Shwarma, rooftops and Smarties May 8th 2006 Syria was a big change of the scenario. It was the first very cheap country we have been. It was also the first we felt the corruption besides Brazil of course. At the border as we presented our passports with the visas to the immigration officer but he kept looking to the horizon pretending we weren't there. A few minutes later the driver of our bus told us to give him some bribe otherwise he wou ... read more
Middle East » Syria 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
Departure date? August 3 2005. Arrival date? November 2008. Yes, 3 years latter! Used to be at July 2007, but we stretched for another year. Check out our entry
Claudio (Left):
I have two sayings that guide my life:
1 "Desta vida não se leva nada, só a vida que agente leva. (From this life we don't take anything, just the life we live)"
2 "Its worst to regret of something that you have not done, than something you have done".
Born June first of 1981 in Brazil. Graduated in Computer Engineer in 2003. Worked since graduation as a Bussines Consulta... full info