July 12th 2008Middle East » Syria » West » Hama Hama is the fourth largest city in Syria. It took us just under three hours to get there from Damascus and we were instantly impressed by the chilled out feel to the place, delighted to find the most ... 20 photos[full story]
July 6th 2008Middle East » Syria » West » Krak des Chevaliers Our first trip out of Damascus was not without its difficulties! We took a taxi out to the main bus station for routes to the North of the country. Then we had to find the right bus - not an easy task ... 20 photos[full story]
June 12th 2008Middle East » Syria » West » Krak des Chevaliers I’m currently sitting in a bus from Homs to Palyrma next to a woman in a full burka. She and about 7 men around us have been talking and smiling and pointing at me the whole ride. It really is a ... 40 photos[full story]
June 11th 2008Middle East » Syria » West » Hama Some people love ancient ruins, some people hate them, some people are ambivalent.
I thought I was in the ambivalent category, but today may have converted me. I want to say, “Everybody has t ... 30 photos[full story]
June 11th 2008Middle East » Syria » West » Hama Where am I?
Middle Eastern Country 1: I walk down the street and get called out at by about 17 men in 3 blocks. Some ask to kiss me. A plethora of random Japanese words are thrown at me. I think t ... [full story]
May 30th 2008Middle East » Syria » West » Krak des Chevaliers We left Palmyra as scheduled and headed for the village of Al Husn, about 225 km from Palmyra in the western part of the country. The village itself has nothing much to offer but is dominated by the ... 14 photos[full story]
May 17th 2008Middle East » Syria » West » Krak des Chevaliers Today I checked out the Crac des Chevaliers, which is an old (1000 AD) castle/fortress. It was really amazing--incredibly well preserved, but getting there and back to Hama was the real adventure- a k ... 2 photos[full story]
May 16th 2008Middle East » Syria » West » Hama It is really amazing what a few hours travelling will do to change your surroundings!
Syria is SO different: it is really amazing though. I dont even know where to begin to explain it, it is really s ... 1 photos[full story]
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