Arwad Island Tartus

Tartus , Syria

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    Tartus

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    ... got to my hotel he refused to accept money for petrol or the bakery goods. After a quick nap I took a boat ride to Arwad island. It was incredibly charming, and I bounced balls with some of the kids and wandered through the cobble-stoned streets of the ...

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    Taxi Drivers and the Perils of "yes"

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    ... I could get a bus to Tartous.  I said "Lattakia" and the driver pulled over, and insisted that I had agreed to go to Arwad island, off Tartous.  He showed where he wrote 2500 in my book.  With him speaking no English, and me no Arabic, it ...

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    Tartus: The view, oh, the view!

    ... ! Wow! I should take them some sweets. Had the BEST Schwarma today while watching the ladies, then took a boat out to the Arwad Island. It's funny, this town gets a bad rap from the guidebook because they say it's so filled with trash and unfinished ...