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* Hightailing It Out and the Interrogation * What a turn of events * Jerusalem * An Ancient City and a Modern One * Crossing Jordan * A Hot Desert Trek * A Powerful Message at the top of Mt. Sinai * Dahab, A Desert Town by a Beautiful Living Sea * Hurghada, A Gateway to the Red Sea * Luxor, A Town of Many Ancient Sites * Felucca-ing Down the Nile * Aswan, In Nubian Country * Cairo: In Africa and the Middle East at the same time * Dubai * A Sweet Reminder in Mt. Lavinia * A few closing notes on traveling in Rajasthan, India * In Agra to see the marble wonder * Fatehpur Sikri, A Ghost Fort and Palace * Entering the Golden Triangle via Jaipur, the Pink City
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July 31, 2006Turkish HospitalityAfter landing in Istanbul, parted ways with Yellow D at the airport. Felt a huge sigh of relief when touched...Read this update Hightailing It Out and the InterrogationAfter a fitful night of sleep, the four of us hightailed it to the Tel Aviv airport. We all changed...Read this update July 30, 2006What a turn of eventsOn the fourth day in Israel, journeyed into Bethlehem mainly to see the town and the birthplace of Christ. H....Read this update July 29, 2006JerusalemFlew into Tel Aviv airport not knowing what to expect from this country either. Again, have been warned many times...Read this update July 26, 2006An Ancient City and a Modern OneAfter a short overnight rest in Wadi Musa, got up bright and early to see Petra. Petra is an amazing...Read this update July 25, 2006Crossing JordanHad no idea what to expect of the country Jordan after flying into the Amman airport from Cairo. The main...Read this update July 23, 2006A Hot Desert TrekMore heat! Went on a desert trek with a Bedouin family in the Sinai Desert. The first day’s destination was...Read this update July 21, 2006A Powerful Message at the top of Mt. SinaiBeen feeling rather dull lately in the spiritual department. Was hoping to start this leg of the trip as a...Read this update July 20, 2006Dahab, A Desert Town by a Beautiful Living SeaLuckily the ferry from Hurghada made it over to Sharm El-Sheikh without turning around due to choppy waters (a very...Read this update July 18, 2006Hurghada, A Gateway to the Red SeaOvernighted in this seaside town in order to take the ferry over to Sharm El-Sheikh and then a bus to...Read this update July 17, 2006Luxor, A Town of Many Ancient SitesLuxor turned out to be quite an interesting town dotted with ancient archaelogical sites. On the East Bank lies the...Read this update July 15, 2006Felucca-ing Down the NileH. was dreading this part of the trip, but I’m glad he actually went on the felucca with me. Of...Read this update July 13, 2006Aswan, In Nubian CountryOvernight-trained into the predominantly Nubian town of Aswan. Had my first physical contact with the famous Nile River that I’ve...Read this update July 10, 2006Cairo: In Africa and the Middle East at the same timeYellow D has landed in Egypt to join us for this part of the trip. As my sister would say,...Read this update July 08, 2006DubaiWelcome to the Middle East!! Ahh, Dubai. The picture in my mind of the city is exactly not what I...Read this update July 07, 2006A Sweet Reminder in Mt. LaviniaTaxied into the seaside town of Mt. Lavinia from the Colombo airport near midnight. The fresh salty sea air blowing...Read this update July 04, 2006A few closing notes on traveling in Rajasthan, IndiaSo far, it seems like many of the "backpacker" types of things we'd do in most countries, we have not...Read this update July 03, 2006In Agra to see the marble wonderAt this point of the trip, both H. and I were exhausted in terms of seeing any more forts, palaces,...Read this update July 02, 2006Fatehpur Sikri, A Ghost Fort and PalaceEnjoyed the palace-fort at Fatehpur Sikri. Designed by Persian emperor, Akbar the Great, he believed in the harmony of all...Read this update July 01, 2006Entering the Golden Triangle via Jaipur, the Pink CityKnown as the Pink City and fortified by pink walls, Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan. The maharajah of Jaipur...Read this update |
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