Days 414-421: Upper Egypt
June 14th, 2006Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan, Abu Simbel, Abydos, Dendara, and a bit more Luxor
Loads of ancient sights and the dreaded Egyptian police convoy.
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Days 395-413: Red Sea and Luxor
June 2nd, 2006Dahab, Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurgada, Luxor
How long have we dreamt of visiting Egypt? Probably most of our lives. The place doesn’t disappoint. We spent a couple weeks lounging around the Red Sea to sample some of it’s world-class underwater delights before heading to Luxor for our first taste of ancient Egypt.
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Days 379,383-394: Jordan
May 23rd, 2006Amman, Jerash, Dead Sea, Madaba, Petra, Wadi Rum, Aqaba
Who has seen the Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade movie and not wanted to come to Jordan? Petra alone is worth the trip.
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Days 380-382: Jerusalem
May 18th, 2006We weren’t planning on visiting Jerusalem on this trip. But we saw how close it was to Amman, then Marcus saw a picture of the Dome of the Rock, and Kelly really wanted a bagel, so we went.
Sure, the government travel warnings actually had us a tad worried for the first time on the trip. So we made it a quick trip in-and-out (3 nights). Just enough to see some of the holiest sites of the three largest monothesistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam).
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Day 394: We’ve Got a Nephew!
May 9th, 2006We’ve joined the aunt and uncle club with the arrival of Jack Thomas. Marcus’ brother Jon and sister-in-law Kim (who did the real work) gave birth to a strapping young 8 pound, 2 ounce Jack on May 6th.
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Day 372: Syrian Bugs
May 9th, 2006How can one place have so many cool bugs? These were taken in one day at Apamea. Marcus thinks he may have a career as a bug photographer. Just a bunch of bug pics without commentary.
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Days 368-378: Syria
May 3rd, 2006Despite its runner-up status in the administration’s “Axis of Evil”, we decided to visit Syria. Every traveller who’s been to the place has had nothing but good things to say about the Syrians. So with that and Marcus’ “good luck” string from a Buddhist monk nine months ago still attached, we figured we had nothing to worry about.
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Days 357-367: Cappadocia
April 27th, 2006Konya, Goreme, Antakya
Mostly a slide show of the gorgeous area known as Cappadocia sandwiched between brief stops in Konya and Antakya.
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Days 349-356: South West Turkey
April 14th, 2006Pamukkale, Afrodisias, Fethiye, Antalya
Waterless pools, love bugs, rock tombs, and Turkish fare.
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Counter Entry
April 10th, 2006Just a junk entry for a counter. Started 23 July 2005.
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