I visited Syria right after the war and it's not what I expected

This is my first day in Syria visiting Damascus. This is not at all what I expected. So much of what you see on Syria in the media is destruction and devastation. This is not to say that this does not exist in the country -- it definitly does, but Damascus was spared much of the war and is a very different place. This video will shed more light on what its like to visit Damascus in 2024 as an American.
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[@SyriaScopetravel]

Thank you for visiting our country Syria 🇸🇾

[@alihaiderabdi9939]

is Syrian border closed?

[@SyriaScopetravel]

@@alihaiderabdi9939 no it’s open

[@_rd_kocaman]

Stop harassing women

[@nitro5247]

God bless you all

[@nitro5247]

⁠@@_rd_kocamanno need to generalize

[@ali.abdulhamid]

Love Syria, the country of my blood. I'm brazilian, but my parents are from Syria... Tartus and Safita. Love everything about Syria... the history, the food, the smells, the music, the people...

[@latifk]

My parents live in Safita!

[@AuthenticTraveling]

I have a good friend that's Brazilian last name Khoury. Her father is from Syria.

[@ali.abdulhamid]

​@AuthenticTraveling great. We have some friends that last name is khoury. Very comon in syria and lebanon. My family are from tartus and safi5lta. 2 greats and beautifull city. One in mediterranean coast and the other in the montains

[@nalat1suket4nk0]

@@AuthenticTraveling he must be christian, Khoury last names are popular between Lebanese christians too

[@CsalbertCs]

Khoury is also popular Palestinian Christian name, many Khoury in Jaffa still.@@nalat1suket4nk0

[@ChemicalFeeling]

I m Algerian and i m in love with Syria , I wish the best for this country , and i m sure that as a phenix Syria will reborn from it ashes greeting from Canada .

[@ammarmahmoud7156]

شكرا لشعورك اتجاه سوريا و بالمثل السوريين يعشقون الجزائر

[@adrianjameSASbury]

Followed this from a youtube short. Great video, I love Syria and its people, found myself smiling remembering the sights in Damascus.

[@souljajav]

Same! Lol

[@chrisporter9397]

The history and geography of Syria captivates me. I hope for the sake of the people there that the region can deescalate.

[@fl8158]

Honestly good for you for being willing to come to a country that the US has been actively working to destroy for over a decade. Please keep debunking western myths about the rest of the world. Much love to the Syrian people!

[@warfighter1988]

Yes it was america not isis or the goverment.. have you ever been to the country?

[@bmaria3601]

Interested to know why America would destroy it

[@collectionenjoyer1907]

@@bmaria3601 America trained and funded kurdish rebels and isis in Iraq to weaken Saddam before the invasion. Those problems spilled over into Syria. Assad then invited russia to help deal with its problmes. America did not like that. The middle east is ment to be their sphere of influence. And so another unsucessfull regime change war was launched.

[@AO-po8kc]

@@collectionenjoyer1907yes it’s all true, America is responsible for all that. It’s a shame. ❤Syria!

[@AO-po8kc]

@@bmaria3601why did America destroy Lybia, Iraq …

[@lifeassedra5687]

We’re so glad to have you visit Syria and see it’s beauty. We are very known for our welcoming and loving culture. The shawrma guy was telling you that you are very welcome here! “Ahla w sahla fek”.

[@mohammadroh739]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadamon_massacre

[@natalianatalie5342]

As a westerner, I’m ashamed of western tourists. They be like : “oh this is free, I’ll take it. So nice I don’t have to pay for it. I love this trip.” These people get through a very difficult economic situation. And they are nice because that’s how they genuinely are. So please, tourists that go and visit places like this, pay that and give that man a tip ( if you will pay for a full pomegranate juice cup, give him 1 $, instead of 0.66€). They wouldn’t want to take, because they have an education, morals and humanity. Let’s show that westerners aren’t cheap and egoistic, and insist on paying at least , at least!!! for what you consume❤

[@PapaGrizzGaming]

His guide should have told him this

[@schepvogelk5971]

I'm pretty sure the juice was still heavily overpriced my men. Except for that, I partly agree. With these prices, and the state their country is in, I would personally definitely tip or share a bit more.

[@user-vp6cq4sv3d]

You can't coerce people like that. Lead by example instead.

[@hiba6616]

Habibi Welcome to Syria 😆❤️❤️❤️ the food the traditions the people here are in another level.. they are the best forever 🥺🥺🥺❤️❤️❤️❤️🇸🇾🇸🇾🇸🇾 But to correct they called Damascus home they are so famous but not Othman house have fun 😊☺️

[@the0arabian]

Try to edit your comment, it's not totally understandable. And the house is an ottoman house, that doesn't mean it's turkish.. But it was built during the ottoman era, that's what meant. But the house has a Damascus style not turkish.

[@شاهينشاهين-ص2ق]

Thank you for the video I enjoy it a lot

[@AuthenticTraveling]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@sarashwekani9542]

Thank you so much for visiting Syria ❤️‍🩹

[@ghazlmsallem504]

Welcome to our country. I hope you had a good time🥰

[@lukewarm2075]

Wow the architecuture is amazing

[@annacolombo3025]

I am about 3minutes in or so. There was a dog barking in the background. It caused my dog to get up from her resting spot to go look outside , looking for the new friend she just heard. She seemed disappointed to realize it was through the TV. Idk, I just found something beautiful in the fact the dogs can recognize comraderie instantly in a way our human languages sometimes sadly separate us. Just a thought, figured I would share..algorithm and all that. Just found you and subbed.❤

[@AuthenticTraveling]

Your dog has a Syrian friend now

[@annacolombo3025]

@@AuthenticTravelingthinking about this again ,four days later, I am smiling ear to ear all over again !♥️✌️

[@istoppedlaughing5225]

Dogs in the Middle East barks in arabic

[@istoppedlaughing5225]

@C23O ohh, at last, I did something that made someone laugh

[@benjaminchooby6760]

Well,, the fighting has mostly died down, but large chunks of Syria are still occupied by Turk and America

[@saharel-deeb1721]

Thank you so much for the amazing video and the great insights. It is my dream to visit Syria (specially Damascus) one day. From the bottom of my heart, I hope these beautiful people have the life they deserve soon!

[@adaammartin2254]

You welcome❤

[@شاهينشاهين-ص2ق]

Donar is Ottoman, Shawerma is Syrian it's known in the all Arab world

[@malouasounds]

The modern Döner Kebab (inside a breadroll) was invented 1972 in Berlin, Germany by Kadir Nurman. The first mentioned Dürum Kebab (Mutton on a rotisserie without side dishes and not in a bread ) dates back to 1836 in Anatolia. So modern Döner Kebab isn´t Ottoman.

[@fhgs1]

Chicken shawarma is Syrian invention ..... they're first who made it 🐔

[@GAMER-449]

I hope you come to As-Suwayda in Syria 😚 There are many tourist areas and antiquities If you come, I will be your tour guide here

[@COCKTAIL0289]

وجبوه ها تسودوش وجهنا 😅😅

[@souljajav]

Syrians one of the best looking people in the world ❤

[@faydal72]

I love your videos and thank you for taking us to unseen world! Just wanted to say it would be super nice to greet in original language specially to workers who may not know English. Usually its easy to learn hello in different languages and believe me it will make their day 😊

[@ammarmahmoud7156]

كلامك صحيح شكرا على هذة الشعور اتجاه العمال

[@mustafamustafa7557]

Good to see Damascus full of life…sanctions should be reconsidered cause only normal people are suffering which is truly unfortunate

[@theegglady]

I love watching your videos! Thank you for sharing your travels ❤

[@شاهينشاهين-ص2ق]

The hotel is Syrian Damascus style not Ottoman!!! At all

[@ajzeytoun849]

Exactly this is the damascene architecture that only can be found in Damascus

[@zerofallen18]

Very underrated channel. Loved the insight and production value.

[@AuthenticTraveling]

Thank you!

[@debajyotibanerjee5596]

@@AuthenticTraveling Subscribed to your channel. Hope next year you again visit Syria and Iraq. Have you visited Palmyra this time? Also visit India.

[@annatazel]

I enjoyed watching this video, you have such a great outlook on travelling and the production value of your videos are great. Thank you for sharing!

[@AuthenticTraveling]

Thanks so much!

[@ashtonperez4614]

I didn't know Americans could visit Syria. Id love too though. So much history there

[@dulceereu3489]

I'm planning to visit within 25 days..

[@HadiKhaskia]

🇸🇾❤

[@alawitemuslimdefenceleague8792]

You are welcome 🇸🇾

[@MounaEsper]

visit Coastal cities

[@Criminal1channel]

Did you?

[@mohammadroh739]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadamon_massacre

[@tshep173]

The boxes are absolutely stunning!

[@Ipad-i4y]

Great video, thanks! I have just one comment: Please pay people even if they offer it for free. It's a cultural thing to try to give away, you're supposed to fight and insist on paying

[@PapaGrizzGaming]

His guide should absolutely have told him that

[@Ronaldospeaks_87]

Hope you enjoy man

[@Bash91611]

Hope you enjoy our lovely country, have fun !!

[@AlfredVodkin]

I still don't get why Westerners tend to picture Syria as a country in ruins with everything leveled to the ground? Damascus is the oldest continuously inhabited capital in the world, with rich history of it's own (more than 40 civilizations inhabited the levant area). And please don't insult Syrian by mixing the tradition and culture with Israel/Turkey. Syrians are much older and ancient.

[@arainyday9772]

The Country IS in Ruins , I know that because I'm Syrian myself

[@AlfredVodkin]

@@arainyday9772 Did you leave the country during the war 2014/2015? Because I live in Damascus. The whole country is not in ruins. But if you mean economically I would agree. Economically ruined.

[@arainyday9772]

@@AlfredVodkin Yes ...

[@markpozsar5785]

​​​@@AlfredVodkinwhy are you acting like it is unimaginable that someone would be surprised that after a brutal war that made millions leave the country the capital is almost untouched? Also just stop, whether you like it or not there are similarities between Syrian Turkish and Israeli culture. Get off your high horse.

[@AlfredVodkin]

Please don't insult me with your ignorance. There's nothing similar between Syrian and Apartheid artificial culture which is made up by a bunch of european rejects. @@markpozsar5785

[@imami2549]

you should pay them even if they refuse, the Syria economy needs new money.

[@شاهينشاهين-ص2ق]

Each civilized person in the world should admit that he has two countries, the one he was born into & Syria André Parrot

[@the0arabian]

Even chinese?

[@freeBalochistan-n7l]

North Korean and Syrian?

[@stevenpiehl6199]

appreciate the historical values you bring to the blog I also appreciate your not being shy of the religious history I’m not particularly religious but I do you like to learn about these very interesting cultures I am an American and unfortunately we don’t have much of a culture it seems to be mainly consumerism i am thankful there are places like this on earth I would love to visit

[@mohamadshreidi8093]

Welcome to syria❤

[@TravelAlwaysOfficial]

"A hundred and sixty two"! Wow! Love it! I can't wait to have visited that many countries! Just starting.

[@William_salah265]

Habibi welcome to Syria 😂🙌. Try more food and sweets

[@Abdulaziz-tt7rp]

I liked the vlogs and the name of the channel new subscriber unloaded

[@شاهينشاهين-ص2ق]

So beautiful

[@Unad777]

one thing I love about middle eastern is the music :D it always give u a vibe where u live in the old times.

[@-basharal-essa9513]

The Love from SYRIA ❤

[@Famy-bc4ri]

Wow very beautiful video i wish to visit Syria

[@thevilkids]

Great vlog i enjoyed it a lot!

[@shrine023]

Excellent video thank you for sharing your first day with us so thoroughly

[@najatalfahham1086]

I miss my country 💜

[@schepvogelk5971]

So what holds you to go back?

[@badeaaalnasri]

I love you Damascus

[@Beautyqueen-z9f]

I wonder how people survive and how people achieve their dream in syria.Anyway,may all syrian be blessed with good things

[@ladysunshine9029]

Your videos are amazing and should have way MORE views. New sub btw. Came across your channel via your Accra Ghana videos.

[@AuthenticTraveling]

Thanks for the sub!

[@omarali-fm6ut]

33:00 i can't tell for sure where it is from but i know for sure that isreal wasn't there at that time

[@rommot9595]

Its a good place to visit and lovely generous ppl but it's absolutely nuts to live there More than half the population is under the poverty line due to the inflation and the devaluation of currency whereas the average syrian worker doesnt get paid more than 25 $

[@BjörndHöcke]

Thanks for advertising Syrian culture, Mr.Beast. 😂 Will visit it one day.

[@ameerasham3910]

My beautiful city

[@draqsabatool24]

Very informative video.

[@rahafmoute4781]

You are welcome

[@HadiKhaskia]

11:56 ❤🇸🇾🇸🇾❤

[@ferrerarah9454]

Pay those people man, dont be a cheapskate...i know theyre trying to be nice, but they would still be happy at a generous tip, which you definitely most likely can afford.

[@kimomuhminn]

thx, I want to Damascus to visit Christian sites

[@lesujetdujour2877]

Did you visit St Anania's house ? The one who healed St Paul ?

[@stand4justice4867]

There are only 3 holy mosques/sites in Islam, one in Mecca, Medinah and Jerusalem.

[@saryjou2793]

I live about 1 kilometer from the place where the video was recorded. Nice video, good job. The only negative thing is the exploitative old man who tried to sell his carpet about five times its actual price 🤣🤣14:10

[@Malikeh]

The pounded ice cream is everything (ishta) the shawerma in Syria is life

[@briannelson3830]

Gulp this is going to be wild

[@schepvogelk5971]

Nice video. I would buy so much. Sad that the west (eu) decided to take in millions of Syrians. The country seems big enough, and in need for youth and talent.

[@analeese]

Your Vlog is nice but israel is not the originality of shawarma those people don't have a culture or history and israel is not a arab so don't consider them one.

[@schepvogelk5971]

Hahahaha dude. Your so off. Israel, and the Jews, go back 3000 years. You understand 'Palestinians' and palestine are inventions, do you? And Israel is definitely not Arab, but they do have millions of Arabs with their passports, Christians and Muslims. Weirdly enough, some appear to be more happy in Israel then other Muslim states. And he doesn't say shoarma is originally from Israel...

[@rb368370]

That "bean guy" with the red fez is famous. I've seen him in other travel clips.

[@asilbekqurbonov5168]

is it safe to travel here nowadays. If it is, I will travel

[@YousefHaidar-v7u]

The boxes are called mozaeek

[@olaadeko2201]

Highly impressed. U are very brave too. I follow and watch u on IG. Kudos on the story about Apostle Paul. Reminds me of my trip to Jerusalem. Safe travels and all d best❤️🇬🇧🇳🇬👍

[@AuthenticTraveling]

Thank you!

[@Muslim_YM.26]

We hope you visit us in Yemen 🇾🇪

[@crito3534]

Calling shawarma ottoman empire food IS the way to make everyone mad hahaha

[@kohzah]

Hello! Thanks for the video. How did you get the visa? What was the process? - did you need an invitation letter?

[@khaled-zc2nq]

🇸🇾🇸🇾🇸🇾

[@YousefHaidar-v7u]

Welcom any time

[@dulceereu3489]

How was the visa process? You mentioned the visa was pre-approved.?

[@ammarmahmoud7156]

You do not need a visa. You will take the stamp from the passport center upon arrival

[@misdesixtysix8255]

Hope you tipped those people that gave you treats.

[@manibabaeistudyandhistory7092]

14:33 عزیزم😅😅 انگار بابا بزرگته که یه مغازه توی میدان نقش جهان اصفهان داره!

[@axo35265]

u cant call him president . U call the worst dictator that has been know to man kind.

[@fotorabia]

If he was..why is he still there..oh..its becos hes popular..and u know what..he travels without bodyguards.

[@radicalmarxist9909]

Assad must stay.

[@DrRockefeller]

​@fotorabia From what I know, Assad isn't great but he's the best choice for the Syrian people as he doesn't care about religion and just cares about people rebelling against him

[@GoodBanana001]

You mean h¡tler hes the worst dictator that has been known to man kind

[@kwhyes5619]

I'm coming just for the cigar box and tee!

[@17topaz]

How were the prices there compared to USA ?

[@AuthenticTraveling]

Very cheap

[@MahdiMahdi-hm1md]

You can take a guided tour provided by the Syrian regime and enjoy your time. However, in the same city, there are completely destroyed districts, prisons where innocent people are tortured, and people who are literally starving. If you want to visit my country, please consider visiting a refugee camp to see the truth and the real, miserable face of Syria. You are welcome in my country, but please don't be selective; show also the suffering of the people caused by this brutal regime.

[@schepvogelk5971]

And are you in the west, or in Syria itself? If you are in the west, let this men do his thing. Still there, i would definitely take your point for granted. Nothing is perfect. At least it seems there is some peace and business going on. I think we all know how much of a dictator he is, and what kinda went on in Syria, insanely sad.

[@HadiKhaskia]

إفتراء

[@HadiKhaskia]

إفتراء

[@MohamedIsmael-g9i]

I ask you if possible to get visa libano -syrian border when you're traveling by car

[@YousefHaidar-v7u]

You still in syria?

[@starzofmorocco]

Your welkom

[@19382q]

Nederlandse Marokkaan? 😂

[@islamhome6360]

Find me a wife in syria😢

[@Az-hn7xi]

i think ur video had lots of potential but you took the wrong direction. I skipped a lot of it. I dont even want to share it to my friends because of the thumbnail. I was expecting something like Curtkaz, guy vlogs his journey with little to no religion/political talk.

[@a_a_a7395]

12:05 You know... It's kind a big balls move to film any military site (yes i know there's a lot of them with every stupid picture of assad) and the weird thing is that nobody (soldiers etc) bothered you ...

[@freePalestinian1234]

It is not isreal food😂😂😂😂😂 they stole the dish from palestine

[@schepvogelk5971]

You understand isrsel goes back 3000 years, about the same as Damascus. Palestine is an invention. Next to that, israelis so share a lot with their nephews from other faits.

[@soundbite290]

No way should the tomb of John the baptist be in a mosque. Are you sure that's true 😏.

[@aliosm5979]

Yeah im syrian and its pretty ironic but its true muslims here love to make everything their own property'

[@multanprarie2600]

Yes. He is Prophet Yahya to us, May Allah bless him

[@Anas-gc7nh]

It used to be a church back in the day before the Muslim conquest

[@17topaz]

Did most people there speak English also ?

[@AuthenticTraveling]

Not really but English is your best bet as a second language to try

[@17topaz]

I live in Israel . You should travel here one day . Just wait until the war here is over first . Love your vlogs.

[@cezarghazal3493]

Iam Syrin American and Dams us born I don,t trust Assad security to go visit my famiely and my city even I been in US almost 40 years Luckey you 👍👍😀😀

[@PirateOfTheNorth]

Why don’t the people who left go back now the war is over?

[@hue-wp6ip]

War is not over, just de-intensified and disappeared from the news, the Western news atleast. People don't go back because 1. bad economy so no work 2. the criminal Assad dynasty is still in control and they don't want to return to the oppression they fled

[@LunaXxX333]

Because we dont want to die

[@mn.lvra_]

The war is over? Lol

[@geraldinegranado3386]

Not mentioned but it was a Christian church. Why keep St.John? Churches are selected by Holy locations. This still will not help islams. Must follow Jesus Christ to be saved. Pagans once had this building to honor jupiter & some other gods.

[@TheBGjosh]

My mom's old boss is Syrian. He's a good man but a tight wad. Most arabs are though its in their dna and culture

[@danewiley4215]

I wonder what their thoughts are on the genocide in Palestine by Israel?

[@baraahalabi]

The heck ?? As a syrian all syrians stand with palestine

[@mofra]

ISRAEL not falsetine its har megido - har is mountain in hebrew

[@Sarah.866]

We hope that this dictatorial regime will end as soon as possible and Syria will become free for all its citizens, including Muslims, Christians, Armenians, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians and Armenians.

[@alisyr7896]

Satan dreamed of entering heaven

[@schepvogelk5971]

I pray for that too. Although I don't really think these parts of the world, are ready for democracy or freedom.... I think better to be autocratic, with hopefully doing good for the people, in relatively peaceful situation, then having thousands of deaths, injured, your country occupied by turk, american, and jihadists forces.

[@humaeidbinmansur9608]

Come Bangladesh 😂 I am inviting you in my home 🥰

[@earlethecanadian5470]

Lovely! Did you have to book your visa security clearance through a tour guide? Or without a "tour guide operator" etc. Because I read that it's necessary with a tour guide. And that is a lot of extra money, etc. And I wish to remind you and all here that Jesus Christ is the King of kings, the King of the Jews Who is coming back to judge all the nations. And to be saved, you must believe in His death and resurrection and ask for forgiveness of all your sins, and ask Him to save you and to come into your life and be baptized. God bless all who read this.

[@LunaXxX333]

Which country In the UN is paying Assad and occupying Syria?

[@robertosanantonio7040]

The war is still going on tho…