12 January, 2007 - Published 17:57 GMT
Beirut to Tel Aviv: by road around the Middle East
The World Today team is in the Middle East!
Roger Hearing and William Edmundson are touring the region for a week from Sunday 14th January.
Their daily reports will be broadcast live between 2300 GMT and 0830 GMT every day and updated here.
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Day 1 - Monday 15th - Beirut, Lebanon
Their road trip starts from Beirut in Lebanon. Roger Hearing share with us his first impression.
Day 1For producer, William Edmundson, the trip has an extra significance. As a 20 year old doing his French military service, he served in South Lebanon as a member of UNIFEL, the United Nations peace keeping forces.
Day 2 - Tuesday 16th - Damascus, Syria
They've now left Lebanon, destination: Syria.
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Day 3 - Wednesday 17th - On the way to the South
Roger's been keeping us updated as he travels around the region affected by last summer's fighting in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories - Roger started on Sunday on the Lebanese border with Israel, then he went up to Beirut... on to Damascus, and now he's headed south...
Day 4 - Thursday 18th
Here's the final part of Roger's audio diary. So what conclusions has he drawn from this road trip?
The photo underneath is taken a few kilometres from the starting point for their trip on the Lebanese side of the border, marking the completion of the circle.
First Broadcast 15th January - 18th January 2007