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The swing of things
... is stirring the ocean, carrying with it a thick heavy mist of salt and water. The call to prayer starts up, and it too is carried away in the breeze.
I'm happy to be back in Syria. Money goes a long way here. I've determined that stressing about money while spending extended periods abroad certainly has an affect on my overall level of happiness. Living and eating like a bum in countries famed for their cuisine isn't my idea of fun. Indeed, ...
Development and Death in the Hills
... away immediately. Secondly there are new development everywhere. It looks like the planners from Donegal had taken over in Syria. Apartment blocks, haciendas, fairly castles, the world is their oyster, every conceivable fantasy is here.
I pass Crac des Chevalliers just to make sure it's still there. It is, as popular as every with a dozen tour coaches lined up outside. I will live with my six year old memories. This area abounds in ...
The Kindness of Strangers
... clogging the air. I'm heading for the coast on a back road and so long as the sun is on my left I'm happy. My map of Syria is on a scale so small I didn't think it existed. There are no signs in Roman script. I vere from SW to W to N to W. But that's fine. A line of low hills blocks my way. I ride parallel for miles but cannot see a way over them. I turn back and ride north. I spot a side road that leads up into the hills. It's worth a try. After days of straight ...
Two Castles and a Bus
... castle in Syria. According to my guidebook, it could store supplies for 1,000 men to survive a five-year siege. It was the last crusader castle to fall, after only a five day siege, because manpower had become so dwindled by 1285. The views over the ocean were nice, and there were no tourists. There were a lot of dark areas to explore, no bats though.
Headed back down and asked for directions to a minibus back to Tartous, and found ...
The Big One
... perhaps because this castle is the only one that is open on Tuesday (normally the closing day for Syrian sites).
My flashlight came in handy as there were a ton of areas you could climb down into and explore. Syria does a nice job in not fencing areas of this castle off, but rather lets you go where you want. Of course, if you trip down the stairs, your body may not be found for a few weeks.
I had read ...
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