Many people go to visit Dubai just to see the world’s tallest skyscraper. I got there by a very comfortable bus from Abu Dhabi. The terminus was in the non-modern Bur Dubai area, with a nice reconstruction of old buildings in Al Fahidi). Spartan accommodation Nearby was the building where I had booked a bed,…
In touring Marrakech I became definitively convinced that I was turning my ways around. In fact, with this trip I finally, and perhaps belatedly, abandoned the ‘idea of trying to be without a connection. Too much trouble had happened to me in the past and I resigned myself to the fact that it is too…
The chapter on what to do in Budapest would be rich. I would start with what you should never do, especially if you are alone and on a weekend. Of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire I had seen quite a lot, especially Vienna where I had been several times and Prague. While I completely missed Hungary.…