What’s the Blue Mosque? In the 17th century, when Sultan Ahmet I was 19 and he ruled over the Ottoman Empire, he commissioned a mosque to be built in Istanbul – an Islamic place of worship that he wanted to be better than the Hagia Sophia. In 1609, work started on the Blue Mosque (known as ‘Sultanahmet Camii’ in Turkish) […]
Torsten has asked me to post this on behalf of him. Things to do in Kampala – Understand Kampala is a city that was set up by the British – at the time, the kingdom of Buganda (which is part of today’s Uganda) was just a few thousand people. The British set up a colonial […]
Travel in Africa Torsten has asked me to post this on behalf of him. Safety Many countries in Africa don’t have a public service sector that really works. Most public institutions are merely namesake. The crime rate is high in many places, with some areas off the chart. The good news – violent crime and […]
Reader Steven sent in his question: I have 225,000 Avios. Am trying to get to Tokyo from Atlanta with possibly a few days in Hawaii on the way. If that does not work what else should do with them starting from Atlanta and two passengers.