Adventures in the Syrian Arab Republic
Months before Lila and I begin our trip around the world, we contemplated the difficulty of eventually crossing the border into Syria. The Syrian embassy in San Francisco would only allow us to obtain visas issued in the U.S. three months prior to our visit. This would
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Bordered by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and the Palestinian Territories, Jordan sits precariously smack dab in the middle of a powder keg of swirling political turmoil, yet manages to keep a balance between the tugging idealogies surrounding it. Some refer to Jordan as the
In the Land of the Pharaohs
Jeff and I are both stuck when it comes to writing about Egypt. We spent 3 weeks in this beautiful yet crazy country and our feelings are so mixed with the amazing things we saw and experienced and the frustration we felt with our day to day
On Safari Part 4 – Zanzibar
Like the Kenyan island of Lamu, where Lila and I were married, the island chain of Zanzibar is best known for its unique Swahili culture and strategic place in the Indian Ocean. Historically Zanzibar was an extremely important hub of trade from the East African country side,
On Safari Part 4 – Tanzania
With our truck clean and re-energized with a new crew of travelers, we departed Kenya and headed south once again - this time to the country of Tanzania. After twelve hours of spine jarring jolts and bumps on possibly the worst road we had traveled upon so
A Room With a View
The view from our hotel veranda. Lila and I have been traveling in Egypt now for three weeks. If we can catch up on our East Africa posts you'll be hearing about our impressions of Egypt soon. In the meantime, you can find our first round of pics
On Safari Part 3 – Back to Kenya
Crossing back into Kenya we headed south passing through rolling hills and miles and miles of tea plantations. We stopped to camp on a working farm outside the town of Nakuru. Being at a much higher elevation then we had been before in Kenya, the air was
