My trip to Middle East in 2006
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| March 15 - April 2 | Paris | The place I used to call home.Favorite places: Gare de Lyon, Bastille, Notre-Dame and Odeon. |
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| April 2 - May 18 | Egypt | The realisation of a childhood dream. One of the countries where every stone is potentialy an antiquity of critical archaeological importance.Highlights: Abydos, Dendara, White desert and Dahab |
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| May 18 - May 26 | Jordan | The other Holy Land is an extraordinary country for so many reasons. Small, friendly and with two amazing archaeological sites.Highlights: Petra, Wadi-Musa and the Dead Sea |
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| May 26 - June 1 | Israel | The Holy Land and especially Jerusalem is not the most stress-free place to visit but the spirituality of the experience is worth it.Highlights: Old Jerusalem. |
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| June 1 - June 5 | Jordan | Back to Jordan for some more visits mixing ancient civilization and holy sites.Highlights: Jerash and Mount Nebo |
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| June 5 - June 11 | Syria | The biggest surprise of the trip. Not the country with the best monuments but Syrian people make for it by far. Just relax in Damascus!Highlights: Old Damascus, Palmyra and the people. |
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| June 11 - June 17 | Lebanon | A pity this country is taken in turnoils so often. Beautiful landscapes, great people and yummy food.Hightlights: Beirut and the Beka’a Valley (Baalbek and surroundings). |
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| June 17 - June 18 | Syria | Back to Syria on my way to Turkey. Old Aleppo is worth the detour. |
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| June 18 - June 30 | Turkey | East to West along the Mediteranean Cost. Blue sky, green hills, turquoise water and some nice Greek and Roman ruins. What else could one want?Highlights: Blue Cruise, Antalya and the people in Adana. |
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| June 30 - July 7 | Greece | Aaahhh Santorini.Highlights: Santorini and old Athens. |
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| July 7 - July 24 | Turkey | Back to Turkey for a more studious visit this time.Highlights: Istanbul and Capadoccia. |
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| July 24 - August 12 | Paris | Back home. |
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| August 12 - August 17 | England | Visiting a good friend. Stressing over lost luggage. Getting used to the idea the trip is over.Highlights: Salisbury |
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Previous trips
| Date | Country | Comments | Pictures |
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| October 11 - October 22 2001 | Japan | My first experience traveling alone. And I did not speak the language. Amazing experiences in the old and new capitals while exploring a culture and country I knew mostly from the animes I was watching when I was a kid, so far and at the same time so close to the French culture.Highlights: The golden temple and an imperial residence in Kyoto |
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| October 22 - October 28 2001 | Hong-Kong - Macao | The main reason of this trip was to come to Hong-Kong to meet my friends Sharon, Siegfried and Mathieu in order to celebrate the union of Sharon and Siegfried Hong-Kong style. Free lodging in the heart of Kowloon, invitations to try the best restaurants and two guides that knew the city by heart made this week unforgettable.Highlights: The cityscape from the ferry and Macao |
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| January 3 - January 5 2003 | London | A whirlwind visit of all the main sites of London with Tanya guided by Rav. 3 days were definitely not enough.Highlights: The British Museum |
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| September 12 - September 20 2004 | New-York | Visit of the Big Apple the right way. It was the perfect place for my friend Mathieu and I to meet again since New York is roughly halfway between San Francisco and Paris. A lot of walking and running. I fell in love with Manhattan and would not mind living there someday.Highlights: Ellis Island and the Metropolitan Museum |
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| April 14 - May 2 2005 | Peru | A visit of the land of the Inca with my friends Cyril and Luc. These might have been the 18 most intense days of my life. Amazing discovery of the Inca civilization and of some of the most beautiful landscapes I have ever seen in my life. We managed to see so much that I am still amazed that it all turned well at the end. Especially considering the high number of strange stories we got into!Highlights: Lake Titicaca, Wayna Wyna and the Amazon |
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