Comments for Alison Bate

Comment on Surprise in the souk by admin

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:11:27 +0000

Hi Omer

In the alcoholic version, the bottle has a different shape and the label at the top says ‘alcoholic. In the non-alcoholic (oil) version, the bottle is thinner. Hope this answers your question. I’ll send you an email with the pictures.

Cheers

Ali

Comment on Surprise in the souk by omer

omer — Wed, 02 May 2012 22:07:44 +0000

hi
could you tell me where can i fine the top cover(plastic cover which write bint el sudan alcoholic on)
thank you.

Comment on Rowing with his feet and other Vietnam water scenes by Julie H. Ferguson

Julie H. Ferguson — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:11:35 +0000

AH! So you’ve arrived. Lovely shots of lovely boats!

Comment on 10 travel tips for Sudan by admin

admin — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:17:59 +0000

Thanks so much. Very kind. And December is a great time to visit. Serious students of Arabic seem to go to the Islamic-focussed International University of Africa. If you just want a bit of tutoring, it should be pretty easy to find someone. I had a Russian tutor who was really good, but I’ve lost his contact details. Sorry!

I didn’t get to Port Sudan, but heard mixed reviews. Some people loved it, and others found there wasn’t much to do there.

Cheers, Ali

Comment on 10 travel tips for Sudan by Smiley Boyle

Smiley Boyle — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:55:29 +0000

Love your Sudan posts…definitely strengthened my desire to go there this December. Do you know anyone who teaches arabic in Khartoum… or elsewhere? Any comments on Port Sudan? Was hoping to overland there to do some scuba diving.

Keep writing!

Comment on Surprise in the souk by Sudan’s Aromatic Culture

Sudan’s Aromatic Culture — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:07:02 +0000

[...] Alison Bates tells the wonderful story of how her grandfather was instrumental in the birth of Bint El Sudan on her blog. [...]

Comment on The monster of Kitimaat and other tales at Enbridge hearing by Lee-Ann Ennis

Lee-Ann Ennis — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:37:02 +0000

Thanks Alison for catching Haisla’s Chief Councillor Ellis Ross’ recount of the monster of Kitimaat. I grew up in Kitimat and have heard first hand the rich cultural stories of the Haisla. It’s also important to note their observations of the eulachon returning since the pulp and paper mill left town. My familly have fished down the channel for 35 years and we have also noticed the return of the Humpback whales. Those reading, please share these stories with all your family and friends. The fjords and channels south of Kitimat are so biologically rich and important, the area needs time to bounce back and heal instead of being hit by the next layer of industrial development. Thanks for listening. Please act now.

Comment on The monster of Kitimaat and other tales at Enbridge hearing by admin

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:48:33 +0000

Thanks, Julie….back in Vancouver and looking forward to seeing you next month. Ali

Comment on The monster of Kitimaat and other tales at Enbridge hearing by Julie H. Ferguson

Julie H. Ferguson — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:18:05 +0000

Wonderful story. Are you still in the Sudan?

Comment on Enbridge releases tanker plans for Kitimat by admin

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:44:02 +0000

Hi Chris

I’m glad you encouraged me to update this post, especially now the hearings have just started in Kitimat. Some risk assessments have been carried out and they’re pretty tedious to read, but I’ll try and do a new post within the next week or so, when I have more time.

However, from a quick scout around, the marine protection and emergency response plans are still a bit sketchy. Here’s the link to Enbridge’s main Marine Risk Assessment summary:
http://www.northerngateway.ca/environmental-responsibility/marine-assessment-and-our-first-response-plan/