Lisa is cold but happy

Nearly Slipped into Iraq

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December 30th 2009
Geo: 34.548, 38.2787We decided to head directly into Damascus to the market in the old city section… This I knew was going to be fun, the drivers in Jordan are very Egyptian in style and quite a few blast of the Shorty's horn was heard!!We found a parking spot in a back street near the old city and headed out on foot. The really interesting thing is Syrians are really nice people des ... read more

Middle East » Syria » East » Palmyra

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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