Tewdwr Moss's

Cleopatra's Wedding Present: Travels through Syria (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies)
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Tewdwr Moss's wanderings around Syria were so much more interesting than my own recent trip to Syria that I can only wish I had been there with him, tagging along on one adventure after another. It made me understand how much easier it is to get to know a place by wandering--traveling without an agenda and without time constraints, opening up to whatever adventures come your way, recognizing that serendipity can lead to far richer experience than well considered plans. Moss was open to what came along and made the most of the opportunity to meet interesting people and see interesting things. His chance encounter and engagement with a Palestinian commando is one of the highlights of this delightful travelogue. It's beautiful written, witty, and so thoroughly satisfying that I can only wish I had been there, too.