My trip to Tunisia

A few weeks ago, I went with my friend Aisha on a trip to Tunisia. Aisha is an American of Egyptian heritage who is studying at Oxford in England. She went to Tunis, which is the capital of Tunisia. Tunisia is located on the Mediterranean Sea in the central part of the northern coast of Africa. Can you find which two African countries border Tunisia? Which European country is the closest to Tunisia across the Mediterranean?

My trip to Turkey

I'm writing this post from Turkey, where I have had a fun day swimming in the sea. I tagged along with Kyle on a trip to see the wedding of two of his friends from college. I am staying in the town of Dalyan, which is located on the Mediterranean Sea in the southwestern part of Turkey. Can you find Turkey on a map? Can you find Dalyan? Dalyan is quite possibly the most difficult place I have asked you to find on a map; you'll have to get a very detailed map in order to find it.

I celebrate the Diamond Jubilee

This has been a very exciting week here in the United Kingdom. Monday and Tuesday were holidays so that everybody could celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. A "jubilee" is a celebration of an anniversary, and diamonds are the particular gift associated with sixtieth anniversaries. The Queen is celebrating her Diamond Jubilee because she became Queen in 1952 – sixty years ago. It is remarkable to think how much the world has changed in the past sixty years, but during all that time the United Kingdom has only had one monarch.