Day 9, Physically in Palestine, mentally in Syria. August 21 26 Aug 2013 | 09:25 pm

I woke up early. When I opened Twitter I was paralyzed. I read a BBC tweet that chemical weapons have been used in the rebel controlled suburbs of Damascus – and within minutes, literally within less ...

Day 8 (part 3) – Jerusalem – Ramallah, August 20 25 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am

The most challenging question after crossing the border from Jordan was: How to continue the trip to Jerusalem? There are no buses available right at the border. And the cab drivers asked for outrag...

Beirut and Ramallah – Coffee Houses 24 Aug 2013 | 05:55 pm

Café Balima, Beirut Café La Vie, Ramallah Both places could be anywhere in the world, couldn’t they? Still for so many people Beirut and Ramallah is equivalent to war, suicide bombing and terrorism...

Day 8 (part 2) – Sheikh Hussein Bridge Border, August 20 24 Aug 2013 | 02:04 pm

To cross a border between Jordan and Israel, it is a process. There are three crossings, the Sheikh Hussein Bridge is the most northern border between the two countries. Before we started our descent...

Day 8 (part 1) – Jordanian-Syrian Border, August 20 24 Aug 2013 | 01:10 pm

8 am check out Corp Executives Suites – what a hotel! Definitely NOT our place – very stiff and business like – just like “official Amman” wants to be seen in the West. But to be fair, the beds were e...

Day 7 – Amman (August 19) 24 Aug 2013 | 10:43 am

Amman is a city I can’t connect with. It’s my third visit – still I hardly feel any vibes. The city has no real center, it’s widely spread and it feels so “disconnected” to the rest of Jordan. ...

Day 6 – Time for a Break (August 18) 19 Aug 2013 | 11:45 pm

Day 5 – Back to Reality (August 17) – part 2 19 Aug 2013 | 11:41 pm

Our meeting with Mother Agnes was scheduled for 11.30 am. We had the usual palaver with the Lebanese cab driver – always asking for 50% more when you finally reached your destination – no matter if th...

Day 5 – Back to Reality (August 17) – part 1 19 Aug 2013 | 11:16 am

This day would become the most difficult day for us so far … We would be confronted with the unbelievable barbarism and the insane brutality and perversity of what is going on in Syria – and Western m...

Day 4 – The Lebanese Red (August 16) 19 Aug 2013 | 10:52 am

Today we went to Beqaa Valley – the valley of the two red Lebanese: wine and hashish. Our idea is to make a story about these two very old traditions, traditions which go back thousands of years in Be...