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Hotel Sultan Damascus

Al Baroudi St. Damascus, Syria

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Damascus Daze

A travel blog entry by yoni

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December 1, 2007 Damascus, Syria Today we traveled from Beirut to Damascus. So we had to cross the border into Syria again. A taxi from our hotel in the Hamra district of Beirut to the International Bus Station cost 10,000LL. The bus to Damascus costs 15,000LL. Actually, we only took the bus as far as the border, because again we have no visas. …

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Surviving Syria

A travel blog entry by waynedale

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... trying to explain this address to a taxi driver. And I was right. The taxi driver had no idea, even with my ever so inaccurate Google Maps displayed in front of him, showing the location which was five blocks away from where it should have been. While in the taxi and trying to explain the address to him, it occurred to me. Via Recta? OK - so that's not Arabic. It's Latin. No help to me in a country that doesn't speak Latin. It's supposed to mean "Straight Street" or as ...

My First Discovery

A travel blog entry by trinidadrh

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... of Syria. An enormous wave of people rolled through the street. They were amazingly boisterous, vocal and unified. They proudly carried national flags and photos of their President as they chanted in unison. In that moment, I was excited and concerned. Yet, as the crowd got closer, I could tell that the marchers were not angry protesters, but joyous people happily declaring their support of their President and ...

The Road to Damascus

A travel blog entry by dan-levitan

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... getting to a hotel was easy since I was still traveling with Brent, who was already familiar with the city after spending over 10 days here previously. The day we arrived also happened to be the celebration of the Prophet Muhammad's birthday. The main souq was extremely packed but quite impressive if nothing else than for its cavernous, lengthy main hall. In the middle of the souq area stands the ...

Lost in Translation

A travel blog entry by jmckerricher

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... been quite helpful, because the letter is foreign to English speakers, and therefore somewhat challenging to pronounce correctly. "This was the greatest disappointment of my life" my friend Abdulla remarked "I spent weeks mastering that sound prior to coming here-now they tell me that they don't even use it!"

To make the situation even more complicated, the Arabic spoken in the streets is different than the Arabic used in writing and ...

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