The Pompeii Podcast

This is a podcast about my travels to the middle-east. I've never been there before - the nearest I've been is the Greek Islands.

My partner grew up in Jerusalem, the endlessly disputed ancient capital city, during not just one but two intifada (uprisings). I grew up in Crystal Palace, a relatively secure suburb of the huge metropolis of London, where the violence was less continuous.

I'm taking no laptop - instead, I've bought a Zoom H4 recorder, which should allow me to create MP3 audio on location, and upload it via the magic of USB onto the nearest available hard drive and from there onto the web. Although I will also take my video camera, I'm not expecting to send back video. When I get back I'll more than likely add videos to this site as a post-journey complement to the audio.

Thanks to Absolute Music Solutions in Poole for ensuring the Zoom arrived on time to be included in my hand baggage.