I'm revisiting Syria. But only in this blog post. I made that trip in April, six months ago. I wouldn't be able to do it today. Blog post one (26th April 2013) Blog post two (28th April 2013) Blog post three (29th April 2013) Blog post four (30th April 2013) Blog post five (1st May 2013) There's really no more crossing the borders into northern Syria for foreign journalists or aid workers these … [Read more...] about Revisiting Syria
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Syria – The Writing on the Wall
The walk through no man's land at the Killis/Azaz border crossing had me blinking through sweat at my dusty surroundings. We had just watched the Hayat Convoy for Syria successfully pass through, laden with aid not bound for Damacus, but heading to be distributed from Azaz. We were in Free Syria now - as opposed to regime controlled Syria - and this unofficial entry would keep the aid, and us, … [Read more...] about Syria – The Writing on the Wall
Towards Syria
While the world's news is again preoccupied with North Korea, confirmation is seeping out of Washington that Assad has in fact used sarin gas on suburbs of Damascus and elsewhere, in what it calls a "small scale" chemical weapons attack. I'm not sure if 20+ people killed by chemical weapons would be considered "small" if located inside US borders. What I am sure about is this can only exacerbate … [Read more...] about Towards Syria
Following Twitter in Syria
A Journalist friend is holed up in Syria. Yesterday he told me he needed more mobile web options and asked for advice. As foreign nationals are being told to leave, he is staying put. As an experienced journalist he's seen worse, but he has no idea how bad this is going to get. It's getting harder and move around as recent reports talk of snipers on roofs. Of the smart phones available on … [Read more...] about Following Twitter in Syria
Personal tracking devices
Ever since I travelled into Iraq during the war in 2005 I've had a use for location tracking. Back then I used my Geocaching GPS receiver, the Garmin Gecko 101. I would manually log my location then send the coordinates back to the UK in an SMS. I thought, that should I go missing, at least my last location would be known. Satellite or SIM card tracking back then was not available to the likes of … [Read more...] about Personal tracking devices