A great destination has been lost
What Syria was like for tourists before the war tore it apart.
Damascus, Syria
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Frequent Flyer: Paul Bangay
I am not big on resorts, preferring to stay in small boutique hotels and avoiding anything tropical.
Bored truck driver becomes 'war tourist' in Syria
Japanese trucker Toshifumi Fujimoto puts his life on the line during his holidays.
Many faces of a troubled land
A land of time, of myth, of warmth, of callousness and of the power hungry – Syria is a land of spirit. As Maya Irvine, a Syrian friend now living in Abu Dhabi, told Daisy Dumas, "it will survive". I spoke to her about her memories of a childhood in Syria.
A love letter to the old Syria
In a corner of the old city of Damascus, along the street called Straight and beyond the Bab Sharki's backgammon set hawkers, lies a convent.
Top 10 countries to visit in 2011
Lonely Planet has drawn on the knowledge, passion and kilometres travelled by its staff, authors and online community to present the Top 10 Countries to visit in 2011.
In the footsteps of ancients
The well-preserved remains of Byzantine-era villages and monastic settlements contain a wealth of artefacts from long-dead cultures.
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