To celebrate this rather surprising revalation I decided to go to Syria and visit Damascus and many of the other spectacular archeological sites that this rather fantastic and welcoming country has to offer. I cannot recommend this place more highly as a holiday destination.
Interesting that while other parts of the middle east and north Africa were going mad, this rather progressive moderate Arab country was carrying on business as usual offering first class customer service, great food and a truly wonderful experience.
Archaeologically it is easily equal to the valley of the Kings and the the Pyramids of Egypt, but with the added bonus of being relatively unknown by western tourists - hence not too busy or hectic.
I can thoroughly recommend Nawafir Travel who I used for the 7 day tour; one of the largest Syrian based tour operators that offer considerably better value for money than our English counterparts for identical packages. www.nawafir-tours.com
They also provided an excellent freelance tour guide for a little extra who was worth his weight in gold called Fahed Omki. It is such a rarity these days to find superb customer service coupled with phenomenal local and historical knowledge.
It won't be long I hope before I go back.
TTFN
Austin
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