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My best guess of the intended meaning: "With a lot of (literally "a thousand") safety (سلامة), if God wills."

It's certainly cheaper to go to Tripoli via Beirut rather than getting off midway. A shared taxi from Damascus to Beirut should cost no...

The first night, I stayed at a place called Hotel Kaser al-Andalus. That was $10/night. In appearances, the place was quite nice (strange...

It's been a month since I've been in Syria (you can see my report from earlier), so some of my advice may be outdated. But, considering...

Right, it most likely begins on November 6. That's the most important day -- people often times refer to just the first day as Eid ul-Adha....

I had a similar layover back in January, and one factor for a lot of your questions is when the layover time is. I would certainly visit...

But, Mesha, as I said in my latest post (#120), I was successfully able to use my American Visa debit card at several different ATMs in...

I'm no longer in Syria, so I can't further test out the money situation, but I was still in Syria on Wednesday after the sanctions had gone...

I echo Yarden's advice on the return flight, but I just wanted to correct/clarify what he said about the stamp....

At your service, gode!...

Mesha, I was referring to: "I can't see what the problem is. Not being married, you are going to want a room each anyway, as is only...

JenniferJ -- That was a really judgmental response; there is nothing prima facie illicit about a couple wanting to share a room....

I'm a little bit surprised by the get-out-while-you-still-can warning from the U.S. State Department. Maybe I haven't been looking at the...

flyingguy -- I find those types of posts to be counterproductive. I'm sure jboogs is fully aware of the crisis in Syria. But, at least from...

one month), due to the crisis in Syria, while Michigan quoted me twenty-four hours. Jboogs, you'd do best to call them (perhaps through...