JORDAN | Monday, 2 Feb 2009 | Views [61]
Hi All, We headed off down the Kings highway reaching our first stop Madaba fairly quickily. This place is famous for it's mosaics and in particular the mosaic with a map of palestine and lower egypt which was uncovered in st georges chuch in 1897. We ... Read more >
JORDAN | Friday, 23 Jan 2009 | Views [109]
Arrived at Amman in the evening and were spotted by the taxi drivers before we even got off the bus. They started jostling and fighting amongst each other trying to get our business. It was intense so we just walked away...and they followed. Eventually ... Read more >
SYRIA | Thursday, 22 Jan 2009 | Views [179]
Got to the bus stop at palmyra and were told by a person that the bus station for damascus was 4km out of town and he would give us a ride for 50 syrian pounds. We protested and the price fell to 25. He drove us out to a restuarant and said this was ... Read more >
SYRIA | Thursday, 22 Jan 2009 | Views [122]
Hi All. Arrived at Palmyra after about 150km bus trip in the evening. New we were in the middle east as almost everyone had either a red and white headscarf or a head cover. Palmyra was an oasis town which was on the silk road and latter on the ... Read more >
SYRIA | Thursday, 22 Jan 2009 | Views [215]
Hi All. Didn't go to Hama so didn't see the ancient waterwheels. We caught the train from Aleppo to Homs. Interesting exercise. Buy tickets then a minder takes you to the train police who says 'give me passport' then writes down the details then off ... Read more >
SYRIA | Saturday, 17 Jan 2009 | Views [136]
Hi All. Managed to find our way around despite not knowing which way was north, being unable to read the signs or speak arabic. Took a map rotation of 90 deg to get us going in the right direction. Visited the citidel. A very old fortress that dominates ... Read more >
SYRIA | Friday, 16 Jan 2009 | Views [264]
Hi All. Yet another 20 hr bus trip! No eating or drinking. This was a stop when the bus driver needs a bathroom break type of bus trip. Arrived at Antakya in turkey near syria border. Looked for accomodation but not a tourist town. Found some expensive ... Read more >
TURKEY | Friday, 16 Jan 2009 | Views [119]
Hi All. Quick dot point update. weather terrible then clears after one day. has been raining for weeks so we are lucky. stuck on tram trip to end of line. why? wanted to see where it went. Eventually got back. evening Cruise across harbour. cost ... Read more >
TURKEY | Tuesday, 6 Jan 2009 | Views [133]
Hı All. Well here we are agaın. Same place and same hostel only the weather has changed. Hostel has fılled up sınce we have been away. Seems that after
chrıstmas ıs busy ın Istanbul. One problem. No spare blankets ın the
room so we only have one ... Read more >
TURKEY | Tuesday, 6 Jan 2009 | Views [129]
Hı All. The bus statıon was an ıce skatıng rınk. We decıded to waıt on the other sıde of the road. Temperature stıll rısıng. Slush on the streets but plenty of ıce stıll. Remınds me about the hole ın my boot wıth the runnıng water. Random paragraph ... Read more >
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