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A journey from London to the middle-east - Amman, Jerusalem
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Back in the UK a while later, musing on the differences between the middle east and London, and the way that I have been affected by my travels.
On the last day of 2006, with the girls in a shop stocking up for the evening celebrations, I stood in a quiet Amman street recording a poem I'd written about the Eid scenes the day...
On the way to Jerash, I filmed in the car as we passed through Baka'a, a very poor district on the outskirts of Amman. Originally it was a Palestinian refugee camp, which dates from...
The first day of Eid Al-Adha, back in a very cold Amman, I was awoken just before dawn by the special Eid prayer being sung from the mosque just across the way. As I lay half asleep,...
I visited the Old City several times, getting lost in it's labyrinthine streets.36,000 people live and work here. Like all ancient cities, it is composed of various quarters. It's quite...
We went back to Ramallah yesterday in the pouring rain. Like Britain, this country is drying up - there's been no rain here for over a month, during what should be the wettest season...
Visited one of the major Christian churches in Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, on Christmas Day. It felt like a very well-established Christian tourist attraction, but
Dr Basel Husseini is a dental surgeon whose practice is in East Jerusalem, a stone's throw from the Old City. He describes himself as a dentist by profession, but an artist by inclination....
Joan Jubran is a healthcare planner, based in Ramallah in the West Bank, a densely populated area about 30 minutes from Jerusalem. Joan's Christian family originally came from Nazareth....
One minute audio segment recorded in the middle of Ramallah's main market on Christmas Eve.
Visited West Jerusalem and spoke to Mr Abraham, a jeweller highly regarded by his customers, whose family moved to Jerusalem from Vienna "seven generations ago". He took time to explain...
With my girlfriend and her mum, I visited East Jerusalem for the first time which felt to me like a home from home, the busy urban streets really not so different from the place where...
Midwinter solstice visit to Jericho - sweet oranges, a bizarre casino, dwindling water supplies, friendly soldiers, and far too much quiet.
"I looked over Jordan and what did I see?" Here's my account of crossing the bridge and encountering surprise both sides of the border.NB: Caution: May contain pops. I recorded the
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We're staying with GGF's Mum in her lovely flat, but I've been in a real bone-aching fever since I got here, and so has GGF, who fainted yesterday - she's OK now. I couldn't sleep for...
A warm winter's day in Jordan. I wake with the remains of a cold, drink tea to recover, and spend time in busy downtown Amman, shopping for Nablusi sweets and the Palestinian national...
In the airport cafe over a cup of tea, we talked about the differences in the arab world . Once we were on the plane, we were kept for two hours waiting to take off. The pilot kept
I'm wondering what it will be like meeting GGF's friends and relatives, and suffering some last minute nerves.
I had a chat with Brian Greene about my expectations and preparations.
This is a podcast about my travels to the middle-east. I've never been there before - the nearest I've been is the Greek Islands. My partner grew up in Jerusalem, the endlessly disputed...
In which I chat with my friend Rabah on the phone, anticipating the journey to the land of my partner's family.
