Archive for June, 2006
Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
13 Hours Along the Mediteranean Coast
I think I easily beat my longest bus ride ever: Adana to Antalya along the Mediterranean coast, 600km in 13 hours! Luck was with me from the beginning. I got a seat on the first row with the best view onboard that allowed me to really appreciate the landscape. Some of my good male friends [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Turkey by david
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006
Off Tourist Track
On Sunday I left Syria for Turkey without knowing much about Turkey. I also did not plan beforehand so I have been reading as much as I could in the past few days, especially during the 7-hour bus ride from Beirut. Initially, I had not made up my mind which way to go from Aleppo [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Cool Stuff,Turkey by david
Sunday, June 18th, 2006
First Time
Yesterday, after a 7-hour bus ride from Beirut to Aleppo, I decided it was time to try the hammam (or Turkish bath) which I have heard so much about. Rod had recommended that I wait and try them in Turkey but since there is an hammam dating back to the XVth century in Aleppo I [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Fun Stuff,Syria by david
Saturday, June 17th, 2006
Beirut Wrap-Up
I have been enjoying Beirut and its surrounding area for the last 3 days. When I was not walking around town looking for streets that do not exist anymore, trying to take service taxis to get me somewhere for the regular 1000LL ($1 = 1500LL) or waiting for the 10PM bus , I visited some [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Lebanon by david
Thursday, June 15th, 2006
Super Night Club
Wednesday night 9:50PM. The next football game is about to start in 10 minutes and I did not have dinner yet. I had made my way to that sandwich place close by to get some take-out food. I am just waiting for the skewers to cook and the clerk to fix my sandwiches. It is [...]
