Kiwis sheer Lankan sheep
When I told a friend I was watching New Zealand take on Sri Lanka in the inaugural T20 World Cup match, he looked away in disgust. New Zealand, claims my friend, are a chore to watch. He’d much rather watch his Mac put through a crusher, take a holiday in Witbank, or watch Bangladesh volunteer to a whipping. ‘New Zealand playing T20 cricket translates to a dull team attempting an exciting game,’ he insisted. (Read...
Read MoreTravel Diary: A fortnight in Saudi Arabia
1 April 2010 I am on board a Saudi Arabian airlines flight to Jeddah. It’s been five, long years since I touched my forehead to hallowed ground. While the churlish brat sitting behind me constantly kicks my seat and the woman sitting beside me, a nurse from Bloemfontein working at King Faisel Hospital has not volunteered more than those words, I am happy. In a little while, I will see the lights of Jeddah twinkling beneath me, I will be home. Labbaik. 2 April 2010 I was hardly in Jeddah above an hour before my passport was confiscated. We were whisked through immigration, no questions...
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