wade mr. allen the chief inspector wants to see you and i'm thinking great they are not going to let me through. there are guns -- guards with guns of the big iron gate. the chief inspector shows up where i'm waiting with my motorcycle gear and i had been there for over day. he said before we go we must have chai. we get together here and have a beer. here it's less have chai. he sat on the side of this dusty border stop on a dirt road and drew an outline of the map of syria. on that he pointed out here is where you need to go to experience syria. the people there are warm. it's just sad that the government you know it actually brings tears to my eyes to think about what's going on there now. i had such a positive experience in syria but that's where we connect with people. it's that tm that culture but i had good experiences too. i embraced south africa and its diversity. all over south america, just fantastic people all over the world, fantastic food and beyond border hassles or challenges which i