The Olive Route: a Personal Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean Pdf

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Carol Drinkwater, star of All Creatures Great and Small and author of a trilogy about life on an olive grove in Provence,planned to travel through the Middle East in search of the roots of olive cultivation, but her journey turned into something more poignant when a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon confided his yearning for the olive trees on his ancestral farm from which he had to flee. Eventually, she arrives in Israel and, after hearing stories of settlers bulldozing Palestinian olive groves at night, she joins a protest to replant olive trees on land cleared by the army. Throughout Syria she finds remnants of olive culture, familiar to Mary Russell, who is also speaking in Omagh about her travels in Syria. These indefatigable Irish travellers were to be joined by a third, Dervla Murphy, who recently spent time in the Palestinian Territories. Alas, Murphy cannot attend due to illness. Her latest book A Month by the Sea: encounters in Gaza proves travel writing still plays a powerful role in bearing witness. She writes rivetingly of the struggle to rebuild after Operation Cast Lead, in which Israel hit Gaza with rockets for 22 days, killing over 1, Palestinians, wounding 5, See a sample. Join Rewarding Times and get exclusive travel, lifestyle and entertainment offers from our partners. Olive trees in Palestine. Topics: Israel. Commenting on The Irish Times has changed. To comment you must now be an Irish Times subscriber. The account details The Olive Route: A Personal Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean are not currently associated with an Irish Times subscription. Please subscribe to sign in to comment. You should receive instructions for resetting your password. Please choose a screen name. This name will appear beside any comments you post. Your screen name should follow the standards set out in our community standards. Screen Name Selection. Only letters, numbers, periods and hyphens are allowed in screen names. Please enter your email address so we can send you a link to reset your password. Your Comments. Sign In Sign Out. We reserve the right to remove any content at any time from this Community, including without limitation if it violates the Community Standards. We ask that you report content that you in good faith believe violates the above rules by clicking the Flag link next to the The Olive Route: A Personal Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean comment or by filling out this form. New comments are only accepted for 3 days from the date of publication. Most Read. Daily Today Daily. Stay on top of the latest news with our daily newsletters The Olive Route: A Personal Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean morning, lunchtime and evening. Sign up. Connect with The Irish Times. Follow IrishTimes '. Images of the Day. Here we go again Leeside flooding. Blended learning What's it all about? Online learning terms explained. Weather Check the five-day forecast in your area. Rewarding Times Weekly See a sample. Sign In. Don't have an account? Forgot Password? Not an Irish Times subscriber? Best travel books: A list of the top travel-related books

I was in Malta for a second time a while back and it was only on this visit I noticed the colourful fishing boats native to the island. I suspect that for me, coming from dreary Ireland, they were all of a piece with the rich island back drop of ultramarine, turquoise, creamy ochre and Indian red. It was only on my second visit that actual objects began to separate out in my minds eye. Besides their colour, the other notable feature of Maltese boats are the eyes that are painted on the prow and often carved in relief to boot. The eye is said to be the Eye of Osiris or the Eye of Horus, an ancient Egyptian symbol that wards off evil as well as guiding boats. With eyes they can not only see the way ahead but also see where the fish are. I think the eyes give the boats a certain personality which is all the more affecting for being more comical than heroic. Snakes do have a part in Maltese myth. Paul was supposedly bitten by one after he was shipwrecked there. When he did not die from the bite it was said that he caused the snakes of Malta lose their poison. The pretty and non-venomous Leopard or Rat snake may have been the culprit. The Blue Rock Thrush is the Maltese National bird and is known to eat reptiles so it is possible some combination of this bird and the Leopard snake is believed to protect those at seas. There are a number of variations of vessel;the Ferilla, The Olive Route: A Personal Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean is about twenty foot long, the Kajjik an arabic version of the word caique which is slightly smaller and the Frejgatina, the smallest one, for all the world like a row boat in carnival clothes. The most common design of boat is called the Luzzu and is based on a design used since at least the s and which, along with the use of the Eye of Osiris, probably originated by the Phoenicians who dominated the culture of the eastern Mediterranean between and BC. The Phoenicians by the way, are thought to be the forerunners of the Celts. The Phoenician princess Scota, from whom the Irish Scoti took their name before settling Scotland, is said to be buried in Kerry. You will be hearing more about his journey in a future post but for The Olive Route: A Personal Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean I will leave you with his short description of the harbour in the Autumn of as he was sailing towards war…. We arrived at Malta at 2pm on Sunday 9th Nov, These boats…are traditionally called bum-boats… The Olive Route: A Personal Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean were other small boats around us in which there were boys…who were diving for pieces of silver which were being thrown to them from our ship. These lads are born swimmers… Malta itself is a beautiful place. Diaper, T. Drinkwater, D. Scott, G. View all posts by CE Scott. I need to go to Malta! Excellent boat shots and fab history! How bliddy cool is that!? Like Liked by 1 person. It was an interesting campaign which I did not know much about. Beautiful colours Clare, and fascinating to hear about the diary! Thanks Aidan. Like Like. Lovely pics Chick! I should have though, but they are works of art in themselves…. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Skip to content. You will be hearing more about his journey in a future post but for now I will leave you with his short description of the harbour in the Autumn of as he was sailing towards war… We arrived at Malta at 2pm on Sunday 9th Nov, Smylie, M. Share this:. Like this: Like Loading Published by CE Scott. Published January 28, January 28, Very colourful looking just what I need today! Love the photos on this post! I should have though, but they are works of art in themselves… Like Like. Hi Clara. Lovely photos. Happy New Year to you. Jane x Like Liked by 1 person. A feast for the eyes on a dreary Monday morning. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment:. Email required Address never made public. Name required. Post to Cancel. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use. To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy. Carol Drinkwater: used books, rare books and new books @

Since Carol Drinkwater moved to an olive farm in France she has developed a passion for the olive tree and the culture that has grown up around it. From the eastern shores of the shimmering Mediterranean to its western coast this fruit is farmed. Its silvery-green branches have inspired painters and poets, but who first pressed its 'bitter berry' and transformed it into liquid gold? In quest of its secrets and The Olive Route: A Personal Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean, Carol embarked on a solo adventure round the Mediterranean basin. This is the last one of all Carol Drinkwater's book on olives that I have read, and it is the best of the bunch. The author travel to the eastern Mediterranean countries of Libya, Lebanon, Malta During her acting career she has worked in film, television and theatre. The series is both travel and history based and will follow an Olive Heritage Trail around the Mediterranean Basin. The aim is to celebrate the cultural heritage of this sacred tree. The first transmissions will be in Canada in February and in Germany in April Carol Drinkwater. Fourth volume in the bestselling olive series by writer and actress Carol Drinkwater Since Carol Drinkwater moved to an olive farm in France she has developed a passion for the olive tree and the culture that has grown up around it. Back at the Farm. Praise for the Olive series.