where am i?
Jaramana
by ano on Mar.03, 2009, under where am i?
The Jaramana Refugee Camp on the outskirts of Damascus, full of Assyrian Iraqi and Iraqi refugees. Many Druze live here, along with gypsies surrounding the camp.
From Old Damascus
by ano on Feb.28, 2009, under where am i?
just a little self indulgent portraiture
I've been doing A LOT of this recently. Confined to indoor activities due to rain. Hopefully it will let up soon.
Syrian Border
by ano on Feb.26, 2009, under where am i?
Its pretty sad when it only takes about 3 minutes to bypass the government firewall and post (thanks to the Tor anonymous proxy). Photos as my little service taxi heads across the Syrian border. The meds aren’t with me (which made for an easy border crossing). They’re headed to Damascus thanks to the help of a priest, a doctor, and a vegetable truck driver. We’ll see if they ever arrive. More on that later.
Syrian Border Ahead
Bye Bye Jordan
Hello Syria!
Syria Update
by ano on Feb.23, 2009, under where am i?
made it comfortably across the border into Syria and now in Damascus indefinitely. The bag of meds, through a circuitous route, will eventually (hopefully) be brought to Damascus somewhere aboard a vegetable truck (more details after I get back). In the nterim, blog posts may slow down for a few reasons. First, the internet all across Syria is painfully slow, even at the fastest internet cafes. Uploading pictures may be hopeless. Also, I’ve been told to watch what i say/post, GPS is apparently illegal here, and a bunch of websites are blocked (facebook, youtube, etc). If yo want, my cell phone number here is 00963 (country code) + 991183774.
out of touch
by ano on Feb.17, 2009, under where am i?
potentially heading to Petra tomorrow + miscellaneous adventures, so I may be out of touch for the next 5-6 days.
Downtown Amman
by ano on Feb.13, 2009, under where am i?
The illustrious Cliff Hotel…my second floor window opens directly into an alley full of shops. Right below my window is a falafalateer (is that a word?) that fills my room with a deep fried odor, and an arabic CD/Tape seller, who plays his samples LOUD until about 3 am.
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this is where it starts…
by ano on Feb.10, 2009, under everything, where am i?
A recurring theme on this blog will GPS updates. I’ll be posting my coordinates periodically because at this point I dont have a clear itinerary (which I’m very happy about, but a lot of people can’t seem to wrap their heads around). I will also be geo-tagging some of my photos and putting up maps, so you’ll be able to follow my tracks and see where in the world certain photos were taken.
