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Tummy trouble - On to Hama - Day 17

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September 30th 2007
After breaking camp we decided that with at least one sicky per car we would make a dash for Hama and have a rest day at a hotel. Arriving in the city was a nightmare and, parked somewhere near the centre, we clearly looked lost to a man in the crowd who offered to take us to a nearby hotel. Fearing the worst we nevertheless followed him only to go to a fine hotel, a bit expensive, but ... read more

Middle East » Syria » West » Hama

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Following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Syria was administered by the French until independence in 1946. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in ... ... read more