God has set a seal their ears and eyes and hearts. Their eyes see thins that are the opposite of what they are; they hear wisdom as gibberish and raving. Their hearts have been transformed into a home of self-love and vanity. A winter’s tangle of dark shapes and pride has possessed them. Their hearts Read more
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Today I am in Mitzpe Ramon, known for the dramatic Maktesh Ramon Crater. Situated on the edge of the crater, Mitzpe Ramon is a quiet, lazy town. In Be’er Sheva, I couch-surfed for two nights, Saturday is the Sabbath, and everything is closed in Be’er Sheva. I am couch-surfing in Mitzpe Ramon for two nights Read more
Flying out of Athens on Cypress airlines, I had a layover in Larnica on the island of Cypress. First, I was a little bummed out because I could have taken Olympic Airlines direct to Tel Aviv, although the stop over in Cypress was time well spent. Larnica is a beach town on the island of Read more
Today I am in Tel Aviv, I flew in on Monday night. Getting through the airport was OK, I was questioned, but allowed to enter, I will write more about the process soon. I have been couch-surfing with a wonderful Israeli woman, she is a super cool person.Tel Aviv is a nice city—very opened minded Read more
I have uploaded the rest of the pictures of Turkey to Shutterfly, about 250 pictures.I arrived in Athens via Thessalonica. I took the thirteen-hour sleeper train from Istanbul to Thessalonica. The cabins are cramped, but comfortable, and it was the first sleeper train I have experienced. I shared the double cabin with a guy from Read more
I left Lebanon August 24 2008, I stayed in Syria for five nights transferring through to Turkey. From Aleppo I entered Turkey on August 29 2008. I hired a taxi in Aleppo for 500 SP to travel to Antakya; there was a 500 SP departure fee out of Syria. In Turkey I paid $20.00 for Read more
The big dog—Zeus, the Archaeology Museum is the best of the Museums, except for in Egypt.Today is my one year anniversary from when I departed California, I have admit, time flies—it doesn’t seem like a year. Even so, I am very satisfied upon my progression of traveling. Although, I have only visited five countries—rich quality Read more
I have arrived in Istanbul, at last. The landscape of Istanbul among the water is very delightful, everything I expected, even so, I am not a big fan of large cities, I do prefer the smaller towns. There is some hassle with people selling their goods, although it is much calmer than Egypt. Nobody bothers Read more
I am sure most of you know the story of Troy. Because of the historian Homer and his poetic writing, the war between King Priam and the Achaeans is a story that has existed down to our era.Situated on the shores of the Dardanelles (in that era), strategically, Troy grasped control of the trade route Read more