Wandering Housden's http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/housden/ No..we aren't crazy! Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Turkey en-us laurarees@hotmail.com Sun, 03 Jul 2005 20:48:05 +0300 Final thoughts http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/housden/archives/013578.shtml Well, the trip is over. It seems somewhat surreal to be sitting in the basement of my parents house, when... Cliche but true: All good things must come to an end http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/housden/archives/013542.shtml Well, our hopes for Ephesus and minimal tourist encouters were dashed! Even on a Monday morning there were bus loads... Every beach is the best beach in the world http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/housden/archives/013439.shtml It seems that every time we pay our 2 lira to enter a new beach, the locals claim that it... Chasing the Sun http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/housden/archives/013374.shtml So we decided to rent a little gold car and drive up the coast of Turkey in search of sun,... Istanbul http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/housden/archives/013288.shtml An overnight train with an animated train conductor, 6am Coca Cola, some strange stuffed pastry and second hand smoke escorted... Turkish Delight! http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/housden/archives/013206.shtml We are now in the final country of our Middle Eastern Adventure, but somehow Turkey no longer feels like the... What we are eating and spending http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/housden/archives/013120.shtml As per some requests, here is a sample of what we are spending and eating on our trip.... Damascus onward... http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/housden/archives/013118.shtml View of Palmyra entrance gate Well it has been somewhat more difficult to access the internet in Syria, so we... The Dead Sea to Amman http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/housden/archives/012994.shtml Our intrepid group covered in mud from the dea sea So our Jordanian adventures have taken us to Karak (an... Jordan: A different world from Egypt http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/housden/archives/012939.shtml Shawn jumping down a sand dune in Wadi Rum After two days at the Sawa Camp in Egypt, we boarded... Mt. Sinai and the Red Sea http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/housden/archives/012860.shtml So after our quick and rapid tour of Cairo and Luxor we decided to head out on a Nile dinner... Birqash Camel Market http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/housden/archives/012748.shtml The Birqash Camel Market: Not for the faint of heart states the Lonely Planet. The actual market itself wasn't too... Our visit with the Abbass Family http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/housden/archives/012729.shtml Today we visited with the Abbass family. This is a family we sponsor through PLAN Canada, and we have been... On Basheesh and Touts http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/housden/archives/012711.shtml The Valley of the Kings Basheesh: A tip, or the practice of tipping Touts: A sales pitch Basheesh and Tout,... Our First Day in Egypt http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/housden/archives/011861.shtml Hi everyone, Well, we had an adventerous day. We got a ride from the hostel out to the pyramids and...