Travel blog

Welcome!

I plan for this blog to be about my travels. Why? Well, in mourning the slow and painful death of previous well-intentioned blogs, and noticing friends who keep going with such enviable ease, I've decided that the secret of their success is just following this pretty simple recipe. When on holiday, eat good food. Before shovelling in, point the camera at your plate, click and post. Blog entries: 1. When on holiday, go look at something pretty or old or famous - or in my case, totally bizarre. Look at it through your camera. Click. Post. Blog entries: 2. And so on. Then you can get home and sit on your butt for 5 months, and from the look of your blog, nobody would ever guess.

Good plan, huh? So in two days' time I'm heading to Israel. Or is it Palestine? I'm flying in to Israel, but going to see Palestine. And Israel. Yesterday I offended someone by saying I was going to Palestine. I guess if you don't believe it exists as a state, it's offensive to be told that someone is going there, I mean by saying that they're going there, they're implying that it exists. On the other hand if I said I'm going to Israel, I know certain people would understand that as meaning I'm going on a pilgrimage. And I'm not. Wouldn't that be offensive, isn't misrepresentation offensive?

Ok! I'll be sticking to the food photos then! When a plateful of olive oil fills your screen, you'll know I'm there! Whatever it's called.