Comments on: My 3 Best Kept Travel Secrets

By: Francoise

Francoise — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 13:04:17 +0000

Like I mentioned to Michael above, you’ll just have to back to try out Mr. Chicken

Oh yes, I really liked the cherry kabab. Aleppo cuisine is unique in the Middle East with some surprising mix of flavours. Love muhammara, a pepper paste and pomegranate molasses dip also from Aleppo.

By: Lisa E

Lisa E — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:45:18 +0000

Great list! I totally agree with you on the tea tree oil.

And I wish I’d known about Mister Chicken! I was in Aleppo a couple of months ago (visited Syria, Jordan, a little bit of Lebanon and Israel) and wish I could have tried it. I thought the food there was the best in Syria, btw. Did you try the lamb kebob with cherry sauce?

By: Francoise

Francoise — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:34:22 +0000

Don’t tell me you went all the way there AND DIDN’T GO to Mister Chicken??

Well, just means you’ll have to go back!

By: Michael Hodson

Michael Hodson — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:19:49 +0000

how did I not know about Mister Chicken BEFORE I went to the Middle East??? Damn it!

By: jon

jon — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:37:04 +0000

dang,

Wish I could find tee tree oil in Ecuador.

By: Leng | Globe Nomads

Leng | Globe Nomads — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:23:56 +0000

I have lived in the tropics for more than 20 years and yet I have not heard of using tea tree oil for mosquitoes bites. I guess people just get used to the mosquitoes bites, since we may be get them everyday.

By: Dina VagabondQuest

Dina VagabondQuest — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 03:19:07 +0000

Hey, I just bought tea tree oil from the Body Shop! Now I need to find a crowd of insects to bite me, so I can test it right away!

By: Leigh Shulman

Leigh Shulman — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:07:51 +0000

I’m also a big fan of tea tree oil. It’s good for getting rid of and preventing lice as well.

Thanks for the travel secrets!

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:05:37 +0000

I’ll have to give that tea tree oil a try. Great secrets!

By: Dina VagabondQuest

Dina VagabondQuest — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:29:48 +0000

Last time I watched sunset in Lake Taupo, NZ, I was eaten alive by a swarm of sand flies. They thought I was more delicious than my husband. The major itchiness didn’t go away until a week or two, and even now I those spots are still itchy a bit sometimes. I want to try that tea tree oil!

By: Earl

Earl — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:42:06 +0000

Hey Francoise – Thanks so much for the tag! And I absolutely cannot wait to eat at Mister Chicken when I get to Syria in a couple of months!!

By: Francoise

Francoise — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:45:48 +0000

Thanks for dropping by everyone!

@ Lisa: In North America, tea tree oil is fairly easy to find. Any Natural Health Product store should carry it i.e. Whole Foods & such stores. I’ve never had to buy it while traveling,as a small bottle often lasts for 10-12 months. In Canada, even Walmart carries it, and Loblaw’s supermarkets as well.

Jason is the only brand of tea tree oil I’ve encountered so far that has a drop stopper on their bottles. You only dispense one drop at a time. Which is nice, because 1 drop is often all you need. Helps avoid spills and leaks too.

By: Lisa @ The World Calls

Lisa @ The World Calls — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:25:34 +0000

I like your “secrets”–and this is the third ref I’ve run across to tree oil. I need to track some down. We just returned from a Mayan jungle adventure that has left my family riddled with fat mosquito bites!

By: The Longest Way Home

The Longest Way Home — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:39:06 +0000

Finally someone has released the secret of Tea Tree oil onto the world

Also rumored to help kill bacteria in water if you get stuck!

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:05:16 +0000

Yes! Tea tree oil is wonderfully multipurpose. I now take it with me everywhere. Wish I’d known about Mr. Chicken when I was in Syria two weeks ago. In a land of wonderful food, how do you choose the wonderfullest?

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By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:03:45 +0000

Hey – glad to see you took up the challenge!

Totally agree on Gayer-Anderson – a real mash-up of arts from different (mainly Islamic) periods of history.

I’ll remember tea tree oil, since I too am a hop-by bug buffet!

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