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Travel Blogs from Lattakia
Finishing the film
... left. I had to do my awesome jetski scene (I rode it for about 5 minutes for 'budget' reasons, I guess), some scenic scenes and then a restaurant scene. The last one sucked big time, as we saw our food getting cold in front of us while re-doing the scene constantly... But hey, It's over, job done, movie made! I'm scratching this one from the bucket list and, together with Neil, am off to Lebanon!
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In the Cool of the Mountains
... of a football match. Little is happening. I find a place for coffee and meet Majit. He serves me a delicious Americano and a nonstop supply of small sweet biscuits. His English is pretty good. No, out of season Kassab is deserted. In summer its population increases tenfold. People from Damascus, Aleppo, Latakya, Homs, Hama, Turkey, Jordan, the Emirates escape the summer heat to the relative cool of the hills here. Now ...
Day 3 - Sick by the Seaside
... of the Phoenician alphabet, the alphabet is classified as a Northwest Semitic Language with similar grammatical features of Hebrew and Aramaic and are of great significance to the biblical scholarship.
Places of Interest
Royal Palace - 90 rooms laid out around enclosed courtyards
Temple of Baal - the king son of El
Temple of Dragon - the god of fertility and wheat
Royal ...
Day 3 - Latakia
... not many historical remains are found in Latakia itself it is however a perfect base to see many of the Roman and Ottoman Period constructions also including its mountains, beaches and archaeological sites. Syria modernised the port over the last few decades and is a significant trade port with great economic importance.
The Hotel
The hotel Rotana is held by a middle eastern hotel management ...
Lattakia, Hama & Around
... Although not the most impressive castle on earth, it provides nice vistas of the surrounding landscape. The castle itself was a pleasant one hour exploration.
The next on my itinerary was Hama. Popular Riad hotel was a great pick. I got a roof-top bed. It was pleasantly cool at night. There was a cosy common room where the guests could meet each other and watch world cup matches together. There was also wifi, so in the evenings ...
Location
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Other places to stay in Lattakia
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Le Meridien Lattakia
PO Box 473, Lattakia | 3 star hotel -
Cote d'Azur de Cham Resort - Lattakia
Cote d'Azur St, Lattakia | 3 star hotel -
Safwan Hotel
Near National Place, Lattakia | Hotel -
Al Cazino Hotel
Lattakia | Hotel -
Laliche
In front of Port gate no 2, Lattakia | Hotel -
Zanobia Hotel
Al Ziraa Avenue, Lattakia | Hotel -
Al-Atlal
Sharia Yousef al-Azmeh, Lattakia | Hotel
