Category Archives: Middle East

Syria 2011 Revisited

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Dave

In light of everything that has been happening in Syria the last two days, I have been doing a lot of reminiscing about our 2011 trip.  Last night I went through all of the blog posts and photos I posted … Continue reading →

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The Demise of Syria’s Cultural Treasures

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Dave

It is with great sadness and extreme bewilderment that I learned today the extent in which ISIS continues to dismantle Syria’s cultural treasures.   I have been reading the latest attempt in Palmyra to destroy the Temple of Bel–this after the … Continue reading →

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Iran Revisited – Derek’s Photos

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Dave

Just when Iran was becoming a somewhat distant memory, Derek forwarded his photos a few days ago.  As usual, they are much better than mine.  Therefore instead of going through the rest of my photos, I will just post some … Continue reading →

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Some Iran photos from Jan…

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Dave

Jan was kind enough to send along some of his photos from our tour…

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Photos from Iran – Part 1

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Dave

I have not had much time to go through all of my photos but I did manage to choose some to post today.  I’ll look through the rest as I get time.  As usual, they looked much better on the small … Continue reading →

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