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RE: Travel Advice about Syria: Damascus-Palmyra-Aleppo

by indus 30 May 2012

Back in 2005 while I was in Bloemfontein, I happened to spend time frequently at public library and found for the very first time a biograph…
RE: Travel Advice about Syria: Damascus-Palmyra-Aleppo

by indus 29 May 2012

Thanks for the info. I got two more questions. What kind of place is Bosra and whether a day trip possible to it from Damascus. Second,…
Travel Advice about Syria: Damascus-Palmya-Aleppo

by indus 28 May 2012

Hi I will be in Syria for 6 days on June 28 with a group of pilgrims, visiting Syria first and then Iraq and Iran. Our itinerary does…
RE: What is the best backpacking trip you've ever been on?

by FirstCircle 18 March 2012

I liked to Rome to Jerusalem overland though it wouldnt really be possible anymore. If I remembner correctly it was something like this…
RE: Bali suggestions

by timdog 14 January 2012

Hey Busra, sorry you're not going to make it this time (I've taken that Turkish flight myself; it touches down in Singapore before continuin…
RE: EGYPT TO ISTANBUL

by neckervd 08 January 2012

Usual itinerary: Cairo - Nuweiba - Aqaba - Petra - Kerak - Madaba - Amman - Djerash/Pella/Gadara - Bosra - Hauran - Damascus - Palmyra…
RE: Sticky post suggested: Syria travel warning

by vegan_voyager 27 December 2011

Just to add, I spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Damascus, and still felt safe. As before the explosions, the atmosphere on the…
RE: Today ...

by go_2 04 October 2011

Well, I'll be staying clear of politics, and probably old friends, too, for that reason - I don't want to make any problems for them.…
Re: Sticky post suggested: Syria travel warning

by seftali 02 October 2011

Go_2, i asked my Syeian friend to go with me to Bosra for sightseeing on a half day trip from Damascus, and he said, it is close to Deraa,…
RE: Sticky post suggested: Syria travel warning

by go_2 02 October 2011

In two days' time I'm entering Syria though the Turkish border near Urfa (I've been told it's safe - they say safer than the Hatay one)…
RE: Arriving at Ramtha border post - facilities?

by travelgreat 30 August 2011

Sure. And by the way, I also did the trip Damascus-Sweida2 recently. There were some checkpoints at daytime and at night, but not in the…
RE: Arriving at Ramtha border post - facilities?

by go_2 28 August 2011

Travelgreat, I was planning to go to Bosra en-route to Jordan - especially now I've cut one week from my Syria trip it would save time…
RE: How is Damascus these days

by jw1972 24 June 2011

The southern border is no problem at the moment. I spent time in Bosra and Daraa on the 22nd and 23rd.
Re: Sticky post suggested: Syria travel warning

by Traveljim 19 June 2011

My wife and I (mid-70's) just returned from 7 weeks on the road in Syria (2 weeks), southeast/eastern Turkey and Iraq (Kurdistan only).…
RE: Anyone still traveling in Syria?

by caveboy18 13 June 2011

I've been there from June 2nd to June 9th. I entered from Akçakale/TellAbyad border, then servis to El Arab, combination to Aleppo. 3…
Re: I arrived in Syria yesterday

by brainy 29 May 2011

I am a guide in Syria and I my self had a nice group form CZ two weeks ago. We went all over Syria and they felt very safe. Damascus is…
RE: Must read, warning it's a book ... 2,350km in 14 recent days in Syria

by banglumpoo 25 May 2011

I agree with afghanistan2zimbabwe especially his comment about some people here who keep discouraging people to visit their own country.…
RE: I arrived in Syria yesterday

by banglumpoo 15 May 2011

I'm now in Jordan. Just crossed the border on May 13 midnight by a shared taxi at Sumeria bus station. I will keep posting what I've…
Re: Is travel in Syria still practical?

by djd828 27 April 2011

We were in Syria last week and saw little to no signs of the current issue. We were all over the country...mostly by rented car and driver…
We're in Syria right now

by matthijs_netherlands 23 April 2011

Dear all, as we used this forum te be kept up to date we wanted to post an update about the current situation as far as we know it. …
RE: Just back from Syria ...

by cravenfop 23 April 2011

Hello, I concur with the other positive responses regarding travelling in Syria. I am a US citizen who just returned from a 15 night trip…
RE: Syria for 13 days in May - advice?

by elaine7208 16 April 2011

Wow, thank you so much aleppi for the detailed post, I really appreciate you taking the time to type all of that! Unfortunately due to…
Re: BOSRA - how to get there

by jumafer 15 April 2011

Thanks a lot!! and how things look now in Bosra, considering the fact that is closed to Daara?
RE: FCO Syria travel warning upgraded

by elaine7208 13 April 2011

I am completely with you, bedknobs. I was still dead set on going ahead with my trip in May until last Friday, but right now the risks…
RE: syria and the secret police

by mellifluous2010 12 April 2011

I'm sure the above poster knows that the popular tourist sight of Bosra is only aout 20 miles from Deraa (and according to a Syrian close…