How I visited Syria as an American (in 2023)
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- čas přidán 4. 11. 2023
- I visited Syria in May, 2023 as an American citizen
I think Syria is incredibly overlooked when it comes to the general world stage. People have dehumanized refugees when they have no idea how much these refugees have given up.
I know this is a short video, but I hope to share more do the realities of my trip, so you can understand how incredible it is and what Syrians are missing 💕
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You are honestly so respectful and well mannered. If only all tourists acted this way.
She is actually disrespectful. She COMPLETELY DENIED domestic abuse happening to Muslim women, unvalidating their abuse story in a disgusting manner. this was in a recent video and she refused to take it down when everyone called her out, because it is her most watched short. This is a priviliged ignorant influencer who just wants clicks and views so her white ass can experience some thrill in a ‘dangerous regime’ country.
You brilliantly explained the situation without being insensitive. Perfect decision to keep this as a single video instead of two shorts.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for showing both sides. I left Syria in 2011 whilst studying in Damascus due to the war, and every time I see a Syrian tourism video I feel such anger inside that they're showing Syria without giving the context. As you rightly pointed out, there are regions which are prosperous due to their support of the government, and regions which are not due to their opposition, and watching videos where content creators pretend everything is okay when I know so many Syrians who have had to leave and can never go back, fills me with such a saddened rage. insha'Allah one day I will be able to revisit this beautiful country. Best of luck with your future travels.
Thank you so much for this comment. I am so so sorry you aren’t able to go back home. I hope some day the entire country will be at peace and rebuild. Syria is so beautiful ❤️
The last time I was in Denmark in 2018, I met the sweetest young man at a train station. It turned out, he was from Syria. He only spoke a bit of English, and no Danish at the time. He was happy that my English was good. When I told him, I was American, he couldn’t believe it! We chatted for a while at the platform. Sadly, we were going in opposite directions, but I was glad he was safe, but he broke my heart because he was alone. He triggered my auntie instincts, and I just wanted to hug him. I reached my had out, and we had a long handshake goodbye instead. 😭
Aw wow I hope he is thriving now 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
@@meghansullivan6812 Me too! It’s hard to forget such a surprised, innocent, face. He was so adorable!
I am Syrian living in the uk, I have not visited home for the past 6 years. Please share more !!! Love your videos super respectful and a knowledgeable
I cannot tell you how much inspiration and joy your videos are bringing me. Not only are you fearless in your exploration, I see you approach each culture with great respect. You express your experience delicately maintaining the dignity of sometimes controversial and misunderstood places. Not just anybody could do this. You would have to be very well educated in diplomacy and history region to region.
I just want you to know I see you and WOW.
It's a pleasure to watch your videos of places many of us may find difficult to travel to. Wish you made a comprehensive video on your Syria trip too, like you did for Afghanistan
Great video! 🙌🏾 thanks for sharing
Ive been wanting to go! Thank you for this video
Thank you for this. I left Syria in 2011 and I so want to go back. Wonderful country!
I hope u and your friend have more travel stories to share with us
You are so considerate ❤❤❤❤
Love this. We should remember that we are guests in someone’s home, and be super respectful, as you are. Is it very difficult to travel in the Middle East without speaking Arabic?
I hope u and your friend have more travel stoties
Woooowww - huge respect 👍
Wow thank you for sharing. I had no idea this was even possible, let alone not a total warzone. Such a sad situation, but hopeful at the same time seeing things like this ❤
Great video
we love your thoughts
Welcome to syria .l from aleppo 🇸🇾❤
I love it❤
Beautiful soul beautiful voice
Wish i could visit just to try the food- that egg wrap looked BOMB
Would it be possible for you to explain to me the procedure you had done in order to get to Syria (visa?difficulty?)? I'd greatly appreciate it since im an American who wishes to visit Syria! Thank you for this informative video.
I love how respectful this video is 🤍
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I'll say this, the Syrian government has a lot of resources and revenue streams to sustain itself but the people living in Syria only can rely on their day to day livelihoods many of which are dependent on people visiting the country
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I'm interested in visiting Syria this winter. Which tour company did you use?
Golden team ! Fadi is amazing
I'm 24 living in San Francisco wishing I lived your life
Very inspirational
Living my dream
Syria 🥳🥳
Thank you for this video. I want to see another country while in Israel and thought about going to Syria.
I was this year in the Damaskus it was wonderful but I don’t know if you can still visit Syria when you were in Israel probably yes
U should visit ladakh Leh, Jammu Kashmir, Manali, Shimla, Rishikesh, udaipur, Jaisalmer, pushkar, Goa, Kerala, Bangalore, hampi, meghalaya, udaipur, Jaisalmer, pushkar, Goa, Kerala, Bangalore, hampi, meghalaya, Darjeeling, Sikkim, Andaman and Nicobar islands in India 🇮🇳
Yesss u should
Waiting for India, that's when your channel gonna explode and you would get your due traction!
If you even plan to do that, which you soon may, please choose the offbit places, Himachal, Kerala, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Darjeeling, Ladakh etc, you will love it !
I went to India in 2016 and I absolutely loved my time there! I spent a month traveling from Calcutta west up into Sium and Darjeeling and authority and many other places down to Mumbai. But of course this was before I was doing CZcams or TikTok or Instagram. So I don’t have footage only some photos. But I hope to come back because I haven’t been to the south and I would love to go back to places I went to before. And thank you so much :)
@@Chloejadetravels Okay, nice to know that, Would be waiting for Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Ladakh footages!
@@DrAkashraj definitely! Rajasthan and Sikkim were so special! Would love to see even more.
I wish I knew family businesses to support in Syria because I cannot afford the time to travel there but I can afford the cost of goods and shipping.
Find authentic Aleppo soap from Syria, also rose products. But they have to be handcrafted in Syria. Ask your local Middle Eastern stores, too
@@MB-zn9vg Thank you! I found a local Palestinian Tea House and they have everything and they're the kindest men and women in town!
Since when did you start traveling???
2015 was my first trip as an adult! I think I’ll do a q&a tho to really get into it bc kind of a complicated story 😂
Well, this may seem weird to you, but during your visit there, were the Syrians able to know that you were a foreigner by looks? Did they feel like you were a foreigner? Did you always look like a local or they could tell?. It'll be fun to read your stories/memories how you interacted with people (whether it is Syria or elsewhere) and how they reacted when knowing that you were a foreigner, despite your local appearance, as I see it? Am I the only one? That's my point if you got it right. I mean, you look very oriental. You could live in many Eastern countries throughout your life without anyone knowing that you are a foreigner! This is weird, but I'm curious to know, what are your ethnic backgrounds, if you're free to tell?. I've watched many of your videos and it's still a mystery, lol. You can write or ignore it if it's not comfortable. Cool with it anyways, I respect everyone's.
She isn’t going to bang you, you’re too weird and type whole Harry Potter chapters in her comment section
Are you from the Usa ?
Yes
@@Chloejadetravels are you latino American or middle eastern such as lebanese syrian ?
I want to know if I can go as a black latina
Having visited countries governed by questionable regimes myself despite moral quandaries over leaving my money there, I understand the argument that the prime beneficiary of the revenue you bring is the local population and tourism industry. However, the case of Syria is different. In travelling there, one not only provides financial but, more crucially, propagandistic support to a regime that has been slaughtering its own population and is now trying desperately to get back into the world’s good graces by projecting images of normalcy. These images will also be welcomed by far-right, anti-immigrant extremists in the West, who struggle to promote the idea of Syria being a “safe country of origin” that refugees can be deported back to, despite the near certainty of torture and death awaiting them. Ask yourself this: You probably would not have travelled to Syria in 2014, so why now? What has changed, except that the regime has, with foreign help, killed or driven out anyone who dared to speak out against it? Is this a peace that you want to sanctify?
I’m sure the people Assad was/is fighting are all secular liberal Democratic would be peaceful protesters
Assad is not as bad as the Saudis etc it's nonsense
Sorry but don't think I'd visit till the Asad regime is gone.
Do you think that if Assad had been overthrown Syria would have become a liberal Democratic human rights respecting state? You people always amaze with your absolute inability to learn from history even when that history is within living memory of people in their 20s
Learn history
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