by Stephanie Quan | Jun 22, 2011 | Jordan, Let me tell you a Story..., Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea
While taking pictures of the Monestary, I heard clop clop behind me. I turned around to find Abobad, a Bedouin selling donkey rides. Even though he was wearing a cowboy hat with a fringed leather jacket, he was somehow not the most eccentric Bedouin I had...
by Stephanie Quan | Jun 18, 2011 | Crisis, Fail, Lebanon, Lessons Learned, Let me tell you a Story..., Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea
Now that I’m in Lebanon, I can tell you about entering. Upon arriving in Beirut, I was asked to fill out the visa information. Not knowing the address of the hotel, (Calvin had made the reservations and was coming in on a later flight) I left that part blank....
by Stephanie Quan | Jun 17, 2011 | Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Turkey
Meet Ahmet! He’s 7 months old and just too cute. His mother (in the background) rigged up a camera battery charger for me from another type of charger. Brilliant! And amazing in a touristy area where most people will just try to sell you a charger for way too...
by Stephanie Quan | Jun 16, 2011 | Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Turkey
While Calvin is going back to the hotel to grab our bags for the bus back to Istanbul, let me describe my surroundings. I’m typing this with a wireless connection in Panorama Cafe. There are clay pots which hang from the ceiling with backpacker’s...
by Stephanie Quan | Jun 16, 2011 | Introspection, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Turkey
preface. I thought I’d be able to charge my camera with a mini usb. wrong. so I’m stealing Calvin’s photos until we can get back to Istanbul and find a camera store with the proper charger for my camera battery. While riding atv’s, here are a...
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