GEORGIA | Friday, 22 May 2009 | Views [1031]
April 10: Davit Gareja I took a myriad of public transit options to get from Tbilisi to the village of Sagarejo, where I was joined by my first Ministry of Education contact – four, in fact, who didn't seem too bummed about taking the day off ... Read more >
GEORGIA | Wednesday, 20 May 2009 | Views [778]
April 9 I awoke to news that my first planned side-trip to an ancient monastery outside of Tbilisi was cancelled due to roadblocks throughout the capital. The anti-government protests were in full swing, but people were reportedly remaining quite ... Read more >
GEORGIA | Monday, 18 May 2009 | Views [3257] | Comments [1]
April 8: Tbilisi After disembarking from the train and setting off in the streets of Tbilisi in search of a cheap hostel, I quickly remembered something rather important about Georgia: it has its own alphabet. When you can't read the street ... Read more >
GEORGIA | Saturday, 16 May 2009 | Views [648]
April 7-8: Train from Baku to Tbilisi While waiting for my platzkart-mates to succumb to their vodka-induced stupor for the night, I perused my Lonely Planet Georgia print-outs for some background information on the next country on my route. ... Read more >
SYRIA | Saturday, 16 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
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SYRIA | Saturday, 16 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
Includes: medieval fortress of Krak des Chevaliers and 2000-year old desert ruins of Palmyra
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SYRIA | Friday, 15 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
Includes: souq, citadel, Aga Khan Cultural Services projects, around Aleppo
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SYRIA | Tuesday, 12 May 2009 | Views [1276] | Comments [1]
Please excuse the mental detour from my trip accounts for a brief moment of sentimentality... I'm sitting in Aleppo, Syria, as my dear mom celebrates Mother's Day back in Canada with neither of her children. I've missed more than my share of family ... Read more >
AZERBAIJAN | Thursday, 7 May 2009 | Views [1412]
April 5-7
I was pretty intent on getting out of Baku and up to the
Caucasus mountains in the north of Azerbaijan, but everyone had warned me of
the lingering cold weather, lack of public transportation, and complete dearth
of English (i.... Read more >
TURKEY | Wednesday, 6 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
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TURKEY | Wednesday, 6 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
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TURKEY | Tuesday, 5 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
Includes: bus ride from Georgia to Erzurum, Lake Van & Akdamar Island, Diyarbakir (Kurdish wedding and football game)
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AZERBAIJAN | Monday, 4 May 2009 | Views [3682]
April 4: Qobustan While waiting for his friend to pick us up in Baku, Namiq (my souvenir-shop friend) and I had a rather interesting conversation about gender norms in Azerbaijan. It didn't take me long to assert that I would not be marrying an ... Read more >
AZERBAIJAN | Sunday, 3 May 2009 | Views [2643]
April 3: Baku After picking up a CD by stunning Azeri opera-mugam-jazz singer Aziza Mustafa Zadeh , I donned my figurative Indy fedora and weaved my way simultaneously through the cobbled streets of the Old Town and Azerbaijan's rich history. ... Read more >
AZERBAIJAN | Friday, 1 May 2009 | Views [3060]
April 1-2: First impressions When the ferry docked in Baku at dusk, I gazed excitedly over the skyline of the Azeri capital. I knew little about Azerbaijan, as it was a last-minute addition to my itinerary after my Iranian visa application was ... Read more >
TURKMENISTAN | Tuesday, 28 Apr 2009 | Views [698]
March 31: Turkmenbashi Seaport I went to the seaport in the morning and promptly had a visa-expiration scare when the guards told me that bad weather on the Caspian meant that there would be no ferries for an unknown length of time. They motioned ... Read more >
TURKMENISTAN | Monday, 27 Apr 2009 | Views [665]
March 29: Around Ashgabat I spent a few much-needed hours outs ide of Ashgabat, tour ing the sights such as the Kopet Dag mountains on the border with Iran (SO tempted to make a run for it!), Goek-Depe, where thousands of Turkmen died in a last-... Read more >
TURKMENISTAN | Sunday, 26 Apr 2009 | Views [1936]
March 28: Ashgabat Upon arrival in Ashgabat, another friend-of-a-friend met me and helped me find a hostel, after insisting that I had no interest in dropping 50 bucks a night on a decrepit hotel (I have a strong distaste towards spending money ... Read more >
GEORGIA | Saturday, 25 Apr 2009 | Photo Gallery
Includes: Gori, Kutaisi (& Orthodox Easter traditions), Poti, Batumi
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TURKMENISTAN | Saturday, 25 Apr 2009 | Views [5197]
March 27-28: Darvaza Gas Crater Conveniently enough, a relative of the friend-of-friend was a taxi driver and agreed to take me to the Darvaza Gas Crater that night, one of the most random and isolated destinations on my itinerary and a definite ... Read more >
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