Middle East And Europe
Middle East Travel
Robert McCallum ventured to the Middle East & Europe via the Indian Ocean. His intellectual curiosity extended to avid interest and immersion in the culture, sights, and social mores of all the countries he traveled.
Adventures
He traveled the great Nile River, explored the markets of Cairo, and visited the Sphinx. In Palestine, he swam in the Dead Sea and saw the Jews wailing. In Italy, he explored the ruins of Pompeii, and in Paris, the Moulin Rouge.
Towns And Cities He Visited
He records traveling to the following countries and towns:
Palestine: Bethlehem, Dead Sea, Jaffa, Jericho, Jerusalem, Nablus
Egypt: Cairo, Ghizeh Sphinx, Nile, Port Said
Yemen: Adan, Somalia
Jordan:
Ceylon (Sri Lanka): Colombo (enroute)
Places Of Interest He Explored:
- Bethlehem
- Cairo fish market
- Dead Sea
- Jacobs Well
- Jericho
- Jerusalem
- Jew’s Wailing place
- Joseph’s Well
- Mosque of Omar
- Mosques of Mehnet Ali
- Pyramid of Ghizeh
- Ruins-Memphis & Sahharah
- Solomon’s Quarries
Note:
Port Said – A coastal city in Egypt established in 1859 during the building of the Suez Canal
Anglo-Ashanti Wars – 1900 conflict between the British Empire and what is now Ghana.
Travel Plots
Passage to the Middle East via Indian Ocean (1900)
Egypt, Palestine, Nablus (1900)
Towns And Cities
In Europe, McCallum records traveling to the following countries and towns:
Italy: Genoa, Mt Etna, Naples, Pompeii, Sicily, Straits Messina
France: Dieppe, Paris
Belgium: Antwerp, Brussels
Portugal: Gibraltar, Tenerfie
Germany: Cuxhaven, Elbe, River Schalke
Africa: Capetown, Table Bay (on the return journey)
Sights
He visits the Ruins of Pompeii, the streets of Genoa, the Moulin Rouge, the Paris Morgue, and many other places of interest.
Travel Plots
Journey to Italy (1900)
Passage to Great Britain (1900)