Krak des Chevaliers Travel Blogs

Both castles had been beautiful and impressive, but they were nothing compared to Syria’s second-most famous historical site: Krak Des Chevaliers. According to scholars this is the best preserved crusaders castle in the world, praised for its magnificence by people like Paul Theroux and TE Lawren…

Setting of early - again - from Aleppo the day started with a short visit at a small city Hama. The town is known for the ancient waterwheels that used to transport water from the river to the gardens around the area creating a fertile land in the area. Some of the wheels are still standing to…

Eran las ocho en punto de la mañana cuando el conductor que habíamos contratado desde Madrid se presentó en el Hotel tal y como habíamos acordado por e-mail. Su cara sonriente y con bigote asomó por la escalera mientras nosotros bajábamos las pesadas maletas y mochilas. Yasser, que así se ll…

Hims near from Hama city about 50km south Aleppo north Damascus , center syria and if u wanna go to any city u almost go throw hims city and rest there . main place u can see mosque the Islamic Great leader ( Khaled bin AL Waleed ) and near from it the old market , about the city almost new buildings and market and streets u cant walk walk and walk like hama the city bigger u need taxi or microbus , I will make some photo about it .

Not a huge amount to say about Krak. It is reputedly the best preserved of the many Crusader castles in the Middle East, and is very impressive. I only spent the one night here, as other than the castle there is very little to do, as so often seems to be the case, the small town below is not partic…

Middle East-The land of neverending conflict, struggle and dispute.Three weeks of Turkey, Syria, Lebanon,Jordan and Sinai, Egypt. This is where epic cities of antiquity rub shoulders and architectural aspiration.Prior to that pre-backpacking to Toscana Italia, summer 2009 will long be remembered. Predominantly an Islamic region,it is one of the most misunderstood region and religion in the world.

Hello everybody :D I hope all like the photos from our trip in syria. I am happy i record the first meeting in my country and i meet with very nice and kind friend Eduardo from Spain in 5 days only we become a very close friends and more than friends he is now like a brother and i hope we meet again someday on his country or mine or any other place in earth travel together again. who will be 2nd meeting in syria? I am waiting! big thanx for Travbuddy about this great site

10 days with 45 archeology enthusiasts and two nice guides (a bedouin and a syrian) riding a bus across the two countries. Fascinating places, ruins, people and nature. Good food, but a quarter of our group caught the usual gastroenteric problems. Very nice weather except a sandstorm in Palmyra. We admired the signs of ancient civilizations and Roman Empire, and we were able to experience a Turkish Bath (same as Roman Thermae...) great! highly recommened!

My blog for the vacation I had in the Middle East. For this year I planned to do something totally different (not being a western country). I ended up "picking" Syria, Lebanon and Jordan for this. In this blog I'll tell my experiences, but also try to give some tips for future travelers.

From Cairo into the Sahara to Luxor, visiting temples then sailing and catching the train back to Cairo. Across the Sinai peninsular, across to Jordan, visiting Petra, the Dead Sea and Jerash. Beirut and Baalbek in Lebanon, then Damascus, Palmyra, Crac des Chevaliers and Aleppo in Syria. Across into Turkey, the underground city, Kas, Troy, Gallipoli and Istanbul. To Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria on the Oriental Express, before a brief stop in Frankfurt, Germany.

Damascus and onwards

A trip through ancient history

39 months, Europe, Asia the Middle East and Africa. Whale Sharks, Manta Rays, Pandas, Elephants, Bears, Komodo Dragons, Turtles, Tigers, Bulls. Pyramids, Petra, Ephesus, Kremlin, Great Wall, Angkor, Bagan, Persepolis, Trans Siberian railway and fantastic travbuddys! Stolen bags, crowbar threats, 1 landmine explosion, bank robbery, 2 motorbike crashes, 2 bus crashes, pancreatis, erosion of the liver and kidneys, BUT im still here and telling my tale! Check out the blog and leave a smile/comment