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- Damascus
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Damascus Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Damascus, Syria
Bye Bye Bicycles
This is a top pick! ... on the way to Damascus he was blinded by the Lord and his life took a 180 degree turn (as hr journeyed, he came near Damascus, and suddenly a great light shone around him from heaven...then Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were open he saw no ...
New Year, New Journey?
This is a top pick! ... of seats up front with him. A different perspective on the traffic from cycling that's for sure. Upon arrival into Damascus we had a clear view of the traffic. Absolutely crazy! And I thought I had seen crazy traffic in Athens ...
Unsuccessfully sneaking into a mosque
This is a top pick! ... Mountains loom way off in the distance, but they are the same beige sandy color as the rest of the baking hot earth. Damascus looks very interesting as we get to the outskirts. Very smoggy as we come through the industrial sectors, but as we approach ...
Syria - Into the 'Axis of Evil'!
This is a top pick! ... were: a) Aleppo - the oldest inhabited city in the world? Although this claim will be strongly disputed by those from Syria's capital city Damascus, it's pretty safe to say that one of the major cities in Syria is the oldest. We visited the nearby ...
Layer Cake of Civilization
This is a top pick! ... ate snacks from the many ovens around town. At the Al Haramain Hotel, I met people from various places. Damascus was busy with tourists enjoying the spring weather, along with the many locals shopping in the covered souks, which provided ...
The long road to Damascus
This is a top pick! ... is just as much a journey of the mind as it is kilometres of dirt-tracking, and perhaps this is thinking country. Into Damascus, that courts itself along with Nazareth, Harrab and a host of other settlements as the world's oldest city. Local relics have ...
The Oldest City in the World
This is a top pick! ... had to try to be a bit more wary. Unfortunately, we both feel like we've spent too much time in cities in Syria (Aleppo, Hama and Damascus). The traffic is hard on the nerves. There's a fair amount of honking on city streets as well as on highways and ...
Damascus: end of the road
This is a top pick! ... came away with my neck from the shave. Oh well, the hair will grow back! From what I've seen, Damascus is a fantastic city with great infrastructure and a progressive, cultured and friendly populace. Notwithstanding monetary sanctions and trade ...
The world's oldest city
This is a top pick! ... us the visa anyway. We switch back into the Syrian car and continue on to Damascus. In terms of wealth, friendliness, infrastructure and organisation, Syria seems at first look to be somewhere between Egypt and Jordan. The cars are ...
Crossing Syria
This is a top pick! ... to be here. From the first, Damascus has impressed me. Palpably different from the other Arab cities I've travelled through so far, Damascus exudes a feeling of openness and discovery that is most welcome. It is a city not yet jaded by the influences of ...
Early to beer, early to bed
This is a top pick! · Damascus, Syria · GMT +2:00hrs Entry to follow... ...
The road to Damascus
This is a top pick! ... or did that a while ago (probably ol' Lawrence again) and I'm happy to follow in their footsteps in 2006. Because Damascus and Syria in general is turning into one pleasant and interesting surprise as I wend my way northwards. Hopefully it continues this ...
Terrorists here??? Damascus is safer than the US!
This is a top pick! ... the website, it states the following: Obama, in a letter to Congress notifying it of his decision, accused Damascus of "supporting terrorism, pursuing weapons of mass destruction and missile programs, and undermining U.S. and international efforts with ...
Damascus - Capital of Syria
This is a top pick! ... same to happen like when we arrived in Aleppo and get lost for hours, we decieded to take a taxi to our chosen hostel. Damascus is very pretty, even though its a bigger city than Aleppo, its much cleaner and theres more to visit. Yesterday afternoon ...
Dancin' In Damascus..
This is a top pick! ... . Thanks for everything guys, hope all goes well with the wedding back in Sth Africa in 6 months time. Anyway back to Damascus. On a journey from Mecca, legend has it, the Prophet Mohammed looked down from the mountainside on Damascus but refused to ...
Accepting candy from a stranger!
This is a top pick! ... well and its said that the head of John the Baptist is contained in a casket here. However, when the Muslims entered Damascus in AD 636, they converted the eastern part into a mosque and allowed the Christians to continue their worship in the ...
Bob Marley from Syria?
This is a top pick! ... in your passport as they will refuse entry, I have heard in extreme cases that people have been arrested. Arriving in Damascus on a Friday, most of the people were at the mosque and the streets were empty. I felt like I had been here ...
Damascus, Dana, and Diarrhea
This is a top pick! ... complain; I got all the way through Turkey and halfway through Syria before the explosive diarrhea hit. Dana (whose home I'm staying in Damascus) is a wonderful person by the way - it's not just everyone who opens their door to a stranger who comes in ...
Suicide Bombers, Iraqi Insurgents, and Jello Shots
This is a top pick! ... rights of woman, but overall, there is a culture of hospitality and friendliness here that is all pervading and very powerful. Damascus claims to be the oldest continually inhabited city in the world (contested by Aleppo in the north), with evidence of ...
Damascus, here we come
This is a top pick! ... another part of the world. We parked the truck at a campground, set the tents up, and decided to go for a wander around Damascus. Lovely walled city, where we had some awesome kebabs. Then we had to hit the mosques. Before we could enter, all the girls ...
Damascus - Rich In History.
This is a top pick! ... for our evening meal and got ourselves organized to leave Syria. It is with reluctance, as it is a beautiful country with lovely friendly people and very little hassle. Footnote: The Ancient City Of Damascus is UNESCO World Heritage ...
The Road To Damascus.
This is a top pick! A funny thing happened to biblical Saul on the road to Damascus - us to! We found the Bagdad Cafe. Close to the turn off to Iraq (only 152 klms away) we stopped at this little Bedouin Enterprise and had a cup of tea and chatted to the brothers who ...
The people of Syria are the friendliest!
This is a top pick! ... wanted their children to learn Arabic. Her husband was still in the US closing up his business and was soon joining them in Damascus where they would live. She told me that the children only have US passports and that she had to have her uncle come ...
Damascus To Aleppo - Syria.
This is a top pick! Today was a red letter day. Fruit for breakfast!! We are already liking Syria! We have had buffet breakfast through out Egypt and Jordan and whilst there has always been some sort of eggs, olives, tomatoes and yoghurt the standard buffet is ...
Friendly Welcome in Aleppo
This is a top pick! ... to schedule all of my outings with the friendly Syrians. -- Nargila Nights. For the last of my mellow days in Damascus, I visited Damascene friends, sipped coffee with other backpackers and ritually puffed on Nargila at a busy coffee shops in the ...
Damascus All Over Again
This is a top pick! ... Jordanian friend, Raghad, had arranged a service taxi that would take us to Beirut. 37 JDs a piece. We went into Syria; passed Damascus, and finally arrived at the Lebanese boarder. The Syrians exit-stamped my passport. However, when I gave my passport ...
Didn't really hang about in damascus i had ...
This is a top pick! Didn't really hang about in Damascus. I had seen much the same stuff in Aleppo earlier in the week. Spent a day wandering around the souqs etc, and stayed one night in Munster Mansion, but it was OK. Wasn't really in the mood to discover this city. A ...
19th reasonably quite day in aleppo though ...
This is a top pick! 19th Reasonably quite day in Aleppo, though saw a car crash on a busy junction. Couldn't believe it was the first smash I'd seen in my time here given that the drivers are all trying to be Stirling Moss in their Ladas and minibuses (the only two ...
Damascus Cont'd
This is a top pick! ... diplomatic at all. There are no flags, escorts or dignitaries. Even the house of parliament is not easily recognizable. The Damascus University is the education hub of the country. The tourist information office was very helpful in telling me how to ...
Damascus
This is a top pick! ... very helpful. I am staying in a dorm with 2 other people for 550 Syrian pounds, including breakfast. Finding my way around Damascus has been quite a challenge. I have been using my compass quite often. Went to the Great Umayyad Mosque, built in 705 ...