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| 20th December 2008 hyman | encouragement - From: Jerusalem, the City of Peace as i read your experience on your trip to Jerusalem. am very much excited and encourage myself not to be afraid to travel alone and find my way there. |
| 20th December 2008 hyman | Wow! - From: Christmas Eve in Bethlehem Am going also to witness the event for Christmas on the 24th dec 2008 from amman to jerusalem.hope i can make it to bethlehem for the midnight mass... |
| 1st September 2008 Tamara | Amazing! - From: Christmas Eve in Bethlehem I am making plans to travel here, and your story has touched me so deeply...definitely a tear jerker, having to keep my composure at work :-). I am definitely going. |
| 23rd September 2007 Ibrahim | - From: Christmas Eve in Bethlehem I am doctor working in the Saudi ministry of health.I was planning to visit Jerusalem and Jordan and searched the web for more information.When I saw this site,really I felt like going there.Touching description of events which engrave the wall of ur mind.thank u |
| 16th March 2007 Eric Boike | Great - From: Jerusalem, the City of Peace CHris this is a beautiful account for what you have done and told us about your trip. Thanks, Eric |
| 22nd March 2006 sam | - From: Christmas Eve in Bethlehem I am fom BETHLEHEM and ur adventure there is so touching ,i hope u enjoyed ur visit there. SAMANTHA |
| 20th February 2006 wandering_walrus | - From: Getting settled in Cairo Yes, I was living in Midan Lubnan... about two months ago. |
| 20th February 2006 anonymous | - From: Getting settled in Cairo are you living in midan libnan? |
| 20th February 2006 Barbara | JORDAN - LOVED IT - From: Friendly Jordan I stumbled upon this while looking for a good map of the Midle East. I was in Jordan last fall for a week and loved it. I taught Egyptians in Egypt many years ago and was in Jordan then for brief visits (mostly West Bank). It was a little bit like "coming home". Like you, what little Arabic I remembered was Egypt flavored, but everyone loved my attempts. We saw Petra, Jerash and the Dead Sea (a revisit), rode 4 wheel trucks in Wadi rum, etc., etc. You definitely need to go back. It's to bad more people don't know about this wonderful little country. |
| 26th January 2006 mel | thanks! - From: Jerusalem, the City of Peace thanks chris, for all the time you've put into sharing your experiences with us. i've found it so fascinating and i'm really disappointed to hear that there is only one more report to go. i really like how much you seek to understand other people and see a world outside of your own country. it's lovely how you respect the ways of locals so much and try to behave in appropriate ways for them. it's a shame that so many tourists make no effort in this regard and do things that are really offensive to the local people. you're lovely mel |
| 19th January 2006 mary | Oh, please don't stop now... - From: Christmas Eve in Bethlehem I was last in Israel, 27 years ago, and Jerusalem is still my favorite place in the world. I can't wait to hear more |
| 19th January 2006 mary | Jerusalem... - From: From Amman to Jerusalem I came upon your journal through google, checking for information about St. Katherine's, and I am just having such a great time reading this...and now, you are in my favorite place in the whole world...Jerusalem. I was only there once...in 1978...for two weeks, during the Camp David talks, but...I have to go back...I have to end this now, so I can read the next chapter. |
| 5th January 2006 David Read | - From: From Amman to Jerusalem Chris, this is good reading. I am eagerly anticipating the next installment. (I just hope I don't end up enjoying your trip more than my own.) I hope there are a few more to go; please keep them coming. |
| 28th December 2005 Nicola Smith | Happy Christmas - From: Alexandria Great to hear your very entertaining accounts of crossing roads in Cairo, getting taxis and confusing the locals with your arabic!! I hope that you had a great time in Bethlehem for Christmas. I've been in Dublin and fly back to England today to go back to work and then off to a cottage in Wales for New Year with 16 friends. First time I've ever gone away for New Year! Anyway have a safe trip through Israel etc. and hope to hear from you again soon. Regards Nicola |
| 20th December 2005 Mike M | - From: Markets, mosques, and madrasas Way to use your Arabic skills! |
| 15th December 2005 che | hmmm.... - From: Markets, mosques, and madrasas did you say water pipe? ;) |
| 12th December 2005 Shawn | Crossing trafic - From: Streetwise Cairo Foreign traffic can surely be a frightening thing! I was almost the hood ornament on a bus in Beijing myself! Glad to hear you made it across the damned street and are getting to see more of Egypt. |
| 8th December 2005 Steve | Herro! - From: Pyramid schemes Schoolgirls of course reminds me of our visits to historic sites in Korea. It sounds like they aren't quite as shy as the kids we encountered, though. |
| 7th December 2005 Skiff | Rock star - From: Pyramid schemes I always knew you were a rock star, what with all the teenage girls surrounding you. I'm picturing you with Bono's glasses from "The Fly" in the case. Stay safe with all of the election "fun" over there. |
| 7th December 2005 Jon | - From: Pyramid schemes Schoolgirls, eh? I underestimated the worth of Egypt beyond the obvious historical value. I wonder: do people speak well of the US hoping you'll give them money or something? Is it possible, once out of earshot, they all curse you and your country? Or, is it possible, Bush and our media have lied to us and the whole world doesn't actually hate us? |
| 5th December 2005 Jon | - From: Getting settled in Cairo Maybe this is obvious, but what about ear plugs? |
| 4th December 2005 che | - From: Leaving the Sinai, maa'lesh Maa'lesh sounds kind of like "Es Macht Nichts" in German. Of course my spelling is probably gefubared. Actually, your story reminds me (vaguely, and if you squint) of an experience I had in the south of France. Alas, it was all my fault. I spent all night partying with some fellow hostelers, slept about an hour, then passed out on the train leaving Nice. I was going to Cinque Terra, where it's good to get a jump on the rooms, about a 3 hour train ride. I woke up 6 hours later, having slept off most of my two bottles of wine, back in Nice. I had been to Cinque Terra, but not in a conscious state. I slept in the train station that night... Maa'lesh. Be well, amigo. Sounds like fun. |
| 1st December 2005 Shawn | At long last - From: Lazing away in the Sinai Lots to say so I'll write in your gmail. Glad you are getting to experience it all. Be safe. |
| 30th November 2005 Jon | Junk Mail - From: Lazing away in the Sinai So, this "travelblog" stuff in my email in-box wasn't junk mail. It only took me until today to realize you were sending them. I'll have to go back and read the ones I unwittingly deleted. I look forward to following your journey during my lunch hour. By the way, I had no idea you were such a poetic writer. And for a guy who swore off caffeine years ago, that tea might keep you awake long after you return to us. |
| 30th November 2005 Skiff | I also have to say... - From: Lazing away in the Sinai It's nice to read a blog that's not the typical "OMG, these bed-wins are t3h gay!!!!11111one!! LOLS." Well written, as expected, Chris. |
| 30th November 2005 Skiff | Interesting - From: Lazing away in the Sinai Interesting stuff. Since you never take any pictures, it's good to hear what kind of stuff you're experiencing. I always knew you were an agent of some kind, but I guess I didn't peg you for Mossad. |
| 29th November 2005 PikeStrider | lol - From: From Cairo to the Sinai Sure enough, it was a real "Bedouin camp", complete with a flashing sign above that said "Bedouin camp". Dude - I couldn't stop laughing. This seems to define the word "culture" quite nicely. |
| 29th November 2005 Alex | flashing sign - From: From Cairo to the Sinai *Sure enough, it was a real "Bedouin camp", complete with a flashing sign above that said "Bedouin camp".* Dude, I couldn't stop laughing when I read this. That seems to summarize nicely the state of "culture" in this century. |
| 24th November 2005 David Read | - From: Mother of the World Chris, this is tremendous. I hadn't guessed you'd be writing a blog. I'm looking forward to future entries. By the way, if you do want to buy some papyrus, please see me upon your return, or visit icantbelieveitsnotvellum.com. |
| 20th November 2005 Skiff | Travel Karma - From: 40 days and 40 nights I guess since I'm finally done with airplane travel for the year, someone has to take up the mantle! Good luck and stay safe. |
| 20th November 2005 che | what he said - From: 40 days and 40 nights take care and have fun. try a pint or two of vodka to sleep on the plane... |
| 20th November 2005 wandering_walrus | RSS - From: 40 days and 40 nights Actually Steve, there is an RSS feed: http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/wandering_walrus/8473-rss.xml |
| 20th November 2005 Tom | Bon Voyage - From: 40 days and 40 nights Gut Reise wünsche ich dir! |
| 19th November 2005 Steve | Stay safe - From: 40 days and 40 nights Have a great time. It's too bad this site doesn't generate Atom/RSS/whatever feed, because that would be an even easier way to follow your travels. |
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