Roadtripping

It was two very stiff and sore people who emerged from the tent at 5.30 the next morning. The sleeping mats did not inflate and we spent the night doing pressure area care every hour instead of sleeping.

The bad boys of food

To feed each other is to demonstrate our love and affection and a treat makes everything better. A glass of wine after a shitty day, a little chocolate or a wedge of beautiful gooey washed rind cheese because I deserve it.

Adventures with pork

When I first moved to Saudi Arabia I tried to be a vegetarian for a little while, I even toyed with veganism before finally settling for being a pescatarian.  It was a choice based on my inability to purchase free-range, non halal slaughtered meat as well as a growing discomfort with actually eating the flesh of a sentient…