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David Trobisch
 Throckmorton- Hayes Professor of New Testament Language and Literature
   Email: DTrobisch@BTS.edu //  Curriculum Vitae / short CV // tel (207) 774 5212 x 205 //  fax (207) 874 2214
 
 

Trip to Greece?

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Trip to Syria

Read what the others had to say about canceling the Syria trip 

I received notice that the insurance company will not insure our trip in case we decided not to go because of terrorist activity or UN sanctions or severe travel warnings by the US government. This, together with the school's reservation about the risk and your thoughtful input has convinced me to call this trip off.

Syria in the news

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Syria in the News (updated hourly)

UN resolution  11/2/05

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video (real player)

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Lebanese & Arabic reactions 

Links
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State Department Travel Warnings (see Lebanon)

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Links to explore (feel free to submit more to me by email)

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Itinerary

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Price

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Committed Participants Syria2006markedLow.jpg (396271 bytes)

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Pictures from David's PowerPoint presentation

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Passport questions:
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official info: http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/renew/renew_833.html

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Commercial help is available at: http://www.americanpassport.com

Itinerary (tentative) // Map // Info on Syria (PDF) (password: background)

Program:           Jordan , Syria & Lebanon 13 days / 12 nights

08 Jan. 2006 / Sunday Departure Boston at  8:05 PM

 09 Jan. 2006 / Mon.   Arrival Amman airport at 19:00 – dinner and overnight.

  10 Jan. 2006 / Tue.     Amman city Tour – Madaba – Nebo - Petra - dinner and overnight.

  11 Jan. 2006 / Wed.   Petra visit –– Dead Sea – drive to the hotel, dinner and overnight.

  12 Jan. 2006 / Thu.     Dead Sea – Jerash – Syrian/Jordanian border – Bosra – Kawkab Church - Damascus

  13 Jan. 2006 / Fri.      Damascus Sightseeing, back to the Hotel, dinner and overnight.

  14 Jan. 2006 / Sat.      Damascus – Palmyra Sightseeing – drive to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

  15 Jan. 2006 / Sun.     Palmyra – Sergiopolis (Rasafa) – Raqqa – Jaabar castle – Aleppo .

  16 Jan. 2006 / Mon.   Aleppo Sightseeing – dinner and overnight.

  17 Jan. 2006 / Tue.     Aleppo – Ebla - Maaret Al-Nomman – Serjeleh – Lattakia, dinner and overnight.

  18 Jan. 2006 / Wed.   Lattakia – Ugarit - Apamea - Crac des Chevalir – Homs , dinner and overnight.

  19 Jan. 2006 / Thu.     Homs - Maaloula – Sydnaya – Mousa Monastry – Damascus .

  20 Jan. 2006 / Fri.      Damascus – Anjar – Baalbeck – Beirut – dinner and overnight.

  21 Jan. 2006 / Sat.      Departure Beirut airport at 08:0 5 AM. Arrival Boston 3:15 PM.

Price (tentative)

Flight: Boston - Amman (Jordan); Beirut (Lebanon) - Boston Air France

January 8th  Depart Boston 8: 05 PM   Arrive Paris 8:50 AM January 9th

January 9th  Depart Paris     1:20PM    Arrive Amman 7:20 PM

January 21st  Depart Beirut 8: 05 AM    Arrive Paris 11:45 am

                    Depart Paris 1:15 PM      Arrive Boston 3:15 PM

 ca. $ 1,100.00

Lodging (12 nights; Breakfast, Supper)

rates are per person sharing twin room using  4* Hotels

Single Supplement = $300.00USD per person

Meals :

Based on half board basis. [Usually breakfast and supper]

Transports :

Accompanied by an a/c deluxe bus (48 Seats) in Jordan , Syria , and Lebanon .

Guide :

Accompanied with excellent English speaking guides in Jordan , Syria , and Lebanon .

Includes :

Meet and assist upon arrival and departure, all entrance fees, tips and portages at airports, borders, and hotels, Horse ride in Petra, free group entry Visa to Jordan, Syria, Lebanon are all included.

Excludes:

Tips for guides, drivers, and Horse boy in Petra, Horse Drawn carriage, drinks during meals, expenses of personal nature, departure tax at Jordanian  border (8 $ per person)  & any other services not particularly mentioned are excluded.

 

 ca. $1,700.00

Tuition

If you are not currently enrolled at Bangor Theological Seminary, you will have to register and pay an audit fee of $ 350.00. If you are a student and want to take it for credit, you will have to pay for the three credits. A syllabus will be posted on this web site.

 $ 350.00
(audit fee)

Extras

Not included are expenses for lunch, ca. 5-10$ per day, and a tip for the guides (at your discretion). I would budget ca. 200.00$ for the two weeks. And of course, if you want to buy something to bring home...

 ca. $200.00

 

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