Syria Travel Blogs - Page 3

From Antakya I caught a taxi across the border to Aleppo with three Syrians returning from a shopping trip in Istanbul. On reaching the border it transpired that the border guards had gone on lunch 20 mins earlier and therefore closed the border for an hour, therefore we had a somewhat frustrating …

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

Basically, long and short, I'm here.. and I'm not too happy about it.  Figured that being in an arab country would change my opinion about the culture (or whatever their approximation to that is) and whatnot, but unfortunately, after a few days, I've sort of hardened my viewpoints on certa…

An amazing and cheap place and one of the best countries to go to if you want to see old castles!!!

Middle East Fun!

A university trip to Syria - like a normal tourist, yet so different

thanx again to TB :) it was nice meetup and we had lots of fun & laugh, 1st day we meet me and Greg(whitelion) from poland & we had cup of tea & ate some syrian sweets 3rd day join with us new friend from spain & we drink tea in my friend PC-shop, I called my friend (OMAR) to join with us he is syrian/ukrainian & join another friend came back from Saudi Arabia to syria (ABD-ALLAH) & my friend the PC-shop owner (HASSAN) i hope we can meet again someday someware!

The city of Damascus is like visiting the Bible. It is authentic, raw and welcoming. The streets are paved with history. This is the only city I have been to that does not have a Starbucks or a Coke sign!!! Come here before it changes!! I am staying at the Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus which is th…

I am going to where dreams takes me. To the place where I have my inner peace, and at the same time my motivating rage... Heading to the street of an old city. To inhale inspiration that smells like Jasmin. Checking whether sunrise is still chanted, whether nights are as always celebrated, and days like never ending siestas.

Dara'a City - Syria Bosra (Roman Theater) its most important Place to see there and the city place south syria near from jordan , more info. comming soon ...

Syria 2009

I took a trip round the world when i finished my studies. Looks like the bug that bit was there to stay.

In the afternoon we drove across to Syria. Syria was a similar history to Jordan, since Lebannon and Jordan were a part of Syria, except after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire France was given the mandate over Syria, rahter than the British (until independence after WWII). So now they have exce…

Tartus city at median white sea not big city and the beach side new made this year best think u do there go sea trip by small ship its very cheap about 2$ and u can see the Island called Arwad and there u found (Arwad Castle) go up see the city from the Island and the ships there small and big nice view and back in the same way u can eat fish there or other food all good, by the way sure u going buy some tools from there made from shell, when u back from there u wanna go again sure.

latakia sea city on the beach of median white sea and the main city for import & export and trade, the city connect syria with Euro and 1 from the main cities and there are the main harbor for that, when u go there u must rent home at beach for some days, in the summer Full people and maybe u cant found place empty and sure the price more than normal time in the year so u cant say about it cheap city. more there are (Salma village)&(Slinfa village) very nice and cold in summer.