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23 Aug 2011
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This is the reply I recieved from Viesmar today
Andy
service is suspended and not more available
We aren’t able, on this very moment, to give you any forecast for when and
If same will be resumed
Brgds
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Not what I / we wanted to hear!
I will start looking at alternatives now
Andy
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1 Sep 2011
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The current plan is to make a quick traverse of Syria (if a Unimog could ever be called "quick"!).
Visas applied for and waiting to see if/when we get them.
I am still going to watch what happens with Visemar though......
Ian
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4 Oct 2011
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Oh, what fun and games...
So whats the news at the moment? I'm planning on the Syria route (for lack for a better alternative) around mid November (leaving 6 weeks to get to Kenya...oh dear). Is anybody planning on doing it at a similar time? It seems those trying at the moment are having mixed luck...
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4 Oct 2011
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We were planning late november but have postponed till december to team up with 3 other vehicles running on a later schedule.
Ferry is still off. You need to take the risk or buddy up. More the better in my opinion. We are also hearing that Laptops, GPS and Sat Phones are being turned away. We are checking on this. I would advise you wait till we have official response. I have today written to the Syrian Embassy UK and will have an answer to the "equipment issue" soon. I will post here with the official response.
pm if you need more info but we need all to agree to more in the convoy.
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9 Oct 2011
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Take care
Syria , it is quite possible there is a war very soon there , in this case this war will include Israel , Turkey , NATO , USA backed up with oil money against Syria , Iran , part of Lebanon ,
If this bloody scenario develops into reality I would suggest planning an alternative route .
The Middle East is changing and maybe im wrong but thought to give a news feedback from native point of view
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11 Oct 2011
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I hope 3M's views don't materialise - but I can understand why you see things this way.
Due to the Syria situation we are looking at shipping to South Africa and doing the trip in reverse - this way if in 18 months everything has settled down we will visit Syria, if not we can exit via Haifa - or if everything has gone to pot as predicted by 3M then we can do a loop back South again!
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11 Oct 2011
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sorry to see thats what you are doing Ian. We might now have another UK tag along in a Merc 814. Going to talk about this later in the week when i go to see them. Sure you can't be persuaded.......?
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