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Martin, Gregg and Collin put in some hard work on the truck in Damascus (after a few beers...)  
   

Martin, Gregg and Collin put in some hard work on the truck in Damascus (after a few beers...)

Days 190-194 : Syria

August 5th 2007
From Jaresh we set off straight to the Syrian border, which wasn't far away and whizzed through the Jordanian side of things. On the Syrian side we proceeded to wait.... and wait.... because our agent on that side had stuffed up our visas somewhat! After a delayed start we started the longish drive through to Damascus. We stopped off quickly for chicken shwarma's to eat on the way and arrived at ... read more
Middle East » Syria

Syrian Flag 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
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