Articles tagged with "Syria"
We have found 36 articles tagged with "Syria".
Posted on: Further Wanderings | 2008-04-24 02:34:41
Our service taxi dropped us off at the international bus terminal, well east of the Damascus city centre, so we had to take a taxi into the city. The driver was a pleasant fellow, and with our meagre skills in one-another's languages we managed to have
Posted on: Further Wanderings | 2008-04-12 07:55:48
After some confusion about how to buy our tickets, when they were available for sale, whether we could take a proper bus or a microbus and where exactly we were going, we finally managed to get ourselves on the way to Homs. Ninety minutes on the bus, hal
Posted on: Further Wanderings | 2008-04-08 12:39:51
After a disappointingly hasty exit from Deir ez Zur, we were on our way to Palmyra. Right out in the middle of the desert, this Roman era city is one of, if not THE tourist highlight of Syria. Constructed in front of a huge oasis, the ruins of Palmyra
Posted on: Further Wanderings | 2008-04-06 12:57:16
After changing a few Euros into Syrian pounds, we got a (extrodinarily expensive, but given that we had Turkish money left to spend, that didn't matter) taxi trip to the Syrian border.
As Sarah didn't have her Syrian visa yet, it took a little while to
Posted on: Arabesque Cookie | 2008-01-08 13:13:36
I'm finally leaving again, after 2 weeks crashing on a friend's floor. My passport is coming back on Friday and I'm leaving on Sunday. It's ...
Posted on: For Mom, Love Steve | 2007-11-25 07:02:30
I ...
Posted on: For Mom, Love Steve | 2007-11-23 07:16:32
After Damascus I headed out on a very short and sweet drive across the Syrian desert ...
Posted on: For Mom, Love Steve | 2007-11-19 08:56:42
Posted on: World Travel Watch | 2007-06-13 22:43:11
The U.S. Embassy in Damascus reported recent incidents of sexual harassment against foreign women in the Syrian capital. In the first week of June, two ...
Posted on: TEFL Logue | 2007-06-05 19:50:36
Teaching EFL often leaves you in a position to travel independently for extended periods, or puts you near places which are not really part of ...
Posted on: Violating Sanctions | 2007-05-10 09:06:36
The Middle East Fellowship will be hosting delegations to Syria this summer! This is the only organization I know that is taking Americans to ...
Posted on: my friend Nicole Vienneau is missing in Syria | 2007-05-07 18:52:20
Here is a summary of my friend's information:
Passport name: Jacqueline Nicole Vienneau
Passport number: JP588938
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: approx 130 lb
Brown hair and brown eyes
Age: 32 (looks ...
Posted on: Why Go | 2007-02-24 00:01:18
Rasafeh, SyriaPhoto by Neil Carey
Posted on: Adventure Logue | 2007-02-09 21:42:36
Every time I open a newspaper, I'm left wondering if there will be anything for adventure travelers left to see in the cradle of civilization. Then I catch myself and remember that it's never as bad as they make it sound. Ok, almo ...
Posted on: The Honeymooners | 2006-07-21 01:06:12
There are over 2 million people who live in Aleppo, Syria (just south of the border with Turkey) but you would never think this ...
Posted on: The Honeymooners | 2006-07-10 08:06:12
As we prepared to leave Palmyra we met 3 other Americans with a similar itinerary so together we hired a driver and mini-bus to take ...
Posted on: The Honeymooners | 2006-07-10 07:52:41
We visited the ancient city of Palmyra, which used to be a commercial center in Syria hundreds of years ago, a place where travelers and traders ...
Posted on: The Honeymooners | 2006-07-10 07:52:00
We didn´t know quite what to expect as we took a taxi with our American travel friend from the Lebanon-Syria border into Damascus. ...
Posted on: Two Wanderers | 2006-05-22 22:06:16
Noria
So we haven't been blogging much from Syria. This is largely due to the general l
Posted on: Two Wanderers | 2006-05-16 17:01:50
Well, we've been in Syria for about 5 days now, and to be honest we haven't done a lot.
We arrived in Damascus latish at night ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog | 2006-05-11 00:15:07
Iran’s youth won the Tehran tournament by defeating neighbors Iraq in extra time.
Posted on: Living the Dream | 2006-05-09 07:20:04
How can one place have so many cool bugs? These were taken in one day at Apamea. Marcus thinks he may have a ...
Posted on: Living the Dream | 2006-05-03 06:36:23
Despite its runner-up status in the administration's "Axis of Evil", we decided to visit Syria. Every traveller who's been to the place has had ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog | 2006-03-22 22:21:59
Saba Battery blew a one goal lead against Al Karama in Matchday two of the AFC Champions League. In my humble opinion this loss ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog | 2006-03-22 13:07:17
In their second AFC Champions League Group C match
Posted on: Two Wanderers | 2006-03-18 23:43:47
Syrian Visa
Well, most of the preparations necessary for this trip are well under
Posted on: Korea Republic World Cup Team Blog | 2006-02-22 11:35:07
Well, that one turned out to be a little tougher than we thought. In a game largely dominated by the away side, South Korea ...
Posted on: Korea Republic World Cup Team Blog | 2006-02-21 23:12:21
Syria is the next opponent for South Korea as the two teams meet in Asian Cup group play today. The two teams have not ...
Posted on: Saudi Arabia World Cup Team Blog | 2006-02-14 20:10:04
Saudi Arabia has finished three of their last 4 friendly games with a 1-1 draw. Due to possible bad luck, they failed to come ...
Posted on: Middle East 2005 | 2005-12-22 10:34:46
Hello folks,
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> Really, for all the "Axis of Evil" hype, this place
> isn't so evil at all. It's actually quite pleasant.
> Cold, though. ...
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