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The Entry into Syria

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 | By jreuter | Views [1236] | 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 >

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SYRIA.....WOW!!!!

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 | By kiara19 | Views [734]

Ok so I have been majorly slacking off on the journal and blog front which I mean to rectify so you all know what I've been up to in the past few months. After Jordan we jumped back on our big yellow truck and set off for Damascus, Syria. I absolutely ... Read more >

Damascus - Syria!

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 | By bettedarling | Views [709]

Well, I love Damascus. Seriously. I haven't felt this way about a city since my first few days in New York. The Souqs (markets) with some stalls which are older than the USA. The Jasmatiya St. - the Las Vegas of Sweets - mmmmm, so delicious - honey, phillo, ... Read more >

Syria

Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | By lambros | Views [667]

I will Update latter Aleppo Hama Dead Cities Crusader Castle Palmyra Damascas Bosra

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I fell asleep in Syria

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 | By haveblood | Views [553]

and woke up in Turkey. over breakfast i was doing some book-learnin', and getting ready to go on another historical adventure. but this just seemed a little too organised, too predictable; i could feel a routine brewing...........then i remembered.... Read more >

Understanding a Culture through Food - The Inventor

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By leylandcecco | Views [538] | Scholarship Entry

"I'm an inventor," he told me. His hairy fingers gripped fresh green almonds. Bits of salt spotted the green like the grey spotted his black hair. "What have you invented?" "A water pipe that you don't smoke. You use cough syrup." A better answer couldn't ... Read more >

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That Mighty Ruin

Wed, 20 May 2015 | By zententia | Views [369] | Scholarship Entry

Should the unreachable be forgotten? As of 2010 it has not been possible to visit Palmyra. As of last week the city has been under threat of destruction. Perhaps next week she will be gone forever. Dramatic, yes, but bear with me, I have a story to tell.... Read more >

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the war in my home

Wed, 16 Apr 2014 | By love-in-war | Views [342] | Scholarship Entry

I loved her more than my self it was my all hope my girlfriend ^tala^ i lost her in this war with bomb that killed her .. i am trying to relive my deadheart by love life and help people cuz she used to do this so whatever u answer i would like to thank ... Read more >

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Gallery: Damascus

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 | By jreuter | Photo Gallery

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Gallery: Syria

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 | By rose_babic | Photo Gallery

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Gallery: Syria

Wed, 1 Aug 2007 | By lambros | Photo Gallery

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Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 | By jadecantwell | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I first started shooting on an old Canon film SLR when I went on exchange in Mexico in 2007 - learning from basic black and white development and printing to digital photography. Since then I have been practicing photography as a hobby, slowly building ... Read more >
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Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited - Aleppo Souk

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By ghaddad | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

In 2004 when I was working as a computer consultant in Nigeria, I decided ENOUGH! Within a week I packed my bags and moved back to Lebanon where I decided would be the place to start my dream of a photography career. When established photographers ... Read more >
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Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By chloe_billebault | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

My name is Chloe, 29 y.o., French. I studied photography right after high school but being still quite young I wasn’t ready to focus on a career path yet. I went on to live in Australia, then travelled through Africa for a while, back to France, then ... Read more >
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