Thoughts on Syria and the semi-nomadic life
“Are you from Iran?” a young woman enquires curiously. “No, from Germany.” But why are we wearing these enormous black …
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Author: Westwards
Salaam ‘Alaikum from our stay in Damascus
“What? You really bought only 200 grams of cookies?” our Arabic teacher in Damascus bursts out. We had just complained …
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”I wants house!?” – our search for a flat in Damascus
“Telephone, washing machine, satellite TV, two bedrooms and salon.” Ahmad translates what the two slick young agents explain about the …
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Arabian delights: our visit to an Aleppo hamam
“There are many women inside! Over 150! It’s very crowded – do you want to go in?” The man at …
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Santa Claus, we’re coming to town – a visit to Myra
„Icons and Souvenirs,“ proclaims a signboard in Russian at the small shop in Demre / Myra. Beside it is a …
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Thoughts on travelling in Turkey
“Here you see St Constantine and his mother, St Helena,” the German guide explained to his group in one of …
Flashback 3300 years – a visit to the Hittites of Hattusha
For nearly an hour we have plodded up the mountain in Hattusha, sometimes sinking into the snow up to the …
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It’s a Traveller’s life – our backpacking routine
“Oh, have you found the yoghurt?” “No, I think this word means “fat” – 28% can’t be yoghurt… I guess …
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Guns and Canon shots: Travelling during Ramadan in Anatolia
In Trabzon, shortly before sunset, the streets are eerily deserted. In the distance we see someone rushing across the square, …
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The good life of travel in Georgia in the Caucasus
Georgians like to eat and drink. As always, they were out partying when God had just made the earth and …
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