Damascus is a fun city to stay in and walking through the souq is fantastic. The old city also has so many lanes to get lost in....
Syria - Palmyra (Tadmor)
Palmyra, or Tadmor to the locals is an amazing site literally in the desert. It is very interesting to walk around the site but just watch the sun. There is a huge ancient rounda...
Syria - Deirazo, Mari, Dura Europus, Rasafa
Deirazo is a town out along the Euphrates River. It is getting close to Iraq so you need to register with police when you arrive (just a process no big deal). It is not a bad pla...
Syria - Aleppo, St Simon Citadel (Qalat Samaan)
Aleppo (Halab to locals) has a great old area to walk around and the citadel has many sections to explore. The covered bazaar is certainly worth a wander.
St Simon Citadel is out in the co...
Syria - Latakia, Qalaat Saladin
Latakia is not exactly the most interesting city to visit but I met some nice locals here so that helped. I had also decided to cross the border into Turkey from this area, as opposed to th...