ETHAN AND PADRAIC ARE STILL IN BEIRUTtopics: Leila Mouammar (Person of the Day), Beirut (reconstruction, Hamra), Civil War, war, HISTORY, Aid el-Fitr party; jump to dispatch
| At 6:00 PM |  | January 29–30, 1998 |  |
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Sunrise (local):
6:32 a.m.
Sunset (local):
5:11 p.m. | Weather
70°F  |
Traveled Since
Jan. 28
0 mi / 0 km
Cumulative
(all groups)
2046 mi /
3294 km | Lat:
33° 53' 29" N
Lon:
35° 29' 03" E
Elev:
279 ft / 85 m |
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[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the days from January 29 to January 30. The almanac data refers to January 30.]
Fast Facts
- Where We Are: Beirut
- Where We're Staying: Leila's (How-Many-People-Are-Staying-Here?) apartment
- Places We Visited: Hamra, American University of Beirut, friends' houses
- Featured Site: American University of Beirut
- Person of the Day: Leila Mouammar
- What We Ate:
- Food of the Day: cracked-wheat and tomato stew whose name we never learned
- Breakfast: coffee
- Lunch: mana-eesh
- Dinner: enormous feast of Middle East and Lebanese specialties, including tabouleh salad, green salad, humus, tahini, baba ganouj, shwarma, kofta, and other delightful and sumptuous things
- Olive Count: 1511
- Word of the Day: Haram
 is a Lebanese Arabic word that apparently does not have a direct English translation.
- Tech Fact of the Day: The Lebanese population is composed of people from a dizzying and dazzling variety of religions.
- Flat Count (Cumulative): 12
- Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 26
Next Stop:
We are staying
in Beirut!
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ANTHONY IS STILL IN SYRIAtopics: Ramadan, Omayyids, Islam, souqs, daily life, alphabets, Turkish bath; jump to dispatch
| At 6:00 PM | | January
29–31,
1998 | |
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Sunrise (local):
6:32 a.m.
Sunset (local):
5:04 p.m. | Weather
50°F  |
Traveled Since
Jan. 28
0 mi / 0 km | Lat:
33° 30' 41" N
Lon:
36° 18' 01" E
Elev:
2710 ft / 826 m |
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[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the days from January 29 to January 31. The almanac data refers to January 31.]
Fast Facts
- Where We Are: Damascus
- Where We're Staying: Al Maramain Hotel
- Places We Visited: Old City, Souq of Hamadiyyeh, Omayyid Mosque, Salah ad-Din's Mausoleum, Azem Palace, National Museum, and Hammam Nureddin
- Featured Site: Omayyid Mosque
- Person of the Day: Hussam , the friendly concierge at the Al Maramain Hotel
- What We Ate:
- Food of the Day: al iftar — a typical Ramadan dinner
- Breakfast: pastries
- Lunch: shwarma
- Dinner: typical Ramadan dinner
- Word of the Day: Ba-red means "cool" in Arabic.
- Tech Fact of the Day: Ramadan has had a powerful affect on Anthony's logistical problems.
Next Stop:
Beirut
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ANDREA AND CORINNE ARE STILL ON CYPRUS
topics: wildlife, bike safety, diving; jump to dispatch
| At 6:00 PM | | Jan. 29–
Feb. 1, 1998 | |
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Sunrise (local):
NA
Sunset (local):
NA | Weather
NA |
Traveled Since
Jan. 28
53 mi / 85 km | Lat:
34° 45' N
Lon:
32° 25' E
Elev:
39 ft / 12 m |
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[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the days from January 25 to February 1. The almanac data refers to February 1.]
Fast Facts
- Where We Are: Paphos
- Where We're Staying: Christos' flat
- Places We Visited: Akamas Coast, Paphos sights
- Featured Site: Paphos
- Person of the Day: Captain Paris Elefnoui
- Word of the Day: Endexi, or dax, are two versions of the same word, which means "OK" in Cypriot Greek.
Next Stop: Rhodes!
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