The money shot

Scenes from a Camel (one hump or two)

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May 28th 2008
After picking up our Mazda 3 at the Europcar rental office, we navigated out of Aleppo with the help of Michel, a distant relative of mine. He had kindly volunteered to help us find our way to the highway at which point he also agreed to have us dump him at the bus stop to find his way back. This gesture combined with the fact it was Friday morning (Fridays are like Sundays in Muslim countries) ... read more

Middle East » Syria » East » Palmyra

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Following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Syria was administered by the French until independence in 1946. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in ... ... read more