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Esma Esad, Golan Heights, Damascus
Thanks for all supporting messages and comments. I don t hav much time to write. We are ona very very tight schedule. Getting up at 7 and riding for 6 hours and meeting people and going to bed at 2 am has been tiring but we are not complaining. We were invitied to a reception at he presidential residence last night held by the First Lady Esma Esad …
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(4) The Mountains and The Valley
... inhabitants from Arab Muslim domination, but they must also have been aware of the years of famine that Lebanon went through during the First World War. Which is why they made it much larger than strictly necessary, they extended the country to the south and they included the Bekaa valley, to ensure sufficient food production.
The place tourists most commonly associate with the Bekaa Valley is Baalbek. Baalbek itself is ...
Seriously Syria
When we left Lebanon, Damascus was our first stop. Right away we realized Syria was quite a bit more conservative than the other countries. It was so insanely hot, and I had to cover up the most. It was miserable… I felt like one of those old men that have a sweating problem. To sum up food, it wasn't the best. Luke lived off shawarmas, while I lived off of ...
Surviving Syria
... what to do. I had access to foreign TV channels in my room which was strange but apparently the government can't prohibit that. So I was able to see the protests unfolding from the eyes of CNN and BBC, even though their journalists were banned from entering Syria. The local TV channels showed a different side to the violence and the focus was on their heroic soldiers killed in battle against terrorists. Who to believe? After two nights in possibly the best hotel room since ...
My First Discovery
The second you enter any place for the first time, you are forced to get a first impression of that place. I believe first impressions are big discoveries made in a small instance, so they are very meaningful. On the other hand, they are only quick snapshots and shouldn't be relied upon solely for making judgments. That being said, the "snapshot" that welcomed me when I arrived in Damascus was an incredibly powerful ...


