The atmosphere in Damascus is electric now, and the streets of the Old City more alive than we’ve seen them before – and we’ve been regular visitors since 1998. Summer traditionally sees Syrian expats from around the world returning home to spend time with their families while Damascus has long attracted Gulf Arab tourists escaping … Read more about Damascus is Buzzing
Often we have trouble facing the hotel breakfast buffet. After a month on the road we’re avoiding the bain-marie and its barely edible scrambled eggs and burnt-to-bits bacon. While some hotels really do take the trouble to do fresh eggs, often the cook doing the eggs is there as punishment for assorted kitchen crimes and … Read more about 10 things that annoy us about hotels #8 The bane of our existence, bain-marie breakfasts