I’ve been back in the UK now for two months after 7months travelling to refugee camps across Europe, my final stop was Belgrade and before that was Idomeni where I witnessed the final weeks of the camp in the north of Greece on the border with Macedonia… Most of the refugees there had been stuckContinue reading “My Refugee Journey Update – 16th August 2016”
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My Refugee Journey – 30th April to 2nd May 2016 | Macedonia
My Refugee Journey – 30th April to 2nd May 2016 | Macedonia Saturday 30th April Three Syrian refugees who I’ve known since Lesvos are trapped in Macedonia in a refugee transit camp currently, but the support from some friends in Portugal and Canada, we are gathering together information to help get them asylum in Portugal. ThisContinue reading “My Refugee Journey – 30th April to 2nd May 2016 | Macedonia”
A Look Inside Tabanovce Refugee Transit Camp | Macedonia
Tabanovce is a Refugee Transit Camp just inside the Macedonia on its border with Serbia… This small camp has been home recently to around 1500 refugees, though now at the time of writing this, the numbers have gone down to around 600 with very few making it into Macedonia now the borders are shut andContinue reading “A Look Inside Tabanovce Refugee Transit Camp | Macedonia”
Time for a Rethink on the Impact of the Refugee Crisis?
Time for a Rethink on the Impact of the Refugee Crisis? It’s now been 5yrs since the troubles we are seeing in Syria started, innocent men, women and children fleeing war and terror on two fronts, from their own Government and from ISIS. We have seen the horrors in the media and press show theContinue reading “Time for a Rethink on the Impact of the Refugee Crisis?”
The Story of Safwat a Syrian Refugee & His Family
The Story of Safwat a Syrian Refugee & His Family I met Safwat back in February 2016, when I was volunteering at Kara Tepe Refugee Camp on the Greek island of Lesvos… We instantly formed a friendship, he spoke fluent English and was able to help me help other refugees on the camp that couldContinue reading “The Story of Safwat a Syrian Refugee & His Family”
My Refugee Journey – The Journey to Macedonia and First Day In Country 28th & 29th April 2016
My Refugee Journey – The Journey to Macedonia and First Day In Country 28th & 29th April 2016 Belgrade to Tabanovce Refugee Transit Camp in Macedonia on the Serbian border… I arrived at the Belgrade Bus Station in plenty of time to board the coach that was due to leave at 11:20am – I waitedContinue reading “My Refugee Journey – The Journey to Macedonia and First Day In Country 28th & 29th April 2016”
My Refugee Journey – 21st April 2016 Belgrade
My Refugee Journey – 21st April 2016 Belgrade I woke up today to find out that Serbian Police had moved in on the two parks where most of the refugees live and sleep and evicted the refugees from the area. All tents were confiscated, cut up and thrown in the bin, sleeping bags and blanketsContinue reading “My Refugee Journey – 21st April 2016 Belgrade”
My Refugee Journey 13th – 15th April 2016 – Belgrade Serbia
I’ve now been in Belgrade Serbia for three days; I arrived on Wednesday 13th first thing in the morning after my flight from Gatwick to Belgrade via Istanbul where I had to wait for 8hrs between flights. I flew by Turkish Airlines who were awesome! I really mean that, the plane was very comfortable, theContinue reading “My Refugee Journey 13th – 15th April 2016 – Belgrade Serbia”
My Refugee Journey – 26th to 29th February 2016
My Refugee Journey – 26th February to 29th February 2016 Well it’s been hectic! Boats are coming across from Turkey at a much bigger rate – It’s been so busy Ive not even had chance to write my blog onto the word doc before I post it to my website. So although I have everythingContinue reading “My Refugee Journey – 26th to 29th February 2016”
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