderly ladies…
Black Adam – Part 2
Jacquelyn: Rick was not the only one that had to deal with Black Adam. He was always grumpy, never smiled and carried his black cloud around with him at all times, poor man. At the villa one morning Adam sought…
Black Adam Part 1
Dinner Out Black Adam did not get his nick name from the colour of his skin, which was definitely ‘White Australian’. Adam had recently suffered a difficult time in his personal life and the monicker was a descriptor of the…
The White Gecko
[Looking for the Art Blogs? Type 'Art' in the search box, top right, this page.] Egyptian Tales - Episode 12 Svi’s business partner, Yanni, was based in Israel whereas Svi was based in Sydney, Australia. So, though Rick was in…
The Importance of Walls
Egyptian Tales Episode 11 We take them for granted but perhaps we should appreciate walls rather more than we do? After all, walls hold up the roofs of our dwellings and without them, we’d have no protective shelter from sunburn…
A Thief or Two
Egyptian Tales — Episode 8 Every country has its thieves⎯from the petty thief that steals fruit from a street barrow to the clever schemer who manipulates the complex workings of a large business to their own advantage to the giant…
Street Kids
Egyptian Tales—Episode 7 This story begins with Omar’s father, Sayyid. It’s often obvious that it’s not just physical traits that get passed down the generations. Likes, prejudices, cultural bias, even the way we walk, talk and age are often the…