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Squat toilets in a ghost town
This is a top pick! ... , Asia, Africa. Syria got me! Lots of other people had bad stomachs too. This is supposedly quite normal for people coming into Syria from Turkey. We continued on to our destination for the night: Hama. A few more stops along the way for people to run off ...
Waterwheels and vintage cars
This is a top pick! God, this is a fantastic country! Syria is, I think, probably the standout highlight of my trip so far, and one of the best countries I have ever travelled. The ceaseless and all-encompassing friendliness of the Syrians is reason enough alone to come ...
The Assassins and the Greatest Crusader Castle
This is a top pick! It was sad to leave our “home” behind in Damascus but it was time to get out there and sightsee. We headed to Hama where we would base ourselves for a couple of days. We met a really cool Canadian girl, Salma (with the most ...
Water wheels of Hama
This is a top pick! Hama is a little city on the Orontes River about 60km north of Homs, population about a half million I'd guess, which I'd heard was a bit of alright and a pleasant stop whilst heading to Aleppo. So instead of cruising by on my way from Palmyra, I hopped ...
Hummin' In Hama..
This is a top pick! ... East. We also had our first stalker of the trip. We ran into this guy while we were searching for a recommended restaurant. This being Syria the chappy offered to assist us and before we knew it we were getting a guide of old Hama which was nice of ...
Ebla & Hama - Two Whistle Stops On Way To Palmyra.
This is a top pick! ... of great significance as the artefact's and parts of buildings found date back to 2,000BC! There is not yet much excavated and Syria has a big job ahead of them. There was a busload of school children from Aleppo on excursion there and they practiced ...
Napping in Hama
Hama, Syria, July 7th Ok so we got into a bit of a different strain here and we have had our share of...problems. Nothing I'll go into detail about and nothing to worry about too for Hama becomes our place of rest, total and absolute, evinced best by ...
Hamah, Syria
After parting with my crew in Aleppo I made my way to Hamah, Syria, on the banks of the Orantes. The city is famous for its ancient water wheels, which remarkably date back to 1100BC and provided water for irrigation. It is also known for a horrible ...
Castle and Ruins
... have the true cross. The street was impressive, and was paved with stones. The ampitheater was also one of the largest in Syria, though it is mainly in ruins. We then headed to the "dead cities," Byzantine cities that were abandoned in ...
adventures / confusion in bus travel
... pushing on Not knowing where i was going but sure hoping i get there. Despite feeling like trash i decided to push on In Syria most roads lead back to homs so i had to take a bus from Palmyra to homs which cost me a whopping 1.1 cdn or 65 ...
Pitstop on the way to Damascus
My original plan was to go directly to Damascus from Aleppo but on Friday night my stomach started turning and in the middle of the night I had full on food poisening. The next morning Marco said he was going to Hama which is halfway to Damascus to see ...
The Water Wheels of Hama and Crac de Chevailler
So what did we do today. Well, first off we spend almost two hours in a mini bus going out into the middle of nowhere, to see the Crac des Chevaillers, which is an old crussaders castel. In all books it's described as being the castel of the dreams of ...
The Elusive Syrian Mafia...
... 't safe but that he would happily take me around the sites. As we got in his BMW I realised that when someone drives a BMW in Syria, they probably have a very distorted view of danger. Either way, it was a free ride to Apamea, which is great if you like ...
Fairy Chimneys and Dead Cities
... , no like George Bush!"), and when he wasn't saying "no problem, no problem" he was saying "welcome, welcome". The highlights of Syria so far are: · The Basilica of St. Simeon. This was a magnificent old church (or the ...
End of Ramadan
... wife and family and brought them to Israel, and secret agents were after him-- that's what I got out of it. Palmyra is located in Syria's largest oasis, and is a huge producer of dates. The city was famed in the Roman times, as it was a stop on the ...
At (everyone elses) home in Hama
... in Syria always seem to go like this (usually conducted in a mix of arabic, English, mime and possible even pictionary): Welcome to Syria!! Where are we from? Ah, Australia, we love Australians! How old are we? Are we brother and sister? Ah!! married!! ...
Visiting the mighty Krak
... myself and about 7 others are leaving Hama to go to the desert ruins of Palmyra, touted as the "must-see" destination in Syria. I must say I am really loving Syria, every day has brought something fantastic to see and the prices here are ...
slightly Ill
... / old castles you need to check out syria they have 2000 year old castles at every corner. The only downside is that everything in Syria is Very difficult to capture in a photo or in words for that matter as it is nothing without the sights sounds smells ...
Hummin' Hama
Hama is a typically rural town set on the banks of the Orontes River. The locals were extremely hospitable, friendly and very laidback. It has a lovely little market area with fruit and veg, deli stuff and fresh meat and fish. We discovered fresh ...
A Battling Stopover Before Leaving Syria
A stopover for a night enroute to Aleppo to our respective destinations. The hostel was situated across the road from a government building. It was Friday! I spent the afternoon peering through the blinds from various rooms around the hostel watching the ...
Hummin Hama Day trips
After Palmyra I headed north east to a town called Hama. Here I met a lovely Amercan lady called MiMi who I spent the next day with on a tour of the Syrian mountains, out to Crac de Chavaliers via an old citadel and a church. We had a lovely day ...
A true Syrian experience!
Our last day in Aleppo was a true Syrian experience. We spent the last couple of hours drinking tea with a local shop keeper who spoke no English, before going down to the souq's were the previous day we had arranged to meet a tailor to enjoy some more ...
Nov 13, 2010
Here for a journey, not a trip!
Day Two in Syria .... My second day in Syria was full of surprises. After a night full of lots of rain I woke up, had a lovely breakfast in the grotto, and prepared to head out with my English-speaking guide and driver ...
Crusader Castle
... who will take us on day tour to see Crac Des Chevaliers as well as a couple other sites for 2000 SP. November 22, 2007 Hama, Syria Our driver picked us up at 9:30 AM and drove us first to see the Citadel of Masyaf (entrance fee for two 150), then to ...
Alcohol-free Hama
Friday (November 16) In the morning I organised to leave to Hama with some of the guys form my dorm room, 2 Koreans and 1 Japanese. They had only arrived in Aleppo yesterday and therefore wanted to try and see the citadel in the morning ...
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