Destination: Syria

25. okt - Syrland i dag, Tyrkland a morgun!

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 | By disa | Views [743] | Comments [9]

Er i Aleppo, Syrlandi nuna og fer upp ur hadegi a morgun til Tyrklands. Setti inn sidustu myndirnar fyrir Egyptaland og nokkrar myndir fra Jordaniu.  Svo litill timi og taekifaeri hafa verid ad komast a netid. Bestu kvedjur i bili, verdum ad rjuka ... Read more >

Gallery: Sýrland

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 | By disa | Photo Gallery

The Entry into Syria

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 | By coffeedrop | Views [623]

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 >

Gallery: Syria

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 | By coffeedrop | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Syria

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 | By rose_babic | Photo Gallery

Crac des Chevaliers

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1355]

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 >

Middle East Musings

Sun, 8 Jun 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1256]

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 >

Salaam Syria

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1051]

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 >

Gallery: Syria - Damascus

Sat, 10 May 2008 | By matt_bianco | Photo Gallery

The Centre of the Axis of Evil??

Mon, 5 May 2008 | By matt_bianco | Views [1152]

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 >

Gallery: Syria - More Rocks, Beehives & Hama

Fri, 2 May 2008 | By matt_bianco | Photo Gallery

No Love Lost in Damascus

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 | By jreuter | Views [3895] | Comments [2]

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!

Gallery: Damascus

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 | By jreuter | Photo Gallery

The Entry into Syria

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 | By jreuter | Views [1239] | 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

Rough Diamond in the Rough

Mon, 3 Sep 2007 | By julia | Views [443]

Tags: On the Road