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The Check Point

By Samia Shalabi on November 8, 2010 in Featured, Israel, Jerusalem, Middle East, Photos

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West Bank, Palestine The Check Point October 25, 2010Bethlehem to Jerusalem: 6 miles. It took us 1.5 hours.We left the West Bank and it’s not a very fun experience. We had to take a taxi (along the...

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Greplin’s Daniel Gross: Money is a Commodity that Comes & Goes

By Haegwan Kim on November 4, 2010 in Israel, Middle East, North America, Photos, USA

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Daniel Gross (DG) on success: I think a lot of people define success with a fiscal sense in mind, like I have $10 million; $100 million; $5 billion in the bank. For me success is more...

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Petra: A Place That Inspires

By Jeff Lee on November 2, 2010 in Featured, Jordan, Middle East, Photos

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Little thirsty“Ignorance is bliss”. Often true. At the risk of sounding like an airhead, there are times (maybe more than I’d like to admit) during travel that I am almost grateful for the...

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Beirut: The Paris of the Mediterranean?

By Renee Blodgett on November 1, 2010 in Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East, Photos

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Beirut: they call this pile the Paris of the Mediterranean but I’ve been to Paris and they must be thinking of a different Paris. It looked great from the air but on the ground you...

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A Bit of Istanbul

By Jeff Lee on October 31, 2010 in Istanbul, Middle East, Photos, Turkey

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Men fishing from Galata Bridge (one of several mosques in background)We are slowly wrapping up our Turkey adventures in the city where they all began. After flying into Istanbul countless weeks ago and hanging...

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Feeling French in Turkey

By Jeff Lee on October 30, 2010 in Europe, Featured, France, Middle East, Photos, Turkey

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We had 2 experiences in Turkey, both designed to achieve the same result, but in polar opposite ways. We were just in Fethiye, and decided to go to our first hamam (Turkish Bath). We...

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Petra: Lost City of the Nabatean Civilization!

By Jeff Lee on October 28, 2010 in Featured, Jordan, Middle East, Photos

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If you’re ever in the area and get a chance to fly Royal Jordanian, do it. There seemed to be more leg room than the average airline (though Mari couldn’t confirm this), the food...

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Turkey’s Olympos

By Jeff Lee on October 27, 2010 in Europe, Lodging, Middle East, Photos, Turkey

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Tree house cabinExploring Olympos (yes, the Olympus of Greek fame). We were planning to spend some time in Antalya, but after bussing through, decided to keep going (not for any reason in particular as...

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The Check Point

Petra: A Place That Inspires

Beirut: The Paris of the Mediterranean?

A Bit of Istanbul

Feeling French in Turkey

Petra: Lost City of the Nabatean Civilization!

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