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Bourj El-Barajneh

Bourj El-Barajneh refugee camp, Beirut, LebanonNovember 12th, 2009Bourj El-Barajneh refugee camp has been established in 1955l. The living condition of many life-long refugees in the refugee camp are horrible.

We support three patients with much needed medicine and a contribution to their hospital fees.

NameBourj El-Barajneh. Palestinian refugee camp, Beirut.AimTo help ...

Caritas Syria

Aleppo, Syria. November 5th, 2009Caritas helps Iraqi refugees, irrespective of their religion. They have fled the Mosul area of northern Iraq because of ethnic violence. They are not allowed to work in Syria and are often struggling to survive.

We make a little donation and visit two families.

NameCaritas France / support ...

October 23. Dabbling.

Taking the ferry to Eminönü, walking around the big bazaar, spotting some more mosques and working on the blogs. I like the atmosphere in this city. When I have time, I'll write some more of that experimental stuff I used to publish here. Used to be a lot of fun.

Writing is ...

October 22. Eminönü, Old Memories, and Atilla.

Another late Turkish breakfast, and off I go to the old center. A ferry takes me to Eminönü, from there I walk into the park around the Topkapi palace, and... and... sounds like I have become a tourist again. But don't worry, a real bedazzling experience lies just minutes ahead of me. ...

October 21. Charity Travel on a CS meeting.

After a lazy morning and a delicious Turkish breakfast Mehmet explains me how to get to Taksim. Getting around in Istanbul with minibuses is easier than I thought. So, with the afternoon sun in my face I stroll down the main shopping street towards the famous Galata tower, and have myself shot to 60-something meters ...

October 20. Flying over Europe.

Up Early. The bus to Heathrow operates timely, in the huge terminal five there are no complications. The flight is comfortable and comes with a lot of smiles and a 187,5 ml bottle of Ceyraz. I read the in-flight magazine, the featured article about a Brit riding his bike across the Netherlands ...

October 19. Richmond park.

An internet morning and a nice Richmond park stroll, we enjoy the deer and their antlers. Richmond park is one of the largests city parks of Europe and an amazing phenomenon. Vast grasslands and bushes where deer are peacefully grazing. They are not scared of the cars that pass so close. They look at ...

October 18. National Gallery

Trafalgar SquareToday, I rush to the National Gallery and I like what I see there. Trafalgar Square itself, Nelson's Needle, the crowds populating this famous public space, it's all the more enjoyable because I am able to hide from it in the great fantasies of Monet, Van Gogh, and Degas soon.

Van Gogh's sunflowers ...

October 12. Call for prayer.

The countdown has already started. In four days Charity Travel officially start - two days before world food day at october 16th. Checklists are full, crosses drawn on them, I try to think of something I might have forgotten but I can't. Monday I'll pick up the tickets and tuesday I'll drive ...