Pictures from Travel-Stained Life
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For general Middle East information, refer to this post. Things we learned: Currency: Pounds (48 Pounds=$1 USD) Cities Visited: Damascus, Palmyra, Homs, Aleppo Check border crossings for visa information at the Syria/Jordan border. Depending on the mood of the border guard towards Americans, expect to wait for 10-12 hours to get your visa. People with Israel stamps [...]
One of the best aspects of our travels is that we have been incredibly fortunate to have met caring, kind, and generous people all over the world in the form of couchsurfers, expats, travelers, and locals. These people keep our homesickness at bay and remind us that we are all connected in one way or [...]
Our time in Syria could probably be reduced to two wonderful components; the people we met in the country and the souqs that dominated every city we visited there. The souqs can be seen when visiting any Middle Eastern country, but there was a special ambiance in Syria, where once in the Souqs, time seems to [...]