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- Tartous, SyriaThe day started at 8am when Val, Greg and I spent 10 hours touring around south-western Syria with a local driver named Marmot (sic). The places included: the old city of Tartous; the island of Arwad (from a distance); Amrit Posted by dpedler in MV Discovery - 2009 | Aug 26, 2010
- SYRIA 2 - Palmyra, Krak and Aleppo On the morning of 27 June we were guided around Palmyra. Built in AD 2, the city ranks as one of the world's greatest historic sites and, 2000 years after its construction by the Arab Queen Z Posted by skyewilson in Where on earth is Skye? | Jun 29, 2010
- SYRIA 1 - Damascus to Palmyra We left Madaba on 24 June and caught two taxis to the Jordan/Syria border - destination Damascus. The three people without Syrian visas, Alan, Karyn and Ben, were in the front taxi with B Posted by skyewilson in Where on earth is Skye? | Jun 27, 2010
- Aleppo - New Socks and the Historic HotelAs I walked through a busy park in the center of Aleppo, I was greeted by the scrutinising glare of former president Assad. Actually, having had no luck determining my position from various non-English speaking locals, former President Assad's statue Posted by joshuag in Joshua's World Odyssey | Jul 10, 2010
- Hama and Around - Water Wheels and the Fairytale CastleSo, I've been reminded by a few people that I haven't posted a blog in a really long time, well don't despair because here begins season two of Joshua's World Odyssey which should quench those vicarious travellers out there. After my Posted by joshuag in Joshua's World Odyssey | Jul 4, 2010
- Palmyra - Rose Tinted Roman Columns My next stop in Syria, was Palmyra, an ancient Aramaic city about 215 km northeast of Damascus and only about 120 km from the Iraqi border. Typical desert landscape along the Posted by joshuag in Joshua's World Odyssey | May 17, 2010
- Damascus - Body Smuggling and the Old CityMy bizzare entrance into Syria begun with a service taxi that was supposed to take me all the way across the Jordanian-Syrian border from Amman to Damascus. The driver turned up at the hostel about an hour late but that's Posted by joshuag in Joshua's World Odyssey | May 14, 2010
- Final Fling with the SyriansThe arrival to Damascus was quite gentle, service taxi driver dropping us off about 10km outside of town for no discernible reason. We asked him why he couldn't drive us into the centre of town, as he was the rest Posted by kit-weaver in Kit in Arabia | May 3, 2010
- R2PDamascus was a hoot and, owing in large part to our hosts, one of the funnest cities in the Middle East. Sorry Beirut, but the 2010FunFest Award belongs to da clubs in Damasc. It's safe to say we did NOT Posted by LeillaC in turkey with a splash of cran | Apr 29, 2010
- If You Like It Then You Should Have Put a Veil On ItI need to take a few minutes away from witty jokes and clever analogies to talk about the women in Syria. I was really affected by them in Aleppo and it's worth a quick mention. It was difficult to write Posted by LeillaC in turkey with a splash of cran | Apr 25, 2010
- Convictions and Contradictions My trip through Syria and Lebanon was a trip into a different world. Truly, I have never been anywhere even slightly similar to any of the places we visited. Each was a contradiction of itself, something that made Aleppo in Posted by LeillaC in turkey with a splash of cran | Apr 21, 2010
- Savouring SyriaSyria is completely different from anywhere I've ever been. Everything is written in Arabic, few people speak English, my cell phone doesn't work (ie no more GPS to get un-lost), and I don't understand a word of what is going Posted by LeillaC in turkey with a splash of cran | Apr 13, 2010
- Palmyra Jihad drove us through pelting rain from Qasr Ibn Warden to the sprawling Roman ruins of Palmyra. There were a few precarious times when we feared we might aquaplane as he sped thro Posted by JacChalky in Jac & Chalky's Excellent Adventure | Apr 13, 2010
- Krak des Chevaliers, Hama and Qasr Ibn Warden The next day's outing with Jihad was to Qasr al-Hosn, better known as Krak des Chevaliers, and apparently the Crusader Castle of the Middle East, the epitome of childhood Posted by JacChalky in Jac & Chalky's Excellent Adventure | Apr 12, 2010
- Hijabs, Castles, Dictators and Weird Local StalkersWe finally plucked up the energy to leave the hostel and make our way back to Syria. It occurred to us as we were on the way that most people have this notion that it is so difficult to travel Posted by kit-weaver in Kit in Arabia | Apr 10, 2010
- Ar Raqqah SyriaDoes anyone have any advice or contact details for hotels in Ar Raqqah? Thanks Posted by chris104 in Syria | Apr 9, 2010
- Apamea and Serjilla We set off pretty early in the morning and were greeted by icy rain and thick fog. Jihad drove us up Jebel (Mount) Ansariyya for some well-intended views, but instead we spent the tri Posted by JacChalky in Jac & Chalky's Excellent Adventure | Apr 8, 2010
- Ugarit and Qala'at Salah ad-Din Today was the first day of our tailored trip, and we had to get up at an uncharacteristically early 6:30am to meet him and our driver. Mr Walid heartily greeted us as usual and intr Posted by JacChalky in Jac & Chalky's Excellent Adventure | Apr 8, 2010
- Qala’at Samaan A grinning Mr Walid met us with his dark green classic car outside the Baron Hotel in the morning. He told us he'd take us on the day tour to the ruins of Qala'at Samaan (church Posted by JacChalky in Jac & Chalky's Excellent Adventure | Apr 8, 2010
- Aleppo The bus ride to Aleppo from Damascus was both long and filled with sights of massive highway accidents: a huge haulage truck crashed through concrete median barriers; gigantic concrete cy Posted by JacChalky in Jac & Chalky's Excellent Adventure | Apr 7, 2010
- Easter in SyriaHope you had great Easter holidays! My Easter was clearly different this year. Having heard great stories about Damascus in Syria from other travellers, last Monday I decided quite spont Posted by Nadia88 in Nadia on the Road | Apr 5, 2010
- Bosra Bosra is a Roman ruins site about two hours' bus ride south of Damascus. We arrived for a day trip, on a sunny but chilly day and immediately headed for the Roman Theatre, which uniquel Posted by JacChalky in Jac & Chalky's Excellent Adventure | Apr 6, 2010
- From Lattakia to TartusWe set off from Lattakia far too late, as usual. On the way out of the hotel I stopped off at a digital shop to buy a cheap Compact camera to replace the one I lost in Ath Thaura. I Posted by bj_945 in Across the Levant | Apr 4, 2010
- Chilling in the Desert HeatStill riling from our pricy ride (to put it in context, if we'd wanted we could have got the bus for about a quarter of what we paid, and we'd have been in relative comfort. Of course we didn't want Posted by kit-weaver in Kit in Arabia | Mar 27, 2010
- Iraq border, Baghdad, subsequent imprisonment and escapeThe annoying thing about leaving writing about things is that more things then rack up which you then have to write about. Ponder this whilst I flick through my diary to remind me of what things have racked up which Posted by kit-weaver in Kit in Arabia | Mar 27, 2010
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