Hello!
I am a 24 year old Australian man. I’ve just gotten out a long term relationship and I’m finally in a place to travel in a way I haven’t been for a long time lol.
I have a fair bit of money and plenty of time on my hands so I was thinking, I’ve done Europe and bits of Asia before, I want to try something different. I want to try the Middle East.
I was looking at Iraq but I’ve heard it’s too dangerous. I mean, my country’s official travel guide says basically every place in the Middle East is a complete no-go. But what’s the point of an adventure if you’re 100% sure you’ll make it back right?
I was looking at Iraq but was convinced not to go out of safety issues, but I have heard Syria might be safer? Especially if I stick the cities in the west, is this true?
If you guys believe it is possible for me to travel Syria without being kidnapped and ransomed (what my mum is sure will happen), what would be the best way to go about it? It seems like such a beautiful country and beautiful culture I think it would be fantastic.
I would be travelling with my cousin who is a 25m, we are both tall and strong, white looking men who aren’t too afraid of a bad part of town. At least in my coddled western country. If any of that means anything safety wise.
Please let me know and give me any recommendations you can think of.
I will be flying in to Istanbul and either going through turkey south to Syria, south east to northern Iraq, or east to Georgia. Or all three. Would I be able to cross the Turkish-Syrian border?