No Syria for us...
Hi there,
As you've probably heart, Syria doesn't accept anyone with an Israeli stamp in his pasport. Well, also if you don't have an Israeli stamp: an Egyptian exit stamp from a Egypt-Israel border is enough, even if you only drove for 10 km. in Israel, and the ferry from Nuweiba (Egypt) to Aqaba (Jordan) is fully booked - because of busloads of pilgrims going to Mecca because of the Rammadan - the law is the law, and they won't accept any explanation. We tried everything, but nothing worked, so they kicked us back into Jordan.
It's also not possible to cross with your motorbike from Eilat (South of Israel) to Aqaba (south of Jordan). It's a new law, and only after talking for 2 hours they gave us a 2-day visa to go to Syria.
We're now trying to get a ferry from Israel to Cyprus and then to Turkey.
Cheers,
Corne
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