Mari, on the Syria Iraq border

Syria: Aleppo to Iraq

I have been writing recently about travelling through Syria, from Damascus to Aleppo via Crac de Chevaliers, and off from Aleppo to the Bastion of St Simeon on the Turkish border. Once we left Aleppo, we headed East, towards the border with Iraq, although made a few stops on the way. Our first stop was…

Rozafa Castle, Albania

Shkoder and Rozafa Castle, Albania

I blogged recently on travelling in part of the Balkans, in the guise of Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Another interesting part of the region that does not normally rank highly in the tourist lists is Albania. We visited Skoder in the north of Albania, and the nearby Rozafa castle. Albania is an interesting country with a…