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Tue, 24 Feb 2009 | By alpha_ | Views [154]
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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 >
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 >
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 >
Tue, 27 Jan 2009 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 26 Jan 2009 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 26 Jan 2009 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 26 Jan 2009 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery
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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 >
Thu, 22 Jan 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [124]
Hi All. Arrived at Palmyra after about 150km bus trip in the evening. New we were in the middle east as almost everyone had either a red and white headscarf or a head cover. Palmyra was an oasis town which was on the silk road and latter on the ... 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 >
Sat, 17 Jan 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [137]
Hi All. Managed to find our way around despite not knowing which way was north, being unable to read the signs or speak arabic. Took a map rotation of 90 deg to get us going in the right direction. Visited the citidel. A very old fortress that dominates ... Read more >
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 >
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
Thu, 11 Dec 2008 | By joealotto13 | Photo Gallery
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