Destination: Syria
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Fri, 16 Nov 2001 | By stowaway | Views [1218] | Comments [1]
After camping a night in a disused rock quarry to evade the Turkish rangers (who aren't very keen on people camping by the roadside in the middle of nowhere), we crossed the border to Syria. Strangely, the soil changes colour from dusty grey to rich ... Read more >
Tags: on the road, damascus, syria, palmyra, crak des chevaliers, b52s, mesapotamia
Thu, 14 Feb 2008 | By jreuter | Views [984] | Comments [1]
I honestly can not say enough good things about Damascus. From the very beginning, to the very end, people were helpful, outgoing, and friendly. Spending the majority of our time in the Old City, we were inevitably lost for what seemed hours in its ... Read more >
Tags: Lost!
Thu, 14 Feb 2008 | By jreuter | Views [525] | Comments [1]
We entered the border to Syria from Turkey at approximately 8:30 AM, and for the next 8 hours, we sat on a bright red, hard-plastic bench, waiting for our visas. The official policy concerning an American's entry into Syria is that a visa MUST be obtained ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Tips
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [309]
Crac des Chevaliers is a Crusader castle. And being in Syria it doesn't get overly many tourists. Which is great because you can wander round the place almost by yourself. Until the Scouts show up! I think I remember the Syrian Scouts more than the castle ... Read more >
Fri, 20 Feb 2009 | By alpha_ | Views [275] | Comments [2]
Crossing a border could be tricky, espesiaclly without visa. 7 days ago i was about to cross Syria, everything was fine, i was pretty good with the timing, the kilometers, the meeting with people, the sky was blue and the sun was shinning, ect... ... Read more >
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 | By blackbs2 | Views [272]
Greetings from Aleppo! Just a brief update seeing that the computers here are prehistoric. First off, Syria is quite lovely. The people are EXTREMELY nice and go way out of their way to show hospitality. Bananas, cookies, falafels, and pancakes are ... Read more >
Tags: syria, krac des chevaliers, damascus
Fri, 16 Jan 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [266]
Hi All. Yet another 20 hr bus trip! No eating or drinking. This was a stop when the bus driver needs a bathroom break type of bus trip. Arrived at Antakya in turkey near syria border. Looked for accomodation but not a tourist town. Found some expensive ... Read more >
Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | By lambros | Views [264]
I will Update latter Aleppo Hama Dead Cities Crusader Castle Palmyra Damascas Bosra
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 6 Jun 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [236]
They reckon that people have been living in Damascus continually for over 8000 years. That's more than eleven times longer than there has been people living in New Zealand! After Jordan, Damascus was a bit chaotic which took us a bit by surprise. ... Read more >
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 | By joealotto13 | Views [235] | Comments [1]
Sorry I haven't updated in awhile, I've been keeping myself busy in Damascus. So far Syria is definitely my favorite middle eastern country. The people here are so friendly and hospitable. Even after I tell them I'm American. I really love Damascus, ... Read more >
Tags: damascus, maalula, syria, middle east, gorgeous syrian women
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [233]
I started writing about Petra so many times and just found that it was way too hard to explain. It's an amazing site and I think we'll just try and put on some photos to show you what we mean! Same goes for the vast desert landscape at Wadi Rum. It was ... Read more >
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 | By alpha_ | Views [225] | Comments [3]
Just some ligns, very fast, to say thast the moutains of Syria a very nice ( and cold ! ) and to ad to the list of the place where i sleep a couvent of the 4 century in the mountains ( where even the arabic speak with a singular Swiss accent ! ), a ... Read more >
Fri, 20 Feb 2009 | By alpha_ | Views [219] | Comments [2]
This is a really basic question after the classical presentation; where did you sleep ? One of my rules is to never pay for sleep, that mean I have to find people. It`s not always easy, but after a short period of training, everything work fine. Espacially ... Read more >
Thu, 22 Jan 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [217]
Hi All. Didn't go to Hama so didn't see the ancient waterwheels. We caught the train from Aleppo to Homs. Interesting exercise. Buy tickets then a minder takes you to the train police who says 'give me passport' then writes down the details then off ... Read more >
Thu, 11 Dec 2008 | By joealotto13 | Views [203] | Comments [1]
Arriving to Aleppo during Eid wasn't the greatest idea. Everything was closed, and it was rainy every day. That's why I only have a few pictures. It was finally sunny today so I went out a bit, checked out the Souqs and went up to the citadel. Ok, ... Read more >
Tags: aleppo, syria, call to prayer, crap weather
Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By joealotto13 | Views [203] | Comments [1]
I didn't think it would be possible to see to many Roman ruins. I'm "ruined" out after Palmyra. It's a small town, with a scattered Roman city on it's outskirts. As usual, not to many tourists, so the highlight was crawling and climbing ... Read more >
Tags: palmyra, syria, roman ruins
Mon, 5 May 2008 | By matt_bianco | Views [196]
The last time i wrote, i was just about to go that morning into Syria. I shared a taxi that would stop off in Jerash and Bosra (in Syria) before heading to Damascus, with a French guy and a Dutch mother and daughter. After spending my first week with ... Read more >
Sun, 7 Dec 2008 | By joealotto13 | Views [187]
The main draw to Hama is the "Norias" or waterwheels. They are made of wood and date back to the Roman era. Originally they were used to facilitate irrigation in the surrounding fields. They're around now mainly for the aesthetic quality.... Read more >
Tags: hama, syria, norias
Mon, 23 Feb 2009 | By alpha_ | Views [184] | Comments [1]
Hi, after finnsihing my visa for Iran ( finnaly ) i going to leave this wonderfull city of Damascus, to get a idea, just imagine the souk, full of diversity of colors and smells, sounds of voices resonant into the olds rocks, the sun filtering by the ... Read more >
Thu, 22 Jan 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [181]
Got to the bus stop at palmyra and were told by a person that the bus station for damascus was 4km out of town and he would give us a ride for 50 syrian pounds. We protested and the price fell to 25. He drove us out to a restuarant and said this was ... Read more >
Sat, 4 Apr 2009 | By damonlk | Views [180]
65 km north-east of Hama, on the road that leads from the
fertile valley of the Orontes river to the stony plains beyond, are the
bee-hive houses of Sarouj and Twalid Dabaghein. Though few now remain these two
villages contain enough of the dwellings, ... Read more >
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 | By joealotto13 | Views [177]
Getting to Bosra was an adventure in itself. Not because there was a lack of public transportation. Just the global fact that taxi drivers and bus drivers are the shittiest people in the world. That's all I'll go into for that. Also Bosra is right ... Read more >
Tags: bosra, syria, damascus, pictures, harem
Sun, 7 Dec 2008 | By joealotto13 | Views [174]
Ok, I'm finally writing my Damascus thing. Obviously, I liked it there. Three days turned into two weeks. It was difficult pulling myself away from there. We went to a Sheesha bar everynight next to our hotel. It was the type of place you shake ... Read more >
Tags: damascus, syria, sheesha
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 | By coffeedrop | Views [173]
I entered the border to Syria from Turkey at approximately 8:30 AM, and for the next 8 hours, sat on a bright red, hard-plastic bench, waiting for my visa. The official policy concerning an American's entry into Syria is that a visa MUST be obtained ... Read more >
Sat, 6 Jun 2009 | By houdyman | Views [171]
Our next stop- the embattled country of Lebanon. This was a recent addition to our tour itinerary, before we entered the Middle East we had not planned on visiting Lebanon. However, during our travels through the region we heard wonderful things about ... Read more >
Tags: beirut, tripoli, bcharre, khalili gibran
