Tag: syria
16 Jun
“Built at the beginning of the Dark Ages in Europe, the fifth-century shrine to Saint Simeon in present-day Syria is a unique architectural...
14 Jun
Midway on the road between Palmyra and Damascus – on the road that runs true through a desert landscape direct to Baghdad – is the...
12 Jun
Thirty miles north of Damascus are the rock girt Christian villages of Seidnaya and Maloula, important places of pilgrimage for the Christian...
9 Jun
Just as Syria is a cradle of human culture, its cuisine impressed me as a star of world gastronomy along with Chinese, French or Italian gastronomy. As...
9 Jun
Aleppo soap , along with Ghraoui chocolate, are without doubt the two best purchases in Syria! I had done my usual blog search prior to our...
7 Jun
When Rome was built in 750 BC, Aleppo was already 2500 years old. UNESCO has registered Aleppo as a human heritage site along with other...
10 Dec
A lovely mutual friend, Mei Zhang, who is the founder and owner of Wild China, the best purveyor of interesting trips there, introduced me to...
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