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Syria
Blog: Leave Me Here - 15 March 2012
Looking back. I’ve been watching alot of the youtube vids on Syria lately, the uprising and the conflict. The footage is just wild, I can’t believe it’s the same place I was based only 18 months ago. I remember hanging out at the main bus terminal in Homs, trying to organize a driver to take [...]
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Syria: Thinking of You
Blog: Roving Gastronome - 16 August 2011
Oh, Syria, I hope you’re OK. Specifically, Syrians, I hope you’re OK. Every one of you I’ve met has been charming and kind and gracious…and sometimes a bit of a ham. Much love to a beautiful country, and beautiful people.
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An American in Syria
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 6 June 2011
Books for Troubled Times in the Arab World UPDATE June 8,2011: This interesting news article compares three versions of what is happening in northern Syria, as refugees pour over the border into Turkey. Destination: Damascus Syria Book: The Bread of Angels, A Journey of Love and Faith (2010) by Stephanie Saldaña For adventurous travelers who [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library To comment on this post or search for related information, click on the link to A Traveler's Library.
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Thailand, Let Me Count the Ways, part 2
Blog: Roving Gastronome - 25 April 2011
So, all this, and I would love to say the Thais are my people, that I have found my true heart-home on the globe. And yet. And yet… I can’t. There is a connection that isn’t happening, some part of me that doesn’t throw off sparks when I come into contact with Thailand. I have [...]
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Syria Stars in New Book about Calligraphy
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 21 March 2011
Books for The Arab World in Troubled Times With war and revolution burning throughout the Mid East, I am continuing a series on countries we need to know more about. Last week was Traveller’s History of Egypt. This week, coincidental with news of Syrian rebellion , we move to Syria. As an apology for this [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library To comment on this post or search for related information, click on the link to A Traveler's Library. We'll leave a light on for you.
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5 Essential Travel Strategies
Blog: Roving Gastronome - 14 March 2011
Recently, a friend suggested I write a book about how I travel. But I doubt I’m the only person who thinks this way, and it doesn’t really merit 200 pages of musing. And I’m happy to give away my so-called wisdom for free. These are the things I tend to do on the road. How [...]
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10 Unforgettable Destinations for 2011
Blog: GoBackpacking - 24 January 2011
Our top 10 picks for off-the-beaten path travel in 2010.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog.Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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A Birthday in Ancient Roman Palmyra
Blog: London Cosmopolitan - 9 January 2011
Sand blown two lane roads, stretching straight and endlessly into the horizon, sharing scenery only with a flat desert landscape straddling us on both sides, the drive from Damascus to the Roman ruins of Palmyra is something straight out of the final scenes of the film Syriana.
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The Marvels of Old Damascus
Blog: London Cosmopolitan - 7 January 2011
After a fabulous few days in Beirut, some 50-60 people from the conference, including wedding guests, caravaned to Damascus in waves either with the official IASTE post-conference t
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On the Road to Damascus
Blog: London Cosmopolitan - 5 January 2011
On the road to Damascus comes fro
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But how do YOU say it?
Blog: ginger beirut - 22 November 2010
One of the challenges of learning Arabic is its diglossic nature. The fact that two languages or different varieties of a language coexist – with one form used for writing and another, quite different, for conversation – can make life hard for would-be students. For those wanting to learn the spoken dialects, it is difficult [...]
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Day 236: A country of ruins vs. a country in ruin
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 5 October 2010
Palmyra in a pinkish gold hue Wow. Palmyra is amazing at sunset. Probably the most impressive of Roman ruins I've seen... Colonnade, arches, porticos, temples, it's not hard to imagine this city in its heyday and how awe inspiring it must have felt upon entering its main gate. And even more so at sunset as the pink granite scattered over the enormous site turns rosy gold. Went out to the ruins
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Day 234: A peaceful day in the world's oldest city
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 5 October 2010
Damascus: Inside the Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque Friday is a welcome relief from the otherwise hustling bustling Syria. Equivalent to Sundays of the western world, today is a day of rest & prayers in Muslim Syria. The roads of Damascus are free from honking traffic and yelling shopkeepers. We can even walk without the need to dodge crowds. "Salaam" I thought, finally some real peace.
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Day 231: And the title goes to...
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 4 October 2010
End of the day at Aleppo It's our third night in Syria, haven't quite adjusted to the hot dry desert climate (roughly 40C daytime, more bearable in evenings). First stop was Aleppo, and culture shocked once off the bus. Everything in Arabic. Tried to learn reading it but gave up shortly. Must be how westerners feel when trying to read Chinese. If such thing as an "Over Friendly City" exists,
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Day 229: Syria, give it to me... (visa I mean, nothing obscene)
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 28 September 2010
Portrait of President Bashar al-Assad welcomes you to Syria We're in!!! After months of uncertainty and hearing recent reports of failed entry by various travelers, wind is at our backs and we've successfully obtained VOA (visa on arrival) at the border! We first heard of a Hong Kong traveler who got turned back at the Turkish-Syrian border of Bab al-Hawa back in July. It appeared that rules
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the Truth
Blog: Leave Me Here - 28 September 2010
You want the Truth? Well here it is.. The Middle East will start off fun – The chaos, the food, the heat, the ruins. Hummus will be the best you’ve ever eaten, Baklava will melt in your mouth, grand bazaars full of endless trinkets & hidden treasure, beautiful citadels turn golden in the afternoon sun, [...]
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SYRIA 2 - Palmyra, Krak and Aleppo
Blog: Where on earth is Skye? - 12 August 2010
On the morning of 27 June we were guided around Palmyra. Built in AD 2, the city ranks as one of the world's greatest historic sites and, 2000 years after its construction by the Arab Queen Zenobia, it remains one of the most capitals of the ancient world. Odenathus the Younger awarded himself the original title of “King of Kings”. To be sure, his brilliant military actions had earned him the gratitude of Rome: the Palmyrene armies twice defeated ...
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SYRIA 1 - Damascus to Palmyra
Blog: Where on earth is Skye? - 11 August 2010
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Suuria, Syria
Blog: Leave Me Here - 5 August 2010
Note to self: Middle East in Summer is hot. I’ve arrived back in Syria safe and sound. The rest of the Iraq posts and Video Diary’s are on hold until I can work out how to upload to youtube in a country where online censorship runs riot. But for now, here’s just a few clicks [...]
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Travelling in Turkey – More Greek and Roman Ruins than Italy and Greece!
Blog: Vagobond.com - 29 July 2010
Again, not a lot of time to write, but we are having a wonderful time in Turkey. From cruising the Bosporus to marveling at the Iskander Kebap in Bursa, this trip has been filed with adventures stretching across the Black Sea, the Marmara Sea, and soon the Aegean Sea, and of course a bit of [...]
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Lady Gets from Amman to Damascus
Blog: A Lady in London - 16 June 2010
Don’t believe what they tell you about Syria. It’s much easier to drive there than people say it is. My boyfriend and I had heard a lot of things about driving from Amman to Damascus before we attempted the trip ourselves. But from buses to shared taxis, private cars to rental cars, there didn’t seem to be any one option that satisfied us on both price and efficiency.
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Top 5 Safety Tips Americans and other Westerners need to know NOW before traveling to a third world country.
Blog: Backpacking on the Cheap - 13 May 2010
When traveling / backpacking, it is important to note that not all third world countries have the same dangers to watch out for, but here are some that apply to most. 5) PROTECTING YOUR PERSONAL BOUNDARIES Severe poverty can bring out real desperation in people, which means that in the poorer countries, people will push [...]
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Roman cities of the Middle East
Blog: 501 Places - 30 April 2010
Wandering among the impressive ruins of the great Roman cities of Palmyra or Jerash it is hard to imagine that this was the south-eastern extremity of the Roman empire. It’s a world away from the windswept isolation of Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, at the opposite end of Rome’s conquered lands. These cities are vast, [...]Roman cities of the Middle East is a post from: 501 Places
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Easter in Syria
Blog: 501 Places - 4 April 2010
It might not be the most famous place to celebrate Easter, but the chances are that this most important date in the Christian calendar has been marked in Damascus for more years than in any other city. Syria has a large Christian minority and as we happened to be in Damascus last year over the [...]Easter in Syria is a post from: 501 Places
