| My Arabian Odyssey - learning Arabic, separating people from politics and dispelling myths in the heart of the Middle East |
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Following my adventures in Yemen, I headed off to Syria - one third of an Axis of Evil - to continue my Arabic studies, find work here and there, and sample the realities of life in a pariah state. This is the ongoing tale of my fortunes - and misfortunes ...
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This year I was determined to have a more interesting visit to the Middle East compared to last year. I also wanted to have some different experiences in Asia as well. In particular, I thought interacting with some of the distinct animals in this part ...
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... and kissing goodbye (even the stoic old men). A touching scene but not really a Kodak moment so no photos.
We got in Sirnak 6 hours later pooped out and napped for a bit. Walking around the smallish town (60,000) on the hillside, a young ...
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Leaving history - Entering "Kurdistan" |
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After Savur we passed by Hasankeyf. This place is highly endangered through a gigantic Tigris dam project (Ilısu). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasankeyf (English) or http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasankeyf (German) After a ride to Siirt we ...
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As close to Iraq as I'm gonna get any time soon |
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Okay, so I didn't make it to Jordan in the end: a combination ill-health and ill bank-balance left me with last minute cold feet. I refused to spend my entire uni break stuck in Damascus though, so instead headed out on a bit of a whim to the extreme ...
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Onwards to Iraq |
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From Palmyra, I took a bus to the northern city of Hassake, a place not known for tourism but a pleasant enough location nonetheless. The most surprising thing about my journey to Hassake and further on to the border community (with ...
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This hotel was 20 TL per person (no breakfast, but clean). We had a so so ...
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Changing landscape and entering the montains
After Siirt the road changes dramatically and one enters into the Kurdish ...
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Carved out from the river bank
Like many other placed the old way of building villages was using the ...
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The town of Hasankeyf is endangered. There are plans to build a Tigris dam ...
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Hanging out with the military - despite their initial annoyance, we soon ...
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We had to hitch a lift back to Qamishli, which was easier said than done ...
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The vicious storm left the once-green landscape a wintery white in a ...
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