This is the archived journal of a 2005-2006 'Grand Tour' around the Eastern Mediterranean and along East Africa, written by Sam Bowker, whilst in search of his PhD topic.
posted by Sam, somewhere distant and exotic. @ 5:52 pm
This blog was established to let everyone at home know what I'm up to while I completed my Grand Tour, between August 2005 - March 2006. The Western notion of a "Grand Tour" dates back to the seventeenth century. Basically, they are extended travels abroad (traditionally throughout Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and India) taken by young artists to complete their formal education. Thousands of young people worldwide now undertake similar journeys before or after University studies, although not many of them remember this term for the experience. My travels took me from Canberra to Perth, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, Greece, Italy and Libya. In 2006, I continued on through South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya. Throughout these travels, I searched for a topic for my upcoming PhD. As this journey has now concluded, this blog will not be updated any further. It shall remain online as an intangible record of this important time in my life, accessible to any interested reader.
7 Comments:
At Wednesday, August 10, 2005 3:30:00 am,
Anonymous said…
Sam,
Great start to the blog. Good luck with your travels. See you soon in Sri Lanka.
At Wednesday, August 10, 2005 10:05:00 am,
Anonymous said…
Test run was a great success. I look forward to the grand tour series...!
-K
At Wednesday, August 10, 2005 4:32:00 pm,
Anonymous said…
bon voyage, Sam and thank you for the arm chair traveller's journey.
Ikon
At Wednesday, August 10, 2005 6:30:00 pm,
Anonymous said…
Great to beable to see what you are up to! Take a hefty supply of the 'special' stickers, to make your mark on the world.
At Wednesday, August 10, 2005 10:17:00 pm,
Anonymous said…
I know I am the ultimate dog. I'm so glad to see you proclaim it to the world.
At Thursday, August 11, 2005 3:01:00 pm,
Anonymous said…
Ahhh, finally Somers comes to Perth, or at least someone from somers. I've been waiting so long to get my hands on a Slushie..... Ha Ha Ha Haaaaaaa
At Saturday, August 13, 2005 10:46:00 pm,
Anonymous said…
what a cute dog!!!!!
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