Country Info
- Damascus
- Capital
- Syrian Pound (SYP)
- Currency
- 16,728,808
- Population
- SY
- Country Code
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Syria
Travel Blogs from Syria
Damas ... shopping!
... as usual. The feel of Damascus is so different from Aleppo, even though they are the largest and second largest cities of Syria respectively. Damascus feels more modern, more impersonal as a large city of 6 million should in a way, and more bustling and ...
Day 4 - Apamea, Hama
As we woke up in Palmyra and looked out of our hotel room balcony, the sandstorm has magically disappeared. We can actually see that we were staying in an oasis, amongst trees. We had one last look at the magnificent ruins - the ...
Crossed the border!
I wasnt sure if I would make it here! Way too much going on in this part of the world for anyone to really get a grip of ...
The passion of Rough
The city that has always been and always will be, was to be the our experience for the day. We drove into Damascus and stopped just shy of the heart of the city, a few blocks from the Citadel. Walking the rest of the way to the Old City, we very soon ...
Palmyra
... to me that when I had dropped the dice and was crawling under the hotel's couch to retrieve it (BTW - under a hotel couch in Syria - not so nice), he had moved the pieces around. After my 3rd win, he snapped the backgammon board shut - almost lost ...
Durkheim and Dante amidst the Palmyra ruins
... for Palmyra. Its a small town, but I do get the impression that the people living there arent so genuine as the rest of Syria. I have been reading the Human Stain by Philip Roth, I guess you could call Palmyra being tainted a little by the tourist ...
Your money and your life in mid-east cities ...
Your Money and your Life In mid-east cities taxis are plentiful and cheap. They may run a meter or you negotiate a fare pre-departure. Most of the drivers may be sharks, but at the end you will find that most trips have cost only a few dollars. ...
More news from the dirty laundry trail...
... Freedom in that Assad isn't around blocking hotmail or sending his henchman to listen to our conversations in the park... Syria has been beautiful, all things considered. Some of you on the travel circuit who are now attached forever to ...
Hang out in the park
we eat the breakfast the drive to As-suwayda City ..not that much huge but had a nice weather ,, we Stopped the car and start walking in the local park there ,drinking tea , and watch (netherland-parzil) match world Cup with many ...