Let’s Go-lan, Far, and To New Heights Together
After saying our goodbyes yesterday to Francois and this morning to Rajani and Chris this morning, all of whom had to leave much earlier for their scheduled flights, we took a detour drive west to the Golan Heights before we'd make our own flights back home...
Who’s the Bosra Now?
After recovering from an extremely eventful night in Damascus, we woke up at 10am this morning to drive south 2 hours to Bosra. Along the way we got to check out a very deserted rest stop where a man named Qasim Al-Deri asked if we knew another tour...
Humbling Homs
This morning after breakfast and another quick workout at Hotel Laurus in Aleppo, we drove back south towards Homs at 9am. Along the highway towards Homs we stopped for local pistachios back at Hama. While our family dinner 2 nights...
Taking Aleppo-f Faith
From Hama this morning we drove north to Aleppo, once the largest city in the country and the focal point of the Syrian civil war that had decimated much of the population. Once reaching Aleppo 2 hours in, we checked into our hotel at the fancy upmarket Laurus...
Hama-ch Is It?
After a dinner in Homs yesterday with Fadi's family, we then spent then night in Hama (Homs does not yet have the infrastructure such has hotels to accommodate tourists) with late ice cream, a quick walk around, and last minute 10% ABV beer delivered to our...
In the Palmyra of My Hand
Today is the day most of us have been waiting for: We drive to Palmyra, the crown jewel of archaeological sites in Syria. Right by the sign that leads to Palmyra, we'd warn you not to pick up any stray hitchhikers along the way. From...
Swinging from Krak des Chevaliers
After our morning in Maaloula we drove 2 hours to Krak des Chevaliers, one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world. Ophelia cheekily made us close our eyes for a few seconds just so we can open them to this: Ophelia then...
Hallelujah, Maaloula-h!
For our first full day in Syria and driving an hour from Damascus, we arrived at Maaloula at 10am. Located 56 km to the northeast of Damascus, Maaloula is a beautiful and serene village built into the mountains at an altitude of more than 1.5km...
Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Next?
