. ▁He ▁suffered ▁set back s ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁Sy ria ▁having ▁been ▁ro bb ed ▁of ▁his ▁belong ings ▁more ▁than ▁once ▁by ▁people ▁he ▁had ▁paid ▁to ▁guarantee ▁his ▁protection . ▁After ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 ▁years ▁living ▁and ▁studying ▁as ▁a ▁Muslim ▁in ▁Ale ppo , ▁he ▁felt ▁he ▁could ▁travel ▁safely ▁and ▁not ▁be ▁question ed ▁on ▁his ▁identity . ▁To ▁test ▁his ▁dis gu ise , ▁he ▁made ▁ 3 ▁jour ne ys ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Sy ria , ▁Leb anon , ▁Palest ine ▁and ▁Trans j ord an ▁trav elling ▁as ▁a ▁poor ▁Arab , ▁sleep ing ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁e ating ▁with ▁cam el ▁drivers . ▁With ▁these ▁tri ps ▁being ▁successful , ▁he ▁prepared ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁journey ▁to ▁C airo . ▁He ▁left ▁Ale ppo ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁and ▁head ed ▁south ▁through ▁Dam asc us , ▁A jl oun ▁and ▁Am man . ▁In ▁Ker ak , ▁he ▁trust ed ▁his ▁security ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁governor , ▁She ikh ▁Y ous sef . ▁The ▁governor , ▁under ▁the ▁gu ise ▁of ▁concern ▁for ▁his ▁guest , ▁liber ated ▁him ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁valuable ▁belong ings ▁and ▁then ▁sent ▁him ▁south ▁with ▁an ▁un sc rup ul ous ▁guide . ▁The ▁guide ▁soon ▁after ▁took ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁his ▁belong ings ▁and ▁abandoned ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁desert . ▁Bur ck hardt ▁found ▁a ▁nearby ▁Bed ou in ▁enc amp ment ▁and ▁obtained ▁a ▁new ▁guide ▁and ▁continued