47 km, 3 hours, Max temp 42 ¾Ñ§§Ò aka Phang-nga (if you are seeing gibberish, it may be that you…
Taking a long-distance bus in Turkey is a very civilized experience. Buses in Syria are less refined, but much more…
The bus out to Palmyra proved to be another opportunity for cultural exchange. We arrived at the North bus terminal…
We really like Damascus. Becky thinks that our image of a place is certainly nicer when the sun is shining.…
We took the early morning bus from Amman to Damascus, and arrived at 10:30 am tired. Unfortunately, Becky wasn’t thinking…
10 km, delivering the bikes to Fadi’s workshop. We have decided to leave the bikes and a bunch of our…
When we first arrived in Aleppo, Fadi had offered to take us out to see Saint Simeon, a church about…
I attended midnight mass on Christmas Eve with Fadi, Ghina and family at the Greek Orthodox church. It was both…
We awoke bright and early (OK, Scott woke Becky up at 9 am), to sun shine – although the sky…
Last spring, we took a course on world religions. In that course, we were introduced to the idea that as…