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dwb

Age:

Gender:

Male

Travel status:

Putting down roots

Hometown:

New York, NY

Currently in:

Washington, DC

Expert Syria

For nearly 3 years, Syria was my home. Syria—especially Damascus—is a place that I've grown to both know and love. Forget everything you've ever read in the news about Syria. While Syria's international standing goes up and down (though things are now looking up a bit), the people to meet and places to see here never cease to amaze and impress me. I'm more than happy to give advice and pointers about traveling to this thoroughly fascinating country. Or if anyone just has questions about anything Syria or Middle East)-related (be it travel, politics, society, or religion), feel free to contact me.

Favorite places I've been:

Mali, Guatemala, Thailand, France, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen

Places I want to go to:

Libya, Iran, Xinjiang, Ethiopia, Zanzibar

Profile URL:

http://matadortravel.com/travel-community/dwb

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I'm fired up on:

Politics (particuarly the messy Middle Eastern kind), photography, and sitting around in cafes in the Arab world chatting.

Travel style:

There are times to rough it and there are times where at little comfort is nice. But always by bus.

Quote:

"Know men by truth, not truth by men," Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri, 19th century Islamic reformer (so important when traveling to places like Syria or the United States post-2001)

Favorite artist(s):

Walker Evans

I want to make a difference by:

Trying to explain to Americans what is really going on within the Middle East.

Languages spoken, other than English:

Arabic, French

I felt the most immersed in a foreign culture when:

The formerly absurd begins to feel normal.

Why I travel:

The freedom I feel wandering around some far corner of the Earth.

Ideal place to watch the sunrise:

The Sahara

Ideal place to watch the sunset:

Also the Sahara

My links:

www.worldviewbender.com

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by KelliRussell | 2009/12/14

You've been to some cool places!! I'm slowly working my way there... : )

by Center for C... | 2009/10/05

You have fantastic photos! It was a nice way to start out my morning, all those amazing landscapes... You must have some great stories!

by halamen | 2009/06/27

Hi dwb,

Co-editor of Matador Trips here. As you may know, each Monday we feature one of the community's destination experts on Trips. It includes info from your Matador bio, links to your personal blog(s) and/or other writing, and an invitation for people to contact you with questions about your region of expertise.

Would you be interested in being featured? Let me know.

Cheers,

- Hal