Syria Travel Blogs - Page 4

Fellow travelling since 2006 from Hawaii to Halab and beyond.

After taking a couple semesters of Arabic I was off to experience the Levant for my second time -- and to venture to the southern border areas which were under Israeli occupation in 1999 and with recent events won't be accessible for years to come.

An account of a solo journey through parts of Syria (Damascus, Palmyra, Aleppo) and Jordan (Amman to Petra)

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!

This was a six week trip traveling by bus train and ferry (one donkey may have been involved) through Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Egypt

Aleppo Photos

Location: situated in the north-west of the Syrian Arab republic 60km from Aleppo , links the coastal areas with the hinterland, its divided into five administrative areas of (Idleb, AL Ma'ara, Ariha, Jisr Ashughur, and Harem). History: the area abounds in ruins of successive civilizations dating …

A day-out in Aleppo

two amazing weeks in a wonderful Country. The visit of Damascus and Alep (two of the most ancient cities in the world), the trip to Palmyra in the middle of the desert, the sound of the Norias...

Postcards I have received from around the world... a work in progress because this is my new (and addicting) hobby! I love sending/receiving postcards from my TB friends...and I've even gotten my family into sending me postcards too! :)

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A trip through ancient history

Om een uur of elf bereikten we het nieuwe stadje Qazrin. Dit is één van de vele nieuwe nederzettingen sinds de Golan in Israëlische handen terecht is gekomen. Hier dronken we even wat en daarna ging het weer verder. We reden nu richting de Syrische grens. Vlak voor deze grens is een strook waar …