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Grand Homs

Damascus St - President Sq Homs, Syria

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Day 4 - Syrian Experiance

A travel blog entry by kdaniel7979

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... procedure....No truck can leave the border until 20:00 at night to keep the roads "clear". So there is no hurry for the paperwork as every one has to wait.

So basically, we sat from 10:30 until 20:00 and moved about 1 km. So our little Volvo sat with 700 trucks bound for different exit borders.

We had made friends with two Jordain drivers who were very helpful, Khalid and Ali. Khalid worked in Germany for 12 years and spoke ...

Salaam alaykum

A travel blog entry by suzymartin

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Hello!

We've been in Syria for just over a week now, apologies to the family for being a bit blog-shy, internet access isn't so easy to come by here. Really enjoyed Aleppo. There was a nice group of people at the hostel, including a 22-year old Swiss goatherd and his Moroccan girlfriend (who were hitch-hiking), and a Canadian (who was learning Arabic). We all arrived on the same day and booked in for one night- but ended up staying four.
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Lost in Translation

A travel blog entry by jmckerricher

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... mouth and throat are like any other, they just need a different workout). The real challenge is deciding which, or how many, forms of the language you want to learn.

The dialect here in Damascus is apparently one of the most widely understood dialects in the Arab speaking world, yet it is distinct. It varies subtly from the Arabic spoken in Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan and even other parts of Syria. As I'm heading back to Egypt soon I am happy ...

Last night in Syria

A travel blog entry by camel1

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... took it off him. After a short chat about my trip i asked i told him that i want to eat fresh fish. He escorted of to a restaurant where you0select the fish and they cool it for you. Had a lovely meal and was at the port by 3:30. No problems at customs after paying 500 sl and another 100 for some stamps. The officers were demanding more and more for stamps i did't see. Them off ...

The 70`s re`lived

A travel blog entry by passier

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Dear friends and family, we are currently in one of the biggest city`s of Syria Homs. From here we will go into Lebanon to the city Tripoli that is located at the sea. The weather is really good, the sun is shining and there is no rain expected. Currently we are having some issues with our route through the Middle East. This is mostly because country `s not being friends with Israel. This is a serious problem and will mean that we ...

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