Many readers of this blog are ‘mepreneurs’ who love to travel. You are self employed, self funded and you have a number of projects on the go that give you the liquidity you need to keep travelling or stay holed up in some foreign land. Others amongst you are lucky enough to have your overseas stay paid by your company.There is an additional way to keep funding your travels and your projects using what many call ’automated’ or ’passive’ income, usually involving internet based revenue streams that, if successful, regularly …

Thankfully it seems that at the time of writing, Gillian Gibbons will shortly be on a plane home from Sudan having received a presidential pardon for allowing her pupils to name a teddy bear Mohammad. The British Foreign Office and two muslim peers, Lord Ahmed and Baroness Warsi (members of the House of Lords) did sterling work in securing her release.
As i sit here in Yemen, an islamic country, and 10,000s of other businessmen and adventurers are similarly in places where culture and religion intertwine, one has to reflect on …

Following on from Brian Barron’s earlier piece, he has broadcasted from Aden on the 40th anniversary of the ending of British Colonial rule in South Yemen. Brian Barron’s commentary on Aden is factual and to the point. From one perspective, Aden is indeed a pretty sorry sight these days. From another, that of the curious tourist, Aden is a fascinating myriad of post colonial architecture, faded grandeur and a cocktail of islamic and non-islamic culture.