Wed 24th – Wed 31st

Since we have more than the usual vague outline this week, this is where we’ll be at:

Wed 24 – Damascus, Syria
Thu 25 – Palmyra
Fri 26 – Hama - Palmyra morning/Hama evening
Sat 27 – Hama – day trip to Ma’aret an Nu’aman, Serjilla, Al-Bara and Ebla
Sun 28 – Hama – day trip to Musyaf, Hosn Suleiman
Mon 29 – Hama
Tue 30 – Damascus
Wed 31 – Beirut, Lebanon

Welcome!

Well, welcome to my blog!

From February to August I’ll be keeping this chronicle of our escapades from our wide-eyed start in Cairo to our doubtlessly penury-afflicted stumble over the finish line in Shanghai.

Along the way, I’ll TRY to post a few photos and videos of our trip but first, the all-important “Itinerary” (Dun-dun-dun-dun):

Week 1. 22 Feb – 28 Feb

FLIGHT: DUBLIN, IRE – CAIRO, EGY

Egypt

2. 1 Mar – 7 Mar

Egypt

3. 8 Mar – 14 Mar

Egypt (Ferry from Sharm-al-Sheikh to Aqaba, Jordan)

4. 15 Mar – 21 Mar

Jordan

5. 22 Mar – 28 Mar

Jordan

6.29 Mar – 4 Apr

Syria

7. 4 Apr -11 Apr

Syria

8. 12 Apr – 18 Apr

Syria

9. 19 Apr – 25 Apr

Turkey – Iran

10. 26 Apr – 2 May

Iran

11. 3 May – 9 May

Iran

12. 10 May – 16 May

Turkey

13. 17 May – 23 May

FLIGHT: ISTANBUL, IRE – TASHKENT, UZB (21st)

Turkey – Uzbekistan

14. 24 May – 30 May

Uzbekistan

15. 31 May – 6 Jun

Uzbekistan

16. 7 Jun – 13 Jun

Kazakhstan

17. 14 Jun – 20 Jun

FLIGHT: ALMATY, KAZ – BEIJING, CHI (22nd)

Kazakhstan – China

18. 21 Jun – 27 Jun

China

19. 28 Jun – 4 Jul

China

20. 5 Jul – 11 Jul

China

21. 12 Jul – 18 Jul

China

22. 19 Jul – 25 Jul

China

23. 26 Jul – 1 Aug

China

24. 2 Aug – 8 Aug

FLIGHT: SHANGHAI, CHI – LONDON, UK (9th)

China