July 22nd 2008  Middle East » Syria » North » Aleppo
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 Tu ... 8 photos [full story]

July 19th 2008  Middle East » Syria » North » Aleppo
There are two separate parts to this trip, both of equal amount of time of satisfaction. Border Crossing and City exploration. I will talk only about the border crossing here and Aleppo in another ... 3 photos [full story]

June 29th 2008  Middle East » Syria » North » Aleppo
A Sunday in Aleppo ... 32 photos [full story]

June 15th 2008  Middle East » Syria » North » Aleppo
"30 SECOND RULE! 30 SECOND RULE!" I shouted as Jen and I scrambled to rescue the Goldfish crackers that had spilled all over the floor... We arrived at the Syrian border around 11:00 in the mor ... 5 photos [full story]

June 10th 2008  Middle East » Syria » North » Aleppo
Eventually I get to Antaklya (Antioch) in one piece around 9am from Goreme. From here I am hurried onto another bus for Halep, but first they collect our passports. This is the moment I have been drea ... 33 photos [full story]

May 30th 2008  Middle East » Syria » North » Aleppo
I was walking around the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul when I got the idea to come to Syria. The bazaar gave me memories of Tabriz in Iran, not because of any similarities, but because of the glaring diffe ... 6 photos [full story]

May 26th 2008  Middle East » Syria » North » Aleppo
Woke up on Sunday reasonably early as I was meeting Thomas and Kate (couple) at 9 so we could go to Qalaat Simeon. On arrival at the microbus station numerous people told us we needed to get a taxi b ... [full story]

May 25th 2008  Middle East » Syria » North » Aleppo
So after moving hotels I eventually set off to explore Aleppo and got lost which was a fab start and my morning descended downhill from there! Aleppo appears to be a city that does not eat or drink a ... [full story]

May 24th 2008  Middle East » Syria » North » Aleppo
So after the last entry I went back to the hotel before going out for food and what a difference a Thursday night makes! The 'American Quarter' was heaving with the girls dressed in skimpy outfits an ... [full story]

May 23rd 2008  Middle East » Syria » North » Aleppo
***Internet in Syria is not all it is cracked up to be. No DSL. The first connection we found was 33 kbs, so hard to even check email. This one is 133 kbs, so I am not posting any pictures until we ... [full story]