President Assad’s daughter goes into a fancy store in Beverly Hills and the staff look at her and say, “You can’t shop here; you have no money.” Assad’s daughter says, “I have money! I can shop here!” They ask, “What … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Syria
For some reason the same travelers that are staying at the cheapest hotels also like to splurge and rent cars or rent cars with drivers or get airport pickups which are all an unnecessary waste of money in Syria—or so … Continue reading
I like being back at Al Haramain hostel in Damascus, great people here, but adjacent to the common area is a bathroom with a gap at the top for ventilation, meaning excellent acoustics, meaning I can hear everything going on … Continue reading
It’s weird to imagine that until recently, for a long time Lebanon was under Syria’s thumb. The two are so different. Lots of travelers aren’t crazy about Lebanon because of these differences, but I’m not among them. This is the … Continue reading
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No introduction, let’s get down to it. Food. I thought the Hungarians thought of everything to do with cherries, but by itself the kebab karaz (cherry kebab, $4.00) in Aleppo might be worth making the trip to Syria. Fantastic rich … Continue reading
Sometimes I think I need to take a step back from this blog since some people might be thinking, “Wait, you are in the Middle East? Isn’t it dangerous? Isn’t Syria the enemy or something? The axis, fulcrum and epicenter … Continue reading
Stayed at an awful place my first night in Aleppo. The sheets were merely 900 thread count! The horror! No, for reasons too boring to mention, I had to change hotels and here at the new place I somehow fixed … Continue reading
Every day in Syria I get into it with the scale men, guys who take their bathroom scales and plop them down on the street, charging passersby to weigh themselves. (I am thinking of starting the same business in America; … Continue reading
