Jerash

The site

April 14th 2007
Via a short side trip to Jerash, a city of Roman ruins, we headed up to the Syrian border and after a couple of minor prblems, we were in our 3rd country in a week. We were dropping accomodation standards and were camping here, so we put up our tents and settled in for the night with our excessively cheap duty free alcohol. I mean $8 for a 1.125L bottle of Vodka? They are really asking for troubl ... read more

Middle East » Syria » South » Damascus

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

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James Kemp

Mr Leeds United

Hey all, i'm James from the extremely talented sporting nation of New Zealand. I'm a world explorer, who has raised funds for this expedition by working in Finance for a few years. Since conquering the Middle East and alot of Europe on my way to the UK, I have settled in London for the time being to earn some pounds to fund even more adventures back over the English Channel into Europe, South America and generally anywhere that takes my fancy. Since moving back to New Zealand the adventures have slowed but by no means are they over. Stay tuned for the next exciting adventure............ ... full info

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