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Israel is only an option if you don't want to go to either Sudan or Syria.
Have I got that correct?
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Yes
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...just remember to take ONLY the fast ship. the slow one is a nightmare...
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Thanks guys...
About the fast ferry - will it take my truck? 7m long, 2m wide, 3.5m high.
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I traveled throughout the Middle East last summer and had no problem getting into Syria with an Israeli stamp on my passport. Lebanon gave us some issues, but eventually let us in after about 15 minutes of questioning. I'm not sure if this helps, it might just be that we got lucky.
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Hey VAN1798, I'd like to travel the middle east in about a year and I hear all these stories about problems entering Syria with Israeli stamps, but does everybody travel in that particular direction?
I was thinking that circumnavigating the mediterranean clockwise will make this a lot easier... the most worrying then is getting in/through Lybia and Algeria. Does anybody have some recent info on that?
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Sorry, VAN1789 that should be
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new ferry line from Alex
Sorry to semi hijack. I'm reading about this area - great info all round, thank you HU.
You all may be interested to know of a new ferry line from Alex to Syria and then Venice. They've tried it before, let's hope it lasts.
More news here.
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...ce-egypt-49673
(HanH, Libya and Algeria - news on above forum also)
Chris S
PS - how much is petrol in Syria - is it 50sp?
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For more info on trying to avoid Israeli and Jordanian stamps, check other posts in this section, inculding http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...234#post288823.
This would NOT be your most stress free option. Egypt just seems like a steal in so many ways. Of course it would be amazing, but I simply can't afford thier policies. Origionally was hoping to do Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Egypt - and then around north aftrica and ferry over to Italy. But carnets are just too much craziness, so I cut the loop out and am just doing an in and out of mid east.
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