Middle East 2007

 By Biedjee

The Route

– Starting Point – Last Point – Current Point – Round Trip
Path Traveled
Not Yet Traveled

The Summary

In 2007 I travelled with a friend to three of the countries of the Levant: Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. This blog is a translation of the diary I kept at the time.

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DateLocationEntries
April 5th, 2007 Damascus, SyriaDay 1: Amsterdam - Vienna - Damascus | 10 Photos
Updated: November 21st, 2009
April 6th, 2007 Hama, SyriaDay 2: Damascus - Hama | 11 Photos | Restaurants, Cafes & Food: Le Jardin
Updated: January 14th, 2009
April 7th, 2007 Hama, SyriaDay 3: Trip to Souj, Qasr Ibn Wardan, Rasafah and Qala'at Ja'abar (1) | 1 Photo
Updated: January 14th, 2009
April 7th, 2007 Souj, SyriaDay 3: Trip to Souj, Qasr Ibn Wardan, Rasafah and Qala'at Ja'abar (2) | 7 Photos
Updated: November 21st, 2009
April 7th, 2007 Al Asad, SyriaDay 3: Trip to Souj, Qasr Ibn Wardan, Rasafah and Qala'at Ja'abar (3) | 7 Photos
Updated: January 14th, 2009
April 8th, 2007 Masyaf, SyriaDay 4: Trip to Musyaf, Qala'at Marqab and Krak des Chevaliers (1) | 4 Photos
Updated: November 21st, 2009
April 8th, 2007 marqab, SyriaDay 4: Trip to Musyaf, Qala'at Marqab and Krak des Chevaliers (2) | 6 Photos
Updated: November 21st, 2009
April 8th, 2007 Krak des Chevaliers, SyriaDay 4: Trip to Musyaf, Qala'at Marqab and Krak des Chevaliers (3) | 8 Photos
Updated: November 21st, 2009
April 9th, 2007 Hama, SyriaHotels & Accommodations: Hotel Cairo
Updated: February 6th, 2009
April 9th, 2007 Apamea, SyriaDay 5: Trip to Apamea, Serjilla, Basilica St. Simeon and Aleppo (1) | 10 Photos
Updated: February 15th, 2009
April 9th, 2007 Dead Cities, SyriaDay 5: Trip to Apamea, Serjilla, Basilica St. Simeon and Aleppo (2) | 11 Photos
Updated: February 15th, 2009
April 9th, 2007 Qala'at Samaan, SyriaDay 5: Trip to Apamea, Serjilla, Basilica St. Simeon and Aleppo (3) | 9 Photos
Updated: August 15th, 2009
April 9th, 2007 Aleppo, SyriaDay 5: Trip to Apamea, Serjilla, Basilica St. Simeon and Aleppo (4) | 1 Photo
Updated: February 1st, 2009
April 10th, 2007 Aleppo, SyriaDay 6: Aleppo | 12 Photos
Updated: January 27th, 2009
April 11th, 2007 Aleppo, SyriaDay 7: Aleppo | 12 Photos
Updated: January 31st, 2009
April 12th, 2007 Latakia, SyriaDay 8: Aleppo - Latakia | 11 Photos
Updated: February 15th, 2009
April 13th, 2007 Beirut, LebanonDay 9: Latakia - Beirut | 20 Photos
Updated: January 27th, 2009
April 14th, 2007 Baalbek, LebanonDay 10: Baalbek | 10 Photos
Updated: January 31st, 2009
April 15th, 2007 Beirut, LebanonDay 11: Beirut | 6 Photos
Updated: February 1st, 2009
April 16th, 2007 Beirut, LebanonDay 12: Leaving Beirut | 1 Photo
Updated: February 2nd, 2009
April 16th, 2007 Damascus, SyriaDay 12: Beirut - Damascus - Palmyra (1) | 1 Photo
Updated: May 30th, 2009
April 16th, 2007 Palmyra, SyriaDay 12: Beirut - Damascus - Palmyra (2) | 5 Photos
Updated: February 1st, 2009
April 17th, 2007 Palmyra, SyriaDay 13: Palmyra | 28 Photos
Updated: February 2nd, 2009
April 18th, 2007 Damascus, SyriaDay 14: Back in Damascus | 7 Photos | Sights & Attractions: Hammam Nureddin
Updated: February 15th, 2009
April 19th, 2007 Bosra, SyriaDay 15: Bosra | 7 Photos
Updated: February 3rd, 2009
April 20th, 2007 Amman, JordanDay 16: Damascus - Amman | 4 Photos
Updated: February 6th, 2009
April 21st, 2007 Amman, JordanDay 17: Trip to Umm Quais, Ajlun and Jerash (1) | 3 Photos
Updated: February 6th, 2009
April 21st, 2007 Umm Qais, JordanDay 17: Trip to Umm Qais, Ajlun and Jerash (2) | 3 Photos
Updated: February 6th, 2009
April 21st, 2007 Ajloun, JordanDay 17: Trip to Umm Qais, Ajlun and Jerash (3) | 1 Photo
Updated: February 6th, 2009
April 21st, 2007 Jerash, JordanDay 17: Trip to Umm Qais, Ajlun and Jerash (4) | 14 Photos
Updated: February 6th, 2009
April 22nd, 2007 Madaba, JordanDay 18: Trip to Madaba, Mount Nebo, Dead Sea and Bethany-Beyond-Jordan (1) | 2 Photos
Updated: February 6th, 2009
April 22nd, 2007 Mount Nebo, JordanDay 18: Trip to Madaba, Mount Nebo, Dead Sea and Bethany-Beyond-Jordan (2) | 4 Photos
Updated: February 6th, 2009
April 22nd, 2007 Dead Sea, JordanDay 18: Trip to Madaba, Mount Nebo, Dead Sea and Bethany-Beyond-Jordan (3) | 2 Photos
Updated: February 6th, 2009
April 22nd, 2007 Bethany, JordanDay 18: Trip to Madaba, Mount Nebo, Dead Sea and Bethany-Beyond-Jordan (4) | 7 Photos
Updated: February 6th, 2009
April 22nd, 2007 Amman, JordanDay 18: enough of Amman! | Restaurants, Cafes & Food: Blue Fig Café
Updated: February 9th, 2009
April 23rd, 2007 Dhiban, JordanDay 19: Amman - Wadi Mujib - Karak - Petra (1) | 4 Photos
Updated: February 7th, 2009
April 23rd, 2007 Karak, JordanDay 19: Amman - Wadi Mujib - Karak - Petra (2) | 11 Photos
Updated: February 10th, 2009
April 23rd, 2007 Dana, JordanDay 19: Amman - Wadi Mujib - Karak - Petra (3) | 4 Photos
Updated: February 8th, 2009
April 23rd, 2007 Wadi Musa, JordanDay 19: Amman - Wadi Mujib - Karak - Petra (4) | 3 Photos | Hotels & Accommodations: El-Rashid
Updated: August 20th, 2009
April 24th, 2007 Petra, JordanDay 20: Petra | 25 Photos
Updated: February 8th, 2009
April 25th, 2007 Petra, JordanDay 21: Petra | 47 Photos | General Tips & Advice: Wadi Muthlin
Updated: February 11th, 2009
April 26th, 2007 Wadi Rum, JordanDay 22: Wadi Rum | 23 Photos
Updated: February 13th, 2009
April 27th, 2007 Wadi Rum, JordanDay 23: Wadi Rum | 27 Photos
Updated: October 13th, 2009
April 28th, 2007 Wadi Rum, JordanDay 24: Wadi Rum | 9 Photos | Hostels: Bedouin Roads
Updated: February 13th, 2009
April 28th, 2007 Aqaba, JordanDay 24: Wadi Rum - Aqaba
Updated: April 28th, 2007
April 29th, 2007 Aqaba, JordanDay 25: Aqaba | 5 Photos
Updated: February 14th, 2009
April 30th, 2007 Aqaba, JordanDay 26: Aqaba | 10 Photos
Updated: February 14th, 2009
May 1st, 2007 Amman, JordanDay 27: Aqaba - Amman | 5 Photos
Updated: February 14th, 2009
May 2nd, 2007 Azraq, JordanDay 28: Trip to Desert Castles and Azraq | 22 Photos
Updated: February 18th, 2009
May 2nd, 2007 Amman, JordanDay 28: local pastime in Amman
Updated: May 2nd, 2007
May 3rd, 2007 Amman, JordanRestaurants, Cafes & Food: Zuwaddeh
Updated: February 23rd, 2009
May 3rd, 2007 As Salt, JordanDay 29: Salt and Fuheis | 5 Photos
Updated: February 15th, 2009
May 4th, 2007 Damascus, SyriaDay 30: Amman - Damascus | 5 Photos
Updated: February 15th, 2009
May 5th, 2007 Damascus, SyriaEpilogue: looking back on one of my most special journeys | 8 Photos
Updated: March 14th, 2009