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There are [7] photos and [3] stories tagged with "palmyra".
SYRIA | Wed, 3 Jun 2009 | By houdyman | Views [155]
Well after 3.5 hours, two pee breaks and lots of ready and browsing the duty free shops we got our Syrian visas! Whew, we knew it would be a bit of a wait but you never know they can be a bit willy at the border especially as we is Americans!!! TO BE ... Read more >
Tags: damascus, palmyra, crac de chavaliers, aleppo
SYRIA | 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
SYRIA | 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
