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Two Months in the Middle East #6
Matkesh Ramon – July 29th, 2000 On the edge of Matkesh Ramon This is the other side to the Middle East. A side that has nothing to do with religion or conflict. Sitting on the rim of the biggest natural crater in the world watching the sunset is an awe inspiring experience. The scenery in
Two Months in the Middle East #5
Kibbutz Degania Bet – June 28th, 2000 Kibbutzim were first set up in the twenties when ‘pioneering’ Jews settled in Palestine, working the land in an aim to create a Zionist state. As that aim has been achieved (some fifty years ago), the number of Kibbutzim is dwindling and some fear they will eventually die […]
Adventures in the Ultramar
Pre-war Mozambique and Angola were described as El
Ontario North Shore – Ontario, Canada
Ontario North Shore The North Shore, an often-misconstrued notion of huge waves off Hawaii, represents an almost endless wilderness in Northern Ontario. It is the topside of Lake Superior, stretching from Sault Ste. Marie to Thunder Bay. Even by Ontario standards, this area represents a huge playground for outdoor enthusiasts of all types. Tradition dictates
Fall Hiking – Ontario, Canada
Fall Hiking The north in the autumn has to be one of the most spectacular places on Earth, and the most visually fulfilling time to experience it. Not only are there fewer pesky bugs, the vast majority of the people have dispersed as well. The Author at work, northwestern Ontario Temperatures are low enough that
Ontario Info – Ontario, Canada
Ontario is huge! I’ve been travelling in the province all my life and there are still places I’ve never seen. Northern Ontario, for instance, is really the wilds with access only by plane. Whether it is the Great Lakes or some of the smaller streams and rivers, one sixth of Ontario is covered by water
Two Months in the Middle East #4
Captured Israeli tank in Brashit Hill 880, Irish UN Outpost Brashit, South Lebanon – June 10th, 2000 Standing on the watchtower of hill 880, one of the most exposed outposts of the UN in Lebanon, I began to realise how dangerous it was for the troops before Israel retreated. A former SLA compound is less
Two Months in the Middle East #3
Fatima Gate, Kfar Kila, South Lebanon – June 9th, 2000 The crack of the bullets is deafening. There is a lot of screaming and shouting. Chaos. A Palestinian boy has just been shot by the Israeli army on the other side of the border fence, literally yards from where we were standing. Hizbullah stewards, all
Two Months in the Middle East #2
Sabra Refugee Camp, Beirut – June 8th, 2000 An utterly depressing place. The Palestinian refugees here live in absolute squalor. Forced out of Palestine by the Zionist ‘pioneers’ in 1948, most fled to Jordan. Misrepresented by the PLO, they again were forced to leave Jordan after the ‘Black September’ massacres of 1970. The refugees soon
Les Trois Mousquetaires go to France, Italy and maybe a few other places #9
Day 7: Thursday, June 8 – Caen It is a fun drive from Falaise to Caen, more cute villages nestled around their church and town’s square. Churches’ towers and steeples, I think that is what I miss the most from my birth country. As you go through France, each village and little town follows pretty
Two Months in the Middle East #1
Beirut – June 7th, 2000 Two weeks after Israel have withdrawn from the south The procession of cars noisily speeds down the alleyway outside my hostel two or three times a night. Hizbullah flags and banners dangle precariously from the windows as passers-by cheer and clap. The scene is made even more surreal by the
Les Trois Mousquetaires go to France, Italy and maybe a few other places #8
Day 6: Wednesday, June 7 – Afternoon As we drive through Normandy, I can’t believe how profoundly rural France is, and Normandy in particular. Lots of wheat fields for all these wonderful pains, pâtisseries and crêpes the girls have already fallen in love with and from which I am desperately trying to stay away, not […]