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weekender replied to the discussion Damascus, Syria in the forum Middle East 6 years ago
I looked up some of the places on the internet as I was writing the blog and it seems that most of them in Damascus are fairly untouched by the war as they are quite close to Assad’s Presidential Palace. (We passed near there but my guide wouldn’t let me use my camera near there.)
It seems that Saidnayah and Maaloula have not fared so well,… Read more
weekender started the discussion Damascus, Syria in the forum Middle East 6 years ago
Here is the text from my blog post about a day I did in Damascus, Syria, whilst visiting neighbouring Lebanon way back in 2003:
Last week I wrote about my trip to Beirut in Lebanon, which you can find here, this week as promised I am writing about the day trip I did from there to Damascus in Syria. On the morning I got up very early and took… Read more
weekender replied to the discussion Beirut, Lebanon in the forum Middle East 6 years ago
Yes, it is the National Institute for Scuba Diving, Lebanon’s diving organisation. 🙂
(I have added the abbreviation after the full words to make it clearer)
weekender started the discussion Beirut, Lebanon in the forum Middle East 6 years ago
In a change from normal I have just published a blog about what I remember of my trip to Beirut, in Lebanon, some 15 years ago.
Because of the time that has passed since then it is not as detailed as usual.
Next week I will write about the day trip I did to Syria from there. 😀
The text from the blog is:
Way back in 2003 I did a trip… Read more
weekender replied to the discussion Brussels, Belgium in the forum Belgium 6 years ago
I think I visited the ‘Visit Flanders Visitors Centre’ but did not notice they had accessible toilet.
Is it the place just around the corner from The Sister bar?
I hope next year to visit Antwerp for the zoo, and maybe Plankaendaal too. I also have a Turkish friend who lives in Ghent. 🙂
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