Lattakia is a city of just under a million about an hour north of Tartus. When I got on the bus to come here I was one of the last ones to climb aboard. When I looked down the aisle I was surprised to see that pretty much all of the other passengers were 20-something's... mostly women... I asked a guy behind me what was up with this and he said ...

We travelled west to Lattakia which is the principal port town in Syria located on the Med just north from Lebanon. Here there is a much more liberal and european lifestyle than most other Syrian towns. We did some trips into the mountains from here and seen some incredible things like the castle of Sa Alheideen, the dead cities of Al Bara and S...

As expected, my thoughts have been filled with family for the past few days. Even though my Granny's death was expected, I wish I was home to help comfort my family - especially my mom and sister. As a kid, most of the grandchildren spent Spring Break with my grandparents each year. Our ages are conveniently split up in pairs so there was never ...