My plans for my trip to the MIddle East have hit a bit of a snag...In order to get a 15 day visa from the Syrian goverment, I am required to sent my passport to the Syrian Embassy in Ottawa. I am not very comfortable with this, but it appears that this will be the only way ( With going to the Syrian Embassy in Cairo) I will be able to enter Syria. I spoke to WWM about this when we met in Chicago and he has done this in the past, and I do trust his judgement, but it still makes me a little nervious.
What happens if they loose it? What happenes if it is stolen? What happens if I do not get it back in time?
Do I take the chance and send in my passport, or do I by-passs Syria? I really want to go to Lebanon, and the only way to get there by land is via Syria, as the Israeli border with Lebanon is closed. I will miss out in seeing Syria, and have to fly into Beirut from Amman.
This creates another opertuntiy though, I can get a boat from Lebanon to Cyprus with the time I will not be spending in Syria.
Your comments are welcomed and needed folks!!!
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