Dear all,
Raf and I are safely back from our mammoth trip around Syria, in which we went to the north (Aleppo and the mountain village of Kassab near the Turkish border), south (Bosra near the Jordanian border), west (Lattakia on the Med coast) and east (Deir Az Zur which is about 60 miles from the Iraqi border). We saw first hand the great diversity of Syria's geography: from desolate deserts to lush, green hills, from huge conurbations to sleepy little villages and from towering mountain ranges to wide rivers. We saw traces of Syria's long and dramatic history: ancient artifacts, Roman ruins, Crusader castles, mosques and madrassas. We also met a wide range of Syrian people - the one common thread was the courtesy and hospitality which we were afforded.
I hope to write it up in greater detail in the coming days.
Regards,
Dave
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