Damascus Travel Blogs

Looking back, this is by far one of the most special trips I have ever made. Almost every day we felt as if we were experiencing something unique. The hospitality of the people inviting us for tea or a chat on an almost daily basis is definitely what made this region so special, but also the rich h…

People i met here who contributed to, and improved my trip: Julia (Russia)Once we had completed our Syrian visa formalities, our taxi driver whisked us to "Somarie" terminal in Damascus, at break neck speeds. We had already been to this particular terminal on our way to Lebanon, so we knew that the…

Leaving Hama, heading for Damascus, on our way we visited Crac des Chevaliers, a crusaders fortress, one of the most important preserved medieval military castles in the world! Before returning to Damascus we visited as well Malulu (which means 'entrance'). The only place in the world where Aramai…

When trying to figure out my itinerary I decided to fly to Damascus and travel to Beirut the next day. This left me with the possibility to cancel that trip if the situation in Lebanon would get nasty. I did this because of the elections, which took place a week before me arriving. Times like that …

¡Qué ciudad más apasionante con sus zocos, sus callejuelas estrechas y mezquitas... en todo Damasco hay más de 700!. Tiene un ambiente muy particular y lleno de misterio que me encantó. Empezamos la visita de la ciudad con el Museo Nacional en cuya fachada está adosada la entrada de un palac…

Travelling from Cairo to Venice, through Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Croatia and Italy.

this is some photos of my country and Especially for my city Damascus you know its an amazing city.

Una leyenda cuenta que Mahoma, en lo alto de la montaña, contempló la ciudad de Damasco pero rehusó entrar en ella diciendo las siguientes palabras que tanto les gusta recordar a los sirios: “Al paraíso sólo se accede en el momento de morir”. Y es que en su día la milenaria ciudad levanta…

This was the BIG day, were going to Syria despite all the visa issues and setbacks.  The tour company picked us up at 5:45am.  Man it was EARLY.  As everyone knows, I am NOT a morning person but, I get up when I have to……and this was a HAVE TO. Once we had the whole group we were…

‘…..no recorded event has occurred in the world but Damascus was in existence to receive news of it. Go back as far as you will into the vague past, there was always a Damascus…She has looked upon the dry bones of a thousand empires and will see the tomb of a thousand more before she dies….…

Damascus the capital city for syria and called in arabic (dimashq) and this aria called before 1000's years( AL sham ), main place u must see ( Umayyad Mosque ) ure u going see there market very old called ( souk AL hamedia ) , by the way big part from city buldings on the mountin called ( kasuon ) u can go up there and watch at city and try see at night so nice , nice place go to museums . I will try up loud over than 100 photo soon about the city ...

Stepping into the streets of Damascus ( دمشق ), i was expecting relative quiet, to the usual hustle and bustle, for it was the first day of Eid (عيد الفطر) and i was under the impression that everyone stayed home with their families somewhat like Christmas. I was so totally wrong the st…

Today we went to an Arabic bath (essentially a Turkish bath but since it is in Syria it's Arabic?)We walked in and they told us to take off our clothes and change into towels. They gave us plastic bowls with shampoo, a bar of soap, and some sort of clump of strings used for scrubbing.The bath had s…

I began my journey to Kurdistan Iraq from Damascus, Syria where I spent three days checking out this very old city.

In Damascus I get yet another indication this part of the world is semi instable. I had thought about making a trip to Lebanon before I left home, but the situation in Lebanon were shaky at best. No I am told the roads are block and there is no way to get to Beirut or anywhere else in Lebanon.…