Category: Syria
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Going East Part 7: Syria and Jordan
Read more: Going East Part 7: Syria and JordanWe are pleased to announce that the first part of our Going East book – which is actually Part 7 of our trip – is now available on Amazon as an eBook. Our plan is to publish various sections of the longer story as they are ready as smaller mini-books to make up a complete…
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w with fish, bucket, bucket, candy cane
Read more: w with fish, bucket, bucket, candy cane47 km, 3 hours, Max temp 42 ¾Ñ§§Ò aka Phang-nga (if you are seeing gibberish, it may be that you don’t have the Thai font installed) We are having some fun with the Thai script. The characters have great shapes to them, such that you can image different things with the names. Unfortunately, there are…
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Busing in Syria
Read more: Busing in SyriaTaking a long-distance bus in Turkey is a very civilized experience. Buses in Syria are less refined, but much more of a cultural experience. We never know quite what we’re getting into. We have not yet (and likely won’t) perfect the ability to catch the best bus between two places. We did managed to avoid…
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The desert oasis of Palmyra
Read more: The desert oasis of PalmyraThe bus out to Palmyra proved to be another opportunity for cultural exchange. We arrived at the North bus terminal in Damascus and entered the first place that offered a bus to Palmyra. We were immediately rushed to get on a bus – this is a sign that we should have slowed down and analyzed…
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Wandering about Damascus
Read more: Wandering about DamascusWe really like Damascus. Becky thinks that our image of a place is certainly nicer when the sun is shining. Like Aleppo, Damascus also suffers from daily power cuts. When the power is out, you can see the pollution in the air – which is a real shame because otherwise, Damascus is a very neat…
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Christmas in Damascus
Read more: Christmas in DamascusWe took the early morning bus from Amman to Damascus, and arrived at 10:30 am tired. Unfortunately, Becky wasn’t thinking and Scott didn’t effectively clue her in, such that we spent too much on a “taxi” to the first hotel we wanted to look at. As the driver ripped us off, taking way too much…
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Making Plans
Read more: Making Plans10 km, delivering the bikes to Fadi’s workshop. We have decided to leave the bikes and a bunch of our gear with Fadi in Aleppo. We will take a bus from Aleppo to Amman, Jordan, and from there take another bus to Aqaba. Aqaba is on the Red Sea and is experiencing daytime temperatures of…
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Church of Saint Simeon
Read more: Church of Saint SimeonWhen we first arrived in Aleppo, Fadi had offered to take us out to see Saint Simeon, a church about 40 km to the north of Aleppo. Unfortunately, Becky was not feeling up for the trip, so we had to decline. Today, with Becky feeling much better, we took Fadi up on his offer. The…