Adventures in Jordan, Part II: Petra
I walked for 45 minutes before I saw The Treasury. It’s a weaving journey through…
Author David J. Constable
Adventures in Jordan, Part I: The Desert
The best thing that can happen to a traveller is to pay witness to something…
Franklin, Hobart
Shortly after arriving in Tasmania and familiarising myself with the capital’s culinary offering, I was…
72 hours in…Shanghai
Clutching his new 3-day tourist visa, David Constable jets off to China’s commercial capital and spends his…
Skellefteå and Swedish Lapland
The great thing about Sweden and particularly the northern reaches, is its complete desolation. It…
The Gambia: Going Further – Jufureh and James Island
David’s odyssey into The Gambia concludes this Bank Holiday weekend as he journeys upriver and…
The Gambia: The Greedy Green Monkey
In the second instalment of his travelogue, David Constable continues his adventure in The Gambia,…
A Week in The Gambia: The Smiling Coast
David Constable is not someone unaccustomed to straying from the beaten path, so who better to…
Ox, Belfast
“The ox is one of those plentiful beasts who just keeps on giving. If we’re not using it for ploughing or threshing, then it’s pulling carts in India. If you’re not in India, then you’re probably eating the thing alongside a glass of Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe.”
Blackwood’s at Nira Caledonia
“What is the most annoying sound in Edinburgh? Clue: it has nothing to do with football or rugby. You got it? No? Okay, another clue: it can be heard during the day and night? Anything?”
Wishbone
“Wishbone is a new fried chicken and wings restaurant, the newest addition to the now uber-cool Brixton Village, which takes its residency underneath the rail arches of the railway station.”
Lebanon: Hard to Enter, Hard to Leave
“Beirut is a vibrant and colourful city attempting to emerge from troubled times. A mix of communities and subdivides speak Arabic, French, English and Armenian, across dozens of religions.” David J Constable reports…