October 1998 - Egypt Through New Eyes

Journal entry for Monday 19 October 1998
It was just a little more than six months since I had returned home from Luxor and here I was again on my way to Heathrow, this time with my son Kit. It was his 21st birthday in November and I had suggested a holiday in Egypt for his [...]

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Time to go Home

Journal entry for Monday 23 March 1998
My last day of this 1998 trip was spent saying goodbye to the many friends we had made on the West Bank. A cloudy day with a strong wind - I hoped my flight would not be delayed again as I really did need to get back home this [...]

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Old Friends and New Friends

Journal entry for Saturday 21 March 1998
In the morning I went to visit Shahata, the married daughter of my Egyptian ‘adopted’ family, who had just come home to Geziret with her new baby. It had been a difficult time for the family with Shahata in the Luxor hospital for a few days. At least one [...]

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