Travels with My Hat

A Lifetime on the Road

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Travels with My Hat is a memoir of my adventures as a travel writer in Africa, South Asia and the Arab world. Beautifully designed, it is lavishly illustrated with photographs and maps and includes poignant correspondence with my mother who had never left Australia.
GREAT MOMENTS IN TRAVEL

When I would think, well this is what I've come for and the physical and psychological demands of the effort to get here, are now worth it...
MY MOROCCO

When I first set foot in Morocco as a young backpacker in the 1960s, I was captivated by the ever changing desert and mountain scenery, its colourful peoples and fascinating souqs. My book Collins Independent Travellers Guide to Morocco was published in 1990.
WORLD WATER DAY

Some 1.3 billion people in the world lack access to clean water. Women and children spend an estimated 200 million hours a day hauling water, often over great distances from the source. Here Somali refugees in the Horn of Africa, one of the driest places on earth.
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Thousands of images covering travel, culture and religions can be found in Christine Osborne Pictures and the World Religions Photo Library

Tag Archives: BBC

THOUGHTS ON FRANKINCENSE TRAILS 2

by Travels with My Hat Posted on September 4, 2009

“I entered a world unchanged since the frankincense trade,” said Kate Humble, the engaging presenter, of the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia – to wit, the iconic tower in Riyadh owned by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal who made million dollar deals, … Continue reading →

Posted in Comment, Culture, Media, Photographs | Tagged BBC, camels, critique, desert, frankincense, HRH Arabs, Kate Humble, men, Saudi Arabia, tower, Travels with My Hat, women | 8 Comments

FRANKINCENSE NONSENSE

by Travels with My Hat Posted on August 28, 2009

The BBC’s Frankincense Trail with Kate Humble (27.08.09) contained many errors of which outstanding was the reference to the beginning of Islam as 1700 years ago: ie. before the Prophet Muhammad was born. The Omani tribesmen (officials) in Persil … Continue reading →

Posted in Comment | Tagged BBC, camel, frankincense, incense, Kate Humble, route, television, tourism, Travels with My Hat, TV, Yemen | 6 Comments

Travels with My Hat

A Lifetime on the Road

Buy the book

GREAT MOMENTS IN TRAVEL

MY MOROCCO

WORLD WATER DAY

Photo Library Collections

Tag Archives: BBC

THOUGHTS ON FRANKINCENSE TRAILS 2

FRANKINCENSE NONSENSE

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