Category Archives: Middle East Travel

Dining Out: Caravan Sarai (Afghanistan)

Posted on May 30, 2013 by tokyofox

“Dictation being forced in Afghanistan…” is the opening lyric to the Pet Shop Boys 1988 hit ‘It’s Alright‘ (video still below) and the first time I’d really ever heard of the place not that I would have been able to … Continue reading →

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TF Film Review: Zero Dark Thirty (2013)

Posted on February 15, 2013 by tokyofox

This is the story of the decade-long hunt for Osama Bin Laden and is director Kathryn Bigelow’s first movie since ‘The Hurt Locker‘ (2008) which was critically acclaimed. I can’t say that I ever really went along with the hype of that … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: Yemen Coffee In Tokyo But No Salmon!

Posted on November 4, 2012 by tokyofox

Watching Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt and co in ‘Salmon Fishing In The Yemen‘ on my flight to the USA in August made quite an impression on me though that was more to do with the idea, the scenery and the … Continue reading →

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James Bond Filming Locations In Istanbul

Posted on August 4, 2011 by tokyofox

Two James Bond films have been filmed in part in Istanbul; ‘From Russia With Love’ in 1964 and ‘The World is Not Enough’ in 1999 starring Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan respectively as agent 007. The former is the better movie but … Continue reading →

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Turkey 2011 Pt III: Istanbul Day 2

Posted on August 1, 2011 by tokyofox

History has taught me that I’m not one to truly appreciate museums so on my second day in Istanbul I decided to not bother going inside Aya Sofya and instead chose to visit Topkapi Palace Museum which was packed. Both places were 20TL … Continue reading →

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Turkey 2011 Pt II: Istanbul Day 1

Posted on July 29, 2011 by tokyofox

I’ve had some early morning and late night flights in my time but 3.15am flight from Amman (Jordan) to Istanbul was something new. It might have saved me on a nights accommodation but it meant I was tired most of … Continue reading →

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Turkey 2011 Pt I: Money Problems

Posted on July 26, 2011 by tokyofox

My research on Turkey ahead of my two night stay in Istanbul was obviously very insufficient as I didn’t even know I needed a visa. That set me back 40TL from my Turkish money which I’d already had to dip … Continue reading →

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Jordan 2011 Pt VIII: Desert Castles

Posted on July 23, 2011 by tokyofox

Having basically done bugger all since returning from The Dead Sea a day and a half before I thought I should do something on my final day. I’d wanted to do a Desert Castle trip with the hostel but I’d … Continue reading →

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Jordan 2011 Pt VII: Amman

Posted on July 21, 2011 by tokyofox

The huge, busy capital city of Amman was pretty much my base for the majority of my trip. I spent five nights there at Mansour Hotel; a dirt-cheap and erm dirty hostel which seemingly caters mostly for Japanese travellers On … Continue reading →

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Jordan 2011 Pt VI: The Dead Sea

Posted on July 18, 2011 by tokyofox

I hadn’t actually thought too much about the Dead Sea and even considered maybe not even going there at one point but when a couple of Japanese guys (Kimi and Tatsuo) from the hostel in Amman said that they were going … Continue reading →

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