Palmyra was known as the Bride of the Desert in ancient times, as it lay midway between the Mediterranean Sea and the Euphrates River, and acted as a vital link in the chain that served the caravan routes on their way to the Arabian Sea… These routes linked Persia, India and China, to […]
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December 6th, 2010 | Asia Leaving the Palace… I managed to get out of Aleppo before the traffic became too murderous…!! One of the “yellow peril” taxis did however manage to cause some consternation, when he narrowly missed clipping my right pannier as I was exiting the final traffic circle that led onto the highway…!! Barely a few […] December 5th, 2010 | Asia
Swarms of yellow taxis dominate the traffic flow…!! No painted lines between lanes mean that it is a free-for-all… No place for the meek and mild…!! View of the central square from the top floor of the Aleppo Palace Hotel…. While I enjoyed my breakfast from high up […] December 4th, 2010 | Asia The power had gone off again in the area around the Olba Hotel, so there was no chance of an early morning cup of coffee to get my day started on the right footing…!!
We passed this Ottoman Castle on the way to Mersin… In Erdemli, […] |
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