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Originally Posted by Tarzan
Hi ondoibili
Im really interested in your last post! Im planning on riding to syria (leaving england late June) and hopefully arriving some time around august.
I was wondering when exactly you were in Syria? when did you enter and when did you leave?
Were there any problems in Damascus? im guessing you must have seen or passed some demonstrations as the country has been littered with them for weeks now...
really interested in any extra information you could share!
Thanks in advance,
Andy
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Hello Tarzan.
I was in Sanliurfa, in the south of Turkey, after some days riding from Spain, and I had to decide whether or not to enter Syria. I got into a bike garage and asked, they told me there was nothing to fear and I entered Syria on April 26 and left April 30.
At the border the gps must be hidden. CDP is not essencial. Carry dollars or euros for the insurance (Turkish liras are not accepted). Of course, no Israeli stamp and no leaf torn in the passport.
30º C in Palmyra in April. I guess you’ll have much more in August.
Below you can see a four leaf clover.
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Unleaded petrol. You’ll find very few.
As I posted above I didn´t see anything that would suggest there were problems there. In Damascus I spent a whole day and all completely normal but I guess that with fewer tourists than usual.
Regards.
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