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RE: Me and my backpack's 100 favourite places

by sandpitmanrob 31 May 2012

I was desperately disappointed with aleppo citadel parts of which seemed to be used as a public toilet other parts had grafitti alll over…
Safety for two female backpackers

by misifix 31 May 2012

Hallo, Can you please tell me how is the safety situation for two girls traveling around Jordan for 2-3 weeks in July with backpacks?…
RE: Guatemala City --- Zone 1?

by enroutesiglo 31 May 2012

#9, I agree that from what I've seen and heard over the years you are indeed more likely to be held up in Zone 10, and by professional…
RE: Me and my backpack's 100 favourite places

by Jeraboa 31 May 2012

I enjoyed making my list and thinking back to the places I've been and which ones I liked most or got the most out of, if I enjoyed doing…
RE: TV Host Offers Advice on How to Throw Out ‘Foreign Trash’

by ShawshankBlake 31 May 2012

I am glad you agree with my main point. Japan has invade China, slaughter millions of Chinese during WWII and still own Chinese an apolog…
Re: Guatemala City --- Zone 1?

by unwireme 31 May 2012

Why take things to an extreme #3? Poster said it was their first trip to CA and only 2nd trip anywhere. Z1 wouldn't really be a good first…
Baalbak/Bekaa situation

by Hassouni 30 May 2012

Can anybody report on the situation in the Bekaa, especially around Baalbak? My family (who live in Beirut!) are freaking out and telling…
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: Studying Arabic in Lebanon or Syria

by sajida 30 May 2012

Beirut Arab University The Language Center organizes courses in foreign languages as well as the Arabic Language . It is equipped with…
RE: Travel Advice about Syria: Damascus-Palmyra-Aleppo

by marbles83 30 May 2012

Yes, akguindy, that's part of the Shia itinerary if they have enough days to spare in Damascus. Many groups on tight schedule skip it.…
Re: Travel Advice about Syria: Damascus-Palmyra-Aleppo

by akguindy 30 May 2012

What about the Umayyad Mosque and the Ruqiyya Mosque in central Damascus? Used to be crowded with Shia pilgrims.
Re: Mississippi to Las Vegas roadtrip. Suggestions welcome.

by zeldasdad 30 May 2012

Welcome to Thorn Tree. >I have an idea of our route... pretty much South Louisiana through Southern Texas and into Southern New Mexico,…
Re: Travel Advice about Syria: Damascus-Palmyra-Aleppo

by marbles83 30 May 2012

@ indus If you are taking this tour for purposes other than religious tourism, and I mean strictly religious tourism, then you are taking…
RE: Bread-making machines

by Junkenpun 30 May 2012

Enslave a Syrian falafel maker. Flat bread is nice..
RE: Travel Advice about Syria: Damascus-Palmyra-Aleppo

by indus 30 May 2012

Thanks again. I do regard those site respect, we are being taken to in Damascus and around, Iraq and in the end Iran. I am not Shai myself,…
Re: Travel Advice about Syria: Damascus-Palmyra-Aleppo

by marbles83 29 May 2012

@ akguidy: The civil war in Syria has not deterred, as of May '12, throngs of pilgrims visiting the Shia pilgrimage site in Zainabia,…
Re: Travel Advice about Syria: Damascus-Palmyra-Aleppo

by akguindy 29 May 2012

This thread looks absolutely surrealistic to me: a person intending to enter a war zone with his fellow pilgrims,- and helpful people…
RE: Travel Advice about Syria: Damascus-Palmyra-Aleppo

by laketraveller 29 May 2012

No problem. Didn't mean to imply you are. Just noting that alcohol and Muslim countries don't tend to mix. You can generally find it,…
RE: Travel Advice about Syria: Damascus-Palmyra-Aleppo

by indus 29 May 2012

I am not a drinking-binge either, just a beer or two once in a blue moon, and saw there are some night clubs around, so just asked a questio…
RE: Travel Advice about Syria: Damascus-Palmyra-Aleppo

by laketraveller 29 May 2012

Entrance fees vary depending upon the location and site. I am not aware of a single universal pass for every site. Can't help with the…
RE: Travel Advice about Syria: Damascus-Palmyra-Aleppo

by indus 29 May 2012

Thanks everyone. One more question: How much is the entrance fee at the historical sites? does it vary? or can one buy something like…
RE: Travel Advice about Syria: Damascus-Palmyra-Aleppo

by sandyfoot 29 May 2012

#5 That will be the infamous city of Hama that boasts those water wheels, there are 17 +Norias+ in Hama on the Orontes river.
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,…
RE: Meeting fellow backpackers in this part of the world

by TRRK 29 May 2012

In Iran it is very easy in the main tourist destinations as the majority of travellers stay at 1 or 2 hotels within each city - if you…
RE: Visa Hassles for The Indian Backpacker - A Solution

by naadodi 28 May 2012

# 259 In 2010 we traveled to Jordan and Syria.Our travel plans included Lebanon also.But Lebanon Embassy was adamant.They asked for a…