http://www.the9to5alternative.com/blog/from-syria-to-lebanon-and-back-in-70 travel, lifestyle design, entrepreneurship Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:47:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.the9to5alternative.com/blog/from-syria-to-lebanon-and-back-in-70/comment-page-1#comment-1372 3 Best Kept Travel Secrets: Rwandan Safari, Chernobyl and Damascus | the 9 to 5 alternative Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:29:17 +0000 http://www.the9to5alternative.com/?p=773#comment-1372 [...] Click here for: my blog post on Syria [...] [...] Click here for: my blog post on Syria [...]

]]> http://www.the9to5alternative.com/blog/from-syria-to-lebanon-and-back-in-70/comment-page-1#comment-1340 Jason Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:07:24 +0000 http://www.the9to5alternative.com/?p=773#comment-1340 Alan, I found this to be very informative. I think I would love a quiet ride back to nap, but fear I would end up in a shared taxi with chatter-boxes. I'll probably end up following suit and do what you did to commute between the two cities, got both visas already. Great blog post! Alan, I found this to be very informative. I think I would love a quiet ride back to nap, but fear I would end up in a shared taxi with chatter-boxes. I’ll probably end up following suit and do what you did to commute between the two cities, got both visas already. Great blog post!

]]> http://www.the9to5alternative.com/blog/from-syria-to-lebanon-and-back-in-70/comment-page-1#comment-1333 February Survey Assignment: U.S. and North Africa | the 9 to 5 alternative Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:17:40 +0000 http://www.the9to5alternative.com/?p=773#comment-1333 [...] I’ll be traveling back to survey-land. Back to a world of bribes and border crossings, Embassy escapades and interesting transits. A world of pseudo-espionage, where pussyfooting [...] [...] I’ll be traveling back to survey-land. Back to a world of bribes and border crossings, Embassy escapades and interesting transits. A world of pseudo-espionage, where pussyfooting [...]

]]> http://www.the9to5alternative.com/blog/from-syria-to-lebanon-and-back-in-70/comment-page-1#comment-1272 2009 Quarter 4 Update: A Year In Review | the 9 to 5 alternative Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:27:47 +0000 http://www.the9to5alternative.com/?p=773#comment-1272 [...] Darting across the Syrian-Lebanese border. [...] [...] Darting across the Syrian-Lebanese border. [...]

]]> http://www.the9to5alternative.com/blog/from-syria-to-lebanon-and-back-in-70/comment-page-1#comment-535 Alan Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:17:45 +0000 http://www.the9to5alternative.com/?p=773#comment-535 <strong>@Zeina</strong>: Ooh, I can't even imagine what that experience must have been like. Good to know that people were on your side though! I was happy to get in and out as quick as possible :) @Zeina: Ooh, I can’t even imagine what that experience must have been like. Good to know that people were on your side though! I was happy to get in and out as quick as possible

]]> http://www.the9to5alternative.com/blog/from-syria-to-lebanon-and-back-in-70/comment-page-1#comment-534 Zeina Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:53:39 +0000 http://www.the9to5alternative.com/?p=773#comment-534 I waited those 8 hours at the border! We were students from the American Univ. of Beirut just driving through Syria to get to Jordan! Alas, when my Visa finally came through, our driver came running with my passport in hand shouting, "Ijit! Ijit!" (It came! It came!) My classmates all hugged me and shouted Congratulations. A few strangers even looked at me and said, "Mabrouk!" It was quite a surreal moment after such a long wait! I waited those 8 hours at the border! We were students from the American Univ. of Beirut just driving through Syria to get to Jordan! Alas, when my Visa finally came through, our driver came running with my passport in hand shouting, “Ijit! Ijit!” (It came! It came!) My classmates all hugged me and shouted Congratulations. A few strangers even looked at me and said, “Mabrouk!” It was quite a surreal moment after such a long wait!

]]> http://www.the9to5alternative.com/blog/from-syria-to-lebanon-and-back-in-70/comment-page-1#comment-453 Travel-Writers-Exchange.com Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:17:07 +0000 http://www.the9to5alternative.com/?p=773#comment-453 Interesting post. The Al Hariri Mosque is stunning. It's too bad people can't put their differences aside to see the beauty in everything and draw their own conclusions. Kudos to your for getting in and out in under 10 minutes. If you have to wait, it sucks. .-= Travel-Writers-Exchange.com´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelWritersExchange/~3/cwte-Whv89Y/" rel="nofollow">Improve Your Travel Writing by Learning a New Language</a> =-. Interesting post. The Al Hariri Mosque is stunning. It’s too bad people can’t put their differences aside to see the beauty in everything and draw their own conclusions. Kudos to your for getting in and out in under 10 minutes. If you have to wait, it sucks.
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]]> http://www.the9to5alternative.com/blog/from-syria-to-lebanon-and-back-in-70/comment-page-1#comment-452 City centre Hotels Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:38:22 +0000 http://www.the9to5alternative.com/?p=773#comment-452 I just came across this blog, amazing to see the pictures. good work I just came across this blog, amazing to see the pictures. good work

]]> http://www.the9to5alternative.com/blog/from-syria-to-lebanon-and-back-in-70/comment-page-1#comment-450 Corbin at I backpack Canada Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:09:21 +0000 http://www.the9to5alternative.com/?p=773#comment-450 Great post! I love how i have your feed going to my email. Goes right to my phone. I read through this while waiting in line for coffee (Tim hortons, not dunkin donuts) - But I had a good laugh. I would love to be in some random country to see a piece of home. I heard that Tim Hortons has a store in Afghanistan for the Canadian Soldiers. Great post! .-= Corbin at I backpack Canada´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IbackpackCanada/~3/8FCOB6uu0lw/" rel="nofollow">Stop Polar Bear Hunting</a> =-. Great post! I love how i have your feed going to my email. Goes right to my phone. I read through this while waiting in line for coffee (Tim hortons, not dunkin donuts) – But I had a good laugh. I would love to be in some random country to see a piece of home. I heard that Tim Hortons has a store in Afghanistan for the Canadian Soldiers. Great post!
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]]> http://www.the9to5alternative.com/blog/from-syria-to-lebanon-and-back-in-70/comment-page-1#comment-447 Nomadic Matt Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:57:06 +0000 http://www.the9to5alternative.com/?p=773#comment-447 Dunkin Donuts? If only..... .-= Nomadic Matt´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/leaving-for-europe/" rel="nofollow">Leaving for Europe</a> =-. Dunkin Donuts? If only…..
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