Recently my husband, Roland (Ro), and I had some high adventures in South America and the Middle East. I’ll save South America travels for another column and share with you now some of our great experiences in the Middle East. When friends heard of our Middle East travel plans, they fretted about our safety and questioned whether we should be traveling in that part of the world. We believe in being smart but not scared. For example, months ago when we began planning this journey, we included a stop in Damascus, but as we watched the violence escalate in Syria, …