Silver550 wrote:If you're still interested in the Syria question, rickshaw, I went there last month and it was great. I had no visa beforehand and just showed up at the border (fully expecting to get rejected) but, it was extremely easy to get in. I spent several days in Damascus before heading out into the countryside. Damascus is a beautiful city, but even better now is the fact that I didn't see a single tourist the whole time I was there. Also, due to the absence of tourists, everything is much cheaper. I paid about 20% of the normal price for my hotel in Damascus and I probably could have gotten the guy lower since I was the only one there, but I felt sorry for him. This is the BFC and so I don't know if you wish to avoid the "bang bang" or not, but if you wish to, it is easy to avoid. Anyway, the bottom line, is that I would wholeheartedly endorse a visit at this time.
yeah the hotels in Hama are dirt cheap, just try not to trip over the corpses. Next stop Zimbabwe.