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Next stop, Syria
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New Straits Times
12-08-2007
Next stop, Syria
Byline: Faridul Anwar Farinordin
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: '6'
Column: Travel
SYRIANS will easily win you over with their genuine warmth, hospitality and kindness. On a recent trip to this ancient land, FARIDUL ANWAR FARINORDIN fell in love with the country and its people - and the shopping.
IN Syria, strangers on the streets greet you with ahlan wasahlan (welcome).When they find ou...
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