When you travel in countries like Syria and other Middle Eastern ones, it is funny how you discover that you are really lucky to live elsewhere and be part of a society that gives u the chance to see the world. It’s a chance to drop it all, and travel with the wind.

Well, we know that there is a cost for that and it is called to be on credit but, then again, what is money for if you do not take the risk. A risk that is high when you travel in Europe. We have been seeing the difference while traveling in Syria; cheap traveling is so much easier here.

We went on from Homs to Hama and then Aleppo. I could say Aleppo is truly a medieval city, with its souks and citadel which unfortunately we couldn’t see because it was closed for a private event related to the Eid. As a traveler, you don’t feel like you are visiting a city in the year 2008 but as if you were a visitor to an old fortress, an old world.

Aleppo is huge but definitely beautiful: culture, history, soap, silk, citadel, mosques and churches, new town and old town – all are things to discover for sure. The best tips we could give you is, as even Lonely Planet said, drop the guidebook and loose yourself in the street of the old town and the street of Al-Jdeideh, the new town from 16th century.

I can assure you that Syria has been the safest country to travel. Nobody interferes with you and you can have it all, you can see outstanding places, taste sublime Aleppan cuisine (like cherry kebab – yummy!) and wonderful sweets, and shop until you drop.

We have discovered a lot on our way through the Syrian coast and those major cities and the awesome historical points of interest around them. We have met good-hearted people of the countryside welcoming us, we hitch-hiked with trucks, sheep and in back-trunk, and I can assure all the ones sitting in their offices reading this blog that this trip is a must do. Get the heck out of that bubble and go see the freaking world before you are too old to carry your bags (am referring to me and Maiku and our heavy bags )

Last night, we took a night train from Aleppo to Damascus which was a good choice, the first class for the price of 3 USD was a heck of a comfortable place even though old and rusty and a bit noisy, but it gets you to your destination.

Syria is not so closed country as much as the Western media tends to show. It has nice and hospitable people. You just got to speak some Arabic and watch out from the taxi drivers. Well, they are assholes everywhere.

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