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All Good In Aleppo
/0 Comments/in Middle East, Syria, Travelogue /by allanIt was a short but great ride through the foot hills, along the valley and into the city of Aleppo – which is equally as stunning and interesting as Damascus. I think I could stay here a while. Though finding my way around was a lot tougher. Dominating the skyline of the ancient city is […]
Crac Des Chavaliers
/0 Comments/in Middle East, Syria, Travelogue /by allanIt’s actually hard to travel in Syria alone. Everybody wants to talk to me, share tea with me, introduce me to their children and ask questions. I find the hospitality to be on par if not more so than many of the supposedly “dangerous” places I’ve visited. Axis of evil? Oh, come on! With so […]
Faces & Places of Damscus, Syria
/0 Comments/in Middle East, Syria, Travelogue /by allanTo get a flavor of Damascus I share with you some photographs I took while wandering the old city. How many people can you fit on a motorcycle. The answer might be found here in Damascus, Syria. Heading to the Mosque. Woman always must pray separate from the men, who are praying below. The ancient […]
Opening My Eyes & Mind To Damascus
/2 Comments/in Middle East, Syria, Travelogue /by allanWhen I travel to a new city, particularly one that is capital of the country I’m visiting, I tend to park the bike and walk, take mass transit or in the odd case I’m traveling far or on a time schedule I’ll take a taxi. This way I get some exercise and can seamlessly blend […]
Tea With Syrian Officials & My Shaky Landing In Damascus.
/1 Comment/in Middle East, Syria, Travelogue /by allanStaying up until after 11pm last night meant getting through the border this morning shoulda been a snap and there’d be no problem making Damascus before sunset. So with my official stamp in both my passport and carnet, I rode my motorcycle to the checkpoint at the border. Asked to pull Doc aside so other […]
Syrian Visa: Another Waiting Game
/0 Comments/in Jordan, Middle East, Syria, Travelogue /by allanGetting out of Israel was a snap and all the immigration officials on both sides of the border played along with stamps or lack thereof so that a trip to Syria wouldn’t be hampered with any evidence that I’d been to Israel. Any time you can take a diversion for a trip into Salt is […]
Western Wall & Temple Mount: Old Jerusalem Rings Real
/0 Comments/in Israel, Middle East, Travelogue /by allanFor Jews the most holy site in Jerusalem, and in the world is the Western Wall. Also referred to as the “Wailing Wall”, today it refers to a nearly 200 foot section of an exposed ancient wall once part of The Second Temple dating back to the 19th Century BC. The exposed section of this […]