ANDREA AND CORINNE ARE STILL ON CYPRUS
topics: politics, Amnesty International, Greek vocabulary; jump to dispatch
| At 6:00 PM |  | January 25–28, 1998 |  |
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Sunrise (local): NA
Sunset (local): NA | Weather
55°F  |
Traveled Since
Jan. 24
0 mi / 0 km
Cumulative
(all groups)
1993 mi /
3209 km | Lat:
35° 09' N
Lon:
33° 21' E
Elev:
525 ft / 160 m |
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[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the days from January 25 to January 28. The almanac data refers to January 28.]
Fast Facts
- Where We Are: Nicosia (Lefkosia)
- Where We're Staying: Amnesty International office
- Places We Visited: American Embassy, Amnesty International, Armenian Research Center, Internet cafés
- Featured Site: Amnesty International
- Person of the Day: Malian Vartan
- What We Ate:
- Food of the Day: none
- Breakfast: sheep's yogurt, coffee
- Lunch: bread, cheese, fruit, coffee
- Dinner: halloumi sandwiches
- Olive Count: 1497
- Flat Count (Cumulative): 12
- Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 28
Next Stop:
We have
NO IDEA!!
The ladies are not able to get a boat from Cyprus to Lebanon to meet up with the boys, and it's a fairly serious dilemma...
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ETHAN AND PADRAIC FLEW FROM JORDAN TO LEBANONtopics: Amman (Jordan), visas, Irbid (Jordan), the Palestinian Question, King Hussein, HISTORY, Beirut first impressions; jump to dispatch
| At 6:00 PM | | January 25–28, 1998 | |
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Sunrise (local): NA
Sunset (local): NA | Weather
43°F  |
Traveled Since
Jan. 24
6 mi / 10 km | Lat:
33° 52' 55" N
Lon:
35° 30' 33" E
Elev:
0 ft / 0 m |
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[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the days from January 25 to January 28. The almanac data refers to January 28.]
Fast Facts
- Where We Are: Irbid, Jordan (01/25–27) / Beirut, Lebanon (01/28)
- Where We're Staying: Hotel al Wahda al Arabiya (01/25–27) / friends in Beirut (01/28)
- Featured Site: Books@Café, Amman, Jordan
- Person of the Day: Fadi Alawneh
- What We Ate:
- Food of the Day: none
- Breakfast: cookies and candy bars
- Lunch: none
- Dinner: chicken, humus, french fries, and salad
- Word of the Day: "Welcome to Jordan" in Jordanian Arabic is as follows:
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- Tech Fact of the Day: Jordan's official name is the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Hashemite refers to Hashim, the grandfather of the prophet Mohammed, from whom the Jordanian royal family claims direct descent. Jordan, originally known as Transjordan, gained its independence from Great Britain in 1946.
Next Stop:
We are staying
in Beirut!
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ANTHONY CYCLED FROM JORDAN TO SYRIAtopics: border crossing, Arthur James Balfour, Crusades, citadel, theatre; jump to dispatch
| At 6:00 PM | | January 27–28, 1998 | |
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Sunrise (local):
6:32 a.m.
Sunset (local):
5:02 p.m. | Weather
55°F  |
Traveled Since
Jan. 24
48 mi / 77 km | Lat:
32° 30' 59" N
Lon:
36° 29' 08" E
Elev:
2923 ft / 891 m |
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[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the days from January 27 to January 28. The almanac data refers to January 28.]
Fast Facts
- Where We Are: Bosra
- Where We're Staying: the Citadel
- Places We Visited: Roman Theater and Citadel of Bosra
- Featured Site: Syria
- Person of the Day: Arthur James Balfour
- What We Ate:
- Food of the Day: the fig
- Breakfast: bread
- Lunch: more bread and an orange
- Dinner: egg sandwiches and tuna fish sandwiches
- Word of the Day: Esh-lo'nak is another way of saying "How are you?" in Arabic.
- Tech Fact of the Day: Crossing borders can be a pain.
Next Stop: Damascus!
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