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The Black Sea Road to Georgia

Posted by Andrew Leese on 8/16/2010 02:17 AM
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It was infernally hot on the inside and the kitchen reeked of stale beer, but it beat any alternative that I could conceive of…

Black Sea and Temper

Posted by Randall Leese on 8/3/2010 05:53 AM
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Waiting, Waiting in Istanbul

Posted by Andrew Leese on 7/11/2010 06:25 AM
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Our steeds were finally extricated from the other end and we had the good fortune of being chosen for a “random” search of our luggage. After everything was spread out on the concrete floor and then not-so-carefully repacked we finally checked in and flew to Istanbul.

Israel to Jordan

Posted by Randall Leese on 7/5/2010 01:44 PM
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We crawled slowly up to altitude. The road appraoching the West Bank was lined by high metal fences adorned with curling razor wire…

Haimglish

Posted by Andrew Leese on 7/1/2010 02:19 AM
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This particular winery is within gunshot of the Lebanese border, but the staff did not appear to be disquieted by the shadow of a Hezbollah crow’s nest in clear view just beyond the Israeli fence.

Israel, Part II

Posted by Randall Leese on 6/28/2010 05:26 AM
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The Sea of Galilee to a Druze village in the Golan Heights

The Promised Forbidden Land

Posted by Andrew Leese on 6/23/2010 01:20 PM
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It was about 45C (120F) in this lower ring of Hades when we arrived, and the agenda was to pass over the Allenby Bridge into Israel as quickly as we may. Asking the way to the bridge from several different people on the road yielded no fruit.