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Fred at the Qalqilya Separation Wall From Fred Schlomka Qalqilya is a West Bank town just a couple of kilometers from where I live – but it might as well be on another continent due to the 8-meter high Separation Wall and the ban on Israeli Jews from entering the municipality. In 1948 Qalkilya, which […]
Green Olive Tours had the pleasure to host an Al Jazeera television crew on a scheduled tour to Bethlehem and Hebron. It was one of the largest tours of 2011 with over 30 participants. An Israeli and a Palestinian, Fred Schlomka and Samer Kokaly guided the tour, which visited Abraham’s Tomb, the old city of […]
Fred Schlomka First published in Counterpunch – March 18th, 2011 The demise of the West Bank construction freeze and the emerging building boom is driving the final nails into the coffin of the Palestinian State, at least as previously conceived. If Israelis and Palestinians truly want to see a future based on democracy, justice, and […]
Best equipment used on the trip Sponsor in US$ – – Sponsor in EUROS – – Sponsor in UK£ Scroll down for the most recent update about the trip. After 2 years of planning, our 6-month, 10,000 kilometer biking adventure began in May, 2015. Parenting never ends, but our son and daughter were launched towards […]
by Fred Schlomka – Day 62, 63, 64 & 65 – Scotland2nd – 5th July – Arran – Ardrossan – Barnbrock Farm campsite, near Bridge of Weir – Gartocharn, Loch LomondTotal biked – 1,685 kilometres ( 1,053 miles) It was so nice of Heather to drive us in the van to the port with the […]
Day 59, 60 & 61- Ireland – Scotland29th & 30th June, 1st July – Larne – Troon – Ardrossan – ArranTotal biked – 1,592 kilometres ( 995 miles) Getting to the ferry was a breeze – basically rolling out of the tent and biking for five minutes. The 2-hour crossing was smooth despite tales of […]
by Fred Schlomka – Day 56, 57, & 5826th, 27th & 28th June – Galway – Belfast – LarneTotal biked – 1,548 kilometres ( 967 miles) Our morning in Galway was spent exploring on foot and Sunita did a bit of busking on the main walking street. Not much luck and we ended up giving […]
by Fred Schlomka – Day 54 & 55 – Ireland24th & 25th June – Doolin – Kinvarra – GalwayTotal biked – 1,474 kilometres ( 921 miles) Biking north along the coast we passed through ‘The Burren”, an area of rolling hills noted for their unique exposed limestone. We marvel at their stark beauty while negotiating […]
by Fred Schlomka – Day 51, 52 & 53 – Ireland21st, 22nd, & 23rd June – Miltown Malbay – DoolinTotal biked – 1,380 kilometres ( 863 miles) The Cliffs of Moher became the highlight of the day. I almost wrote high point, but the 20 tour buses and hoards of car-touring visitors detracted from the […]
by Fred Schlomka – Day 48 & 49 & 50 – Ireland18th, 19th, 20th June – Limerick – Querrin – Miltown MalbayTotal biked – 1,345 kilometres ( 840 miles) Our departure from Limerick was easy, and there were no problems getting on the train to Ennis. We were able to keep the bike in the […]
by Fred Schlomka – Day 46 & 47 – IRELAND16th June – 17th June – Fethard – Waterford – LimerickTotal biked – 1,207 kilometres ( 755 miles) We are up and out early in order to catch the train from Waterford to Limerick. It’s an easy ride for a few hours on mostly flat terrain. […]
Day 44 & 45 – Wales & Ireland14th June – 15th June – Newport – Rosslare – FethardTotal biked – 1,173 kilometres ( 733 miles) We make our morning coffee at the Newport beachfront, using our ‘BioLite’ wood-burning camp stove with scrap cardboard for fuel since all the wood was wet. Biolite is having a […]
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