In a Syrian Saddle

A series of horseback journeys across Transjordan, Moab, Galilee and Samaria is recounted through travelogue episodes that mix practical notes with antiquarian observation. The narrative sketches ruined towns, mosaics and classical and biblical sites, and pairs these descriptions with portraits of local hospitality, markets, guides and clergy and with scenes of bargaining and domestic life. Routes, accommodations and daily hardships are recorded alongside archaeological finds and landscape impressions, while reflections on cultural contrasts and the persistence of historical layers give an episodic, observant account of exploration rather than a continuous fictional plot.