the new york times profiles ma'alula, the little aramaic-speaking town that i once hitchhiked to from damascus. (only to find out once i got there that there was, in fact, regular microbus service between the town and damascus, contrary to what they told me back in sham)
anyway, i always like it when the media profiles places i've been, mostly because it's a good excuse to foist another batch of holiday photos on you.
