ok, here's the entry on the actuall Aleppo, Syria (as opposed to the drive to/from there). I was consering going to Syria soon after finding out that my friend's wedding is close to Syria on the Turkish side. A visa, however, was $175 in Syrian Embassy Washington, which was too high for a one day excursion. In Antakya (a city I was staying in), I accidentally found out that there will be a one day tour to Aleppo, Syria for $30 and that 16 Americans have already signed up. I decided to join as well. This wasn't actually a tour. We would be dropped off and picked up, but were on our own in Aleppo. We ended up spending about 8hours in Aleppo and 8 on the border (separate blog entry: http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/North/Aleppo/blog-302737.html). I didn't particulary wish
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