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Goodbye Beautiful Syria

A travel blog entry by kdwali

Throughout my time in Syria, and with everything that has been going on
for the last month, the tourist has been the safest people in the
country. Protected both by the government forces and the public. Unless a
tourist was stupid enough to go to an anti government gathering, then
there was no risk.

The tourism industry has ...

The city of the soap

A travel blog entry by hilde

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... of Aleppo is considered to be the world's first hard soap. Aleppo (laurel) soap was developed in Syria more than 2,000 years ago.
There many references to the royalty of antiquity, like Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and Queen Zenobia of Syria, who used Aleppo Soap as their beauty secret.

THE MAKING OF ALEPPO SOAP (read more on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleppo_soa p)

First, the olive oil is brought into a large, in-ground vat along with water and ...

Aleppo (Haleb) - Wanderings and Gatherings

A travel blog entry by kdwali

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... and a more senior person seated behind it.

40 minutes of questions then ensued. Again, all very politely and respectfully. Questions about my background, my work, my family roots, my education, my travel plans, etc etc. Every answer was digested, some cross referenced with answers to earlier questions, my body language and every movement intensely scrutinised and piercing eye contact with the boss.

Eventually he was satisfied. ...

A bit of man talk when buying a scarf!!

A travel blog entry by alexjasonworld

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... was one issue they were not willing to discuss.....that of the anti-government movement in Syria. We tried gently on several occasions to talk about the recent news of protests in Dara'a only to be shut down or told quickly how much they loved their president.

The only time we got a more detailed answer was when we were chatting to a Syrian / Australian man who emigrated to Lakemba some 6 years ago. He had returned to Syria for a year ...

Into full tourist mode

A travel blog entry by meezerman

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... terrifying the citizens. When they were finally caught and hanged, the government left the bodies hanging past dawn, as a warning to others and to reassure the citizens.

The Aleppo Citadel is incredible. It sits on a hill in the middle of the city and provides an incredible view in all directions. The spot has been used since the third century B.C., but the current structure dates to the 1400's. It has ...

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