Category Archives: Syria

One year

A year ago today we got in the cruiser and drove out of the parking lot outside our apartment in southern Stockholm and we returned to the same place, carless and tired about 8 months later. But those 8 months were some of the best months in our lives. That’s something you realize more and […]

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Latest reports on Syria

We’re following the updates on what’s happening in Syria – we still haven’t given up hope completely but we obviously realize that the possibility of driving through there safely hardly even exists these days. Brian was looking at a map the other day and told me it was a distance of 520 km to drive […]

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Thoughts on a Saturday in February

The first few weeks of contacting potential sponsors have really made me realize how hard it is and how long it will take. I didn’t think it would be easy or over in a week, but I’m really starting to understand the immensity of it. To be honest, I had my moments in the beginning […]

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Jordan, but not Syria?

As things aren’t progressing very well – or at least a little slow and unpredictably – in Syria, sadly, we have lately started realizing that we might have to reconsider our route quite a bit. We’ve been reluctant to do so – since we both badly want to go to Jordan. There aren’t really any […]

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