Post: #1

I'm off to Syria in a little over two weeks for a bit of craic (fun)...
As far as I know they're still giving out visas at land borders..

Yes - I know, I know... it's hairy over there at the moment blah blah blah...
Anyway, I'm hitting up Damascus with me hearty crew.

Anyone got any recommendations on nightlife??? other info?



If not, I shall enlighten with this thread in the coming weeks, but any help would be great...

Post: #2

(01-08-2012 01:18 AM)naughtynomad Wrote:  I'm off to Syria in a little over two weeks for a bit of craic (fun)...
As far as I know they're still giving out visas at land borders..

Yes - I know, I know... it's hairy over there at the moment blah blah blah...
Anyway, I'm hitting up Damascus with me hearty crew.

Anyone got any recommendations on nightlife??? other info?



If not, I shall enlighten with this thread in the coming weeks, but any help would be great...

Dude. I was in Syria in 2011. Nightlife doesn't exist if you don't have a girlfriend. Single females aren't allowed to go out like that. There are beautiful women in Syria, but I'm certain, yes certain, you will NOT get a local flag. They don't even serve alcohol inside establishments there. It's a very socially conservative country (women--both Muslim and Christian--are practically required to remain virgins until marriage), though women are allowed leeway in how they appear in public, unlike some other countries, many of them neglect wearing the hijab and you'll see a few blonds and women wearing tight jeans, western attire, etc.

Outside of that, there's lots to see. The souk in the Old City is awesome. Damascus is arguably the oldest permanent city in the world. The Ummayad Mosque is a must-see. There's also modern Damascus which has cool coffee shops, hookah lounges and restaurants (the food in Syria is really good).

If the conservatism drives you crazy, you might want to connect with Westerners at some point, so make sure you stop by El-Sharm Hotel, which is where most of them stay.

Damascus is a clean, orderly, and efficient city. I happened to be there after the start of the protests in Syria but from the perch of Damascus, you would never think anything was wrong. Even until now, the city has yet to see anything of significance because that's the home of the power structure in Syria.

Having said that, the locals are really cool and friendly and open to foreigners, despite what one may think. Syrians are among the most honest and polite people I've ever encountered in the Arab world. Even cab drivers kept it 100 with me. I never got ripped off.

Getting in and out is easy. It's like 3 hours from Beirut by hired taxi (you can go with a group to save money and the cars are nice and new), and like 4 hours from Amman in Jordan.

In the event you take a camera, make sure you remove your flash/memory cards that have the pics from the camera--especially if they defy the local cultural norms--and try packing away the camera instead of carrying it on you. You will likely be asked if you have a camera when exiting the country. I had some wild party pictures from my time in Beirut that were "discovered" as I was leaving the country and let me say, it was a tense and awkward situation!

Beirut is your best bet. It's a world apart from Damascus (night and day). That's where Arabs in the region go to play. Have fun!

Post: #3

^+1
Arabs from all the conservative countries fly into Beirut for its nightlife. If you have any chance of getting women it is here. I'd say the next best bet is Turkey and Iran (specifically kish island). Then I'd follow that up with the Magreb but they are more like mulattos than actual arabic people. What you will notice is that almost none of the easy middle eastern countries to pull in are actually arab except Lebanon. Turks, Iranians and Magrebis are not really ethnically arabs although the cultures are highly similar.

I wish you good luck in Syria dude, and hope you get some flags there. Perhaps you'll have more luck if you travel off the beaten path, maybe the whole village will be impressed by the foreigner and the girls will all be dtf you in a farmer's field.

I'd recommend you check out Georgia and Armenia, similar look as syrian girls but more dtf from what I hear. Iran is a place where girls are suppose to be virgins when they marry but the most popular medical procedure is hymen reconstruction surgery so you know they are fucking over there.
http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3414708a.html
"Lifetime Abortion Rate In Iran Is Estimated to Be One Per Four Women"

Even at that Beirut is still the king if you wanna get laid in the ME.

Post: #4

Misterstir do you mind if you breakdown about your experience in Magreb? Did the women there had big butts? How easy were they comparing to other countries you have visited? Is it possible to score high numbers there for a guy with top skills (i am talking minimum 3 notches per week)?

What about Beirut? How was your experience there?

I would truly appreciate if you could throw some info on this.

Post: #5

I wish you luck as well dude. I totally agree with Misterstir's post. Turkey and Iran are your next best bets after Beirut. Istanbul is awesome. I tried going to Iran but I couldn't get a visa, but I've known Iranian women in the US and heard stories from friends who've been there, and trust me, it's a great look. If you can manage to get in, by all means.

I get frustrated thinking about Syria's conservatism because the women are genuinely beautiful--many of them can pass for latina (and many people from Syria immigrated to Latin America decades ago, particularly Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela). Even Argentina had a president, yes a president, named Carlos Menem who was the son of Syrian immigrant parents. Below is a pic of a Syrian-American chick I know. That country has been a nexus and transit point between many empires and civilizations, from Rome to the Caucuses. As a result, you get lots of different types of looks in Syria, so I would agree that you might want to check out Georgia and Armenia where there are similarly attractive women in a much more open culture (in fact, there's a significant Armenian minority in Damascus).

Again, good luck nomad.

Post: #6

(01-08-2012 02:45 AM)misterstir Wrote:  ^+1
Arabs from all the conservative countries fly into Beirut for its nightlife. If you have any chance of getting women it is here. I'd say the next best bet is Turkey and Iran (specifically kish island). Then I'd follow that up with the Magreb but they are more like mulattos than actual arabic people. What you will notice is that almost none of the easy middle eastern countries to pull in are actually arab except Lebanon. Turks, Iranians and Magrebis are not really ethnically arabs although the cultures are highly similar.

I wish you good luck in Syria dude, and hope you get some flags there. Perhaps you'll have more luck if you travel off the beaten path, maybe the whole village will be impressed by the foreigner and the girls will all be dtf you in a farmer's field.

I'd recommend you check out Georgia and Armenia, similar look as syrian girls but more dtf from what I hear. Iran is a place where girls are suppose to be virgins when they marry but the most popular medical procedure is hymen reconstruction surgery so you know they are fucking over there.
http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3414708a.html
"Lifetime Abortion Rate In Iran Is Estimated to Be One Per Four Women"

Even at that Beirut is still the king if you wanna get laid in the ME.

Yeah. North African women are attractive. Many of them could pass for latinas. They have naturally curly hair and olive/dark skin. I mentioned this in a previous post some time ago. There's a small niche of them that you'll find in their country living like their counterparts abroad, but if you search around, you can find them. The ones living in the west are open for game. France, UK, Spain, Netherlands, Canada (Montreal), and big American cities like NYC is where you'll find them overseas.

If you want to scoop one from the source, I think the best city is Tangier in Morocco, just a short ferry ride across the strait of Gibraltar from Spain. It's pretty open and wild, and has a huge p4p scene.

Post: #7

Dude I would NOT go to Iran, it's a fundamentalist Islamic country and the government and the police are especially paranoid about westerners. Alcohol is highly illegal, and something as simple as a public display of affection between non-married couples can get you beaten and thrown in prison. Nightlife is non-existent and gaming in my mind would be in insane task, especially if you don't speak Farsi or have close friends and family over there.

Sounds like Beirut and Israel are the best spots in the Middle East if you're looking to get laid.

Post: #8

(01-08-2012 04:12 AM)OGNorCal707 Wrote:  Dude I would NOT go to Iran, it's a fundamentalist Islamic country and the government and the police are especially paranoid about westerners. Alcohol is highly illegal, and something as simple as a public display of affection between non-married couples can get you beaten and thrown in prison. Nightlife is non-existent and gaming in my mind would be in insane task, especially if you don't speak Farsi or have close friends and family over there.

Sounds like Beirut and Israel are the best spots in the Middle East if you're looking to get laid.

OG - I see from your profile that you've been there. How long ago was this? If it was recent, did you bust out a data sheet or could you describe your experience?

I'm a bit surprised, I guess, because I've heard mostly good things about Iran from outsiders. One of my good friends, an Italian dude, had a blast there. I've also heard of black American basketball players who've lived there.

Here is an interview with one former hooper, who speaks quite positively about his experience in the country, despite the interviewer's desperate attempts to steer the conversation towards controversial topics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE7x0B3BxJQ

The only people I've heard say bad things about Iran are actual Iranians who left and Iranian-Americans. They don't hate the country or culture, usually, just mainly the direction of the government and the theocratic rule.

Post: #9

(01-08-2012 01:41 AM)Hencredible Casanova Wrote:  There are beautiful women in Syria, but I'm certain, yes certain, you will NOT get a local flag. They don't even serve alcohol inside establishments there.

Hen,

Not to demean your contribution in any way, you always add to us in amazing ways, but do you know what Naughty Nomad is about? He especializes in "impossible" missions.


I have faith in the Nomad.

Post: #10

@Hencredible, if you want to go to Iran you can go to Kish Island for 14 days without a visa I think you can geta tourist visa for up to 14 days but check with your embassy or whatever.

Actually I'm from the Magreb so I do not find those girls attractive in general unless they are more hot than normal. My friends would routinely point out how hot some girl from one of those countries were and I'd think sliently in disgust of how she resembles my sister or cousin and how thinking of fucking such a girl was like border line incest or at least going to make it hard for me to look my sister in the eye without having dirty thoughts. I know many other men think this way (not attracted to same race/nationality girls unless they are really really hot).

@OGNorth Cal, Yes Iran is a fundamentally islamic society but Kish Island is different, it is basically a giant tourist resort and one does not need a special visa to enter and the cops their know westerners are coming there and that they will get drunk and "act a fool" for lack of a better word. It is fundamentally impossible for Iran to have mass tourism to places like say tehran because of its laws, hence Kish Island is just one big exception. It is no different than those Carribean Island where they'd kill someone for being gay or nudist and lock you up for an ounce of dope but have rural nudist and gay compounds full of foreigners smoking dope that the cops are fully aware of but look the other way. As long as you do not display that in the wrong area the normal laws don't apply to you.

One could game in Iran outside Kish Island. Of course Iran tries to present itself as the islamic vatican but then you read stories like this:

"Tehran's former police chief Reza Zarei attempted suicide in prison yesterday, a month after being arrested for consorting with six naked women in a brothel."
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_p...itute.html

And then you realize this:
"...But there's a loophole in Islamic law called sigheh, or temporary marriage. According to Shiite interpretation, a man and a woman may enter an impermanent partnership with a preset expiration date. There's no legally required minimum duration (a day, a week, anything goes) and no need for official witnesses—unless the woman is a virgin, in which case she needs the consent of her legal guardian. An Iranian who's wary of arrest can simply escort a prostitute to a registry, obtain a temporary contract from a Muslim cleric, and then legally satisfy his sexual needs."

So if one has the time/work, and is able to find any Iranian girl willing to sign up for sigheh or nika mut'ah then it is possible to avoid any of the repercussions of fornication.

So if your not into p4p and can't find a girl (which will be admittingly hard to do unless you go to an official christian or jewish restaurant) then your game will depend on meeting people who will invite you to house parties - which is where all of the iranian action is in anyways and the alcohol and the weed etc.

Some Iranian younger women are rebellious against their government who is in general far less moderate than the average iranian, they often try to push the dress code, and if you see a girl pushing the dress code, thats a major flag that she is somewhat sexually open. I had an Iranian female friend who got several citations for doing so while in Iran and admitted she liked (how do I say this w/o offending) gringo men. and the Gringo factor is HUGE in Iran as their perception of Americans or anyone who looks American is they are just sex drugs and rock and roll or they just get wasted and have lots of fun and sex in public like in the movies. And at the end of the day there is always sigheh.

I'd chalk Iran up as being having lots of rhetoric. With the highest Heroin addiction rate in the world

"Iran has the highest rate of heroin and opium addiction per head of population in the world, according to the UN: one in 17 is a regular user and 20% of the Iranian population aged 15-60 is involved in drug abuse"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/oct...roberttait

Game is bound to work there. The real challenge in Iran is just avoiding/not getting caught by police, which even apparently the police chief is trying to do.

@Pitt, I think your best to direct your question to hencredible, he was checking out girls when he was there. While I've been to the Magreb many times (from there), I do not as a rule of thumb find any of these girls attractive so I'm not looking for pussy when I go there. I'd like to see what hencredible as an outsider whose been there thinks though. Hey Hencredible, what do you for work anyways you've seem to traveled everywhere. In general guys from the Magreb go for Lebanese girls if they can afford to travel there. But if I had to rate. I'd put Morocco 1 or Algeria2 and Libya and Tunisia equally last. Morocco is more liberal, so I'D give the edge to them for someone trying to get girls. Also girls there are just better looking.
Algeria's top model
http://www.modeling.gr/Photos/24661@200x200.jpg
Not hot in my book., but its just my opinion

I did throw info on beirut, in the beirut thread but i might just make a datasheet for it.

Post: #11

Now I am seriously thinking of throwing up an Iran datasheet and scrapping my beirut and romes one for now.

so what kind of girls can you be pulling in Iran, ones like this:

This was my first and only Persian bang in Iran.

This girl was Gilaki = non persian but still iranian and was visiting kish island as a tourist while I was there, I met her at a house party, she is not my finest bang but it was that or the right hand and I didn't go all the way to Iran to use it.

This last slut lived in Iran but was not persian. An half arab (leb) mixed with a several minority group in Iran from the north west that is itself a mixture of polish and azerbajani, Talysh, seljuk and other groups who at one time or another invaded. She was a student and was introduced to me through I guy I met in on the beach (at that time only one co-ed beach existed in Iran and its since closed and was out of my way and I didn't know about it and all beaches are gender segregated now) who looked like he had a bit of swagger going on. I still remember her because we had sex on the building roof late at night (can't bring unmarried girls into your hotel unless you get the nikah but it was night and I was horny and there was no where else to do it and it was pretty much the safest place; and i didn't know you could make your own nikah until after).

I think Iran might be the currently great undiscovered frontier for the following reason:
-Feminism has yet to ruin the country but it is rapidly rising. for now women are all lower value than a man and the gringo factor works in our favour. I suspect in 15 years Iran will be ruined by feminist if they ever get "equality" for the sexes. As it stands now Iranian women are desperate to bang foreign gringos because they see a hypocrisy where Iranian men/ police chief are free to bang 6 prostitutes (see above post) one time and they cannot/are not suppose to lose virginity before marriage. Of course they cannot say anything publicly but there way of "getting back" is screwing foreign men and then getting hymen surgery to look like virgins to an examiner.
-One in four Iranian girls are having abortions and hymen reconstruction surgery is the most popular surgical procedure there, it is their version of the breast implant. As Chris Rock said if there is an abortion march You are finding women who are having unmarried sex, married women would almost never get abortions unless they already had like 5 kids.
-Iranian women would rather bang a stranger with no ties to them so their parents do not find out, and they are more likely to throw up a mega bitch shield to men who are known to them through family/friends to prevent rumours of being easy going home with them.
-Iranian women in America and Canada who I have encountered, especially the ones who grow up here and are influenced by western princess media, often have some of the worst cases of princess syndrome, worst than fat black woman who are convinced they are god gift to man, worst than middle class spoiled white women. The best Iranian girls are the refugee types from Iran who have been kicked out for protesting or human rights types because they have no princess syndrome, problem for me is they are almost always around 28-35, which is too old for me but may work perfectly for other players. Often these girls are HUGELY down to fuck because they haven't got dick in years.
-Gaming in Iran is borderline illegal and so can fucking girls if you don't fill out the paper work or if you do not know what your doing and get caught, there is that added sense of sexy danger. But seriously though, one could in theory just say to a girl before hand if we get caught just say we have a sigheh, but its best to have it in writing, so just have one on you and have the girl and you sign it and then you can take girls back to your hotel or whatever fuck freely. i did not learn that it did not have to come from the government until after.
-And most of all Iran is a beta blocker. Gringos with no game or who are not brave will not go there, so inherently only alpha males go to Iran = All gringos have high value there. You will not find other beta gringos ruining the game for you by buying woman a bunch of shit. Guys who have weak game won't meet women, they can't even use the buy a beer angle because its largely illegal. Guys who follow my datasheet will meet women and will fuck if they are semi alpha or have decent game.
-Tehran has 100,000 prostitutes most prostitutes are run away from Pakistan afghanistan and other neighbouring countries. My bet is that no more than 1/3rd of run aways turn to formal prostitution and that one could then find 200,000 runaways who are just plain easy to fuck but not formally prostitutes (well no more so than the average western woman is anyways) so hence are free but may ask you for taxi money or something of that nature. Qom has more runaways so thats where I'd hedge my bets, followed by Gilan Province.
-Iran has a high rate of drug addiction. 20% are involved in drug addiction. And from my norway experience, I can tell you that girls who have drug addict parents love to drop their panties to prove their self worth and fill that empty hole inside of them
-also do not forget to hit up the armenian spots of town

-Most of all what I love about Iran is the curvy butt women, most seem to have them, and they are unique persian butts with the closest thing being turkish butts (which are a little less nice) but they include having the phatness of a fine booty black woman with the wideness of a fine wide hip latina or white women.

but if America invades Iran which I am certain they will once the next Republican or Obama or Israel decides to bomb then Iran will likely go the way of Iraq and Libya and Afghanistan and become a no game zone unless your in the army. So in short, Iran is a great place to go. Most Westerners can get in on a 14 day visa

Post: #12

(01-08-2012 07:41 AM)Amour Fou Wrote:  

(01-08-2012 01:41 AM)Hencredible Casanova Wrote:  There are beautiful women in Syria, but I'm certain, yes certain, you will NOT get a local flag. They don't even serve alcohol inside establishments there.

Hen,

Not to demean your contribution in any way, you always add to us in amazing ways, but do you know what Naughty Nomad is about? He especializes in "impossible" missions.


I have faith in the Nomad.

Hahahaha. You're totally right. I felt outta place saying I was certain he wouldn't get a flag because I respect his accomplishments 110%. I've learned a lot from his blogs and have been impressed greatly by his work. If he got a Syrian flag, though, I would personally fly to wherever he is and bring a bottle of champagne for him. My certainty about it has nothing to do with him but the Syrian culture, though I could be wrong. I truly wish him the best and respect his work.

Post: #13

You might want to put on some conditions on that Hen:
-no fatties
-no uglies
-no pros or semi pros
-no hairies
-Nomad must take a picture of her naked and post it with the girl holding a sign saying I did naughty nomad at this date, time, place, attached to a newspaper.
LOL, Syria is a tough nut to crack.

Post: #14

(01-08-2012 09:42 AM)misterstir Wrote:  Actually I'm from the Magreb so I do not find those girls attractive in general unless they are more hot than normal. My friends would routinely point out how hot some girl from one of those countries were and I'd think sliently in disgust of how she resembles my sister or cousin and how thinking of fucking such a girl was like border line incest or at least going to make it hard for me to look my sister in the eye without having dirty thoughts. I know many other men think this way (not attracted to same race/nationality girls unless they are really really hot).

I totally know what you mean. Same here. I feel the same way about Ethiopian/Eritrean women (where my family is from), who many men seem to love. It feels like borderline incest to me as well lol, so unless I see one that's super hot, I'm typically not attracted to them.

(01-08-2012 09:42 AM)misterstir Wrote:  One could game in Iran outside Kish Island. Of course Iran tries to present itself as the islamic vatican but then you read stories like this:

"Tehran's former police chief Reza Zarei attempted suicide in prison yesterday, a month after being arrested for consorting with six naked women in a brothel."
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_p...itute.html

Very important point. For all you porn connoisseurs out there, remember "Persian," which refers to Iranian culture, is a major porn category. Many Iranian women abroad date and marry foreigners, some of whom met in Iran, which was much more open and influenced by the west decades ago. There are also many, many secular or non-religious Iranians in Iran. Iranian women in the States are among the prettiest I've ever seen. If I were ever to get married, I would totally wife one up.

(01-08-2012 09:42 AM)misterstir Wrote:  Some Iranian younger women are rebellious against their government who is in general far less moderate than the average iranian, they often try to push the dress code, and if you see a girl pushing the dress code, thats a major flag that she is somewhat sexually open. I had an Iranian female friend who got several citations for doing so while in Iran and admitted she liked (how do I say this w/o offending) gringo men. and the Gringo factor is HUGE in Iran as their perception of Americans or anyone who looks American is they are just sex drugs and rock and roll or they just get wasted and have lots of fun and sex in public like in the movies. And at the end of the day there is always sigheh.

Another truism. Young Iranians are assertive and defiant against the government. Many of them LOVE American culture--that's actually what my Italian friend told me. So many girls there dream about the US. There's also many, many youth organizations, human rights stuff, etc, etc. Young people in Iran are very active.

(01-08-2012 09:42 AM)misterstir Wrote:  @Pitt, I think your best to direct your question to hencredible, he was checking out girls when he was there. While I've been to the Magreb many times (from there), I do not as a rule of thumb find any of these girls attractive so I'm not looking for pussy when I go there. I'd like to see what hencredible as an outsider whose been there thinks though. Hey Hencredible, what do you for work anyways you've seem to traveled everywhere. In general guys from the Magreb go for Lebanese girls if they can afford to travel there. But if I had to rate. I'd put Morocco 1 or Algeria2 and Libya and Tunisia equally last. Morocco is more liberal, so I'D give the edge to them for someone trying to get girls. Also girls there are just better looking.
Algeria's top model
http://www.modeling.gr/Photos/24661@200x200.jpg
Not hot in my book., but its just my opinion

I did throw info on beirut, in the beirut thread but i might just make a datasheet for it.

I mentioned North African women before and have dropped pics of some. I think most guys on here that like the mulatto look will like North African women. I think Morocco is your best bet (search for my data sheet on where to go). Many of them have nice figures, but not always.

Yeah, I've traveled a bit, mostly in between jobs and through freelance consulting work that's given me the ability to work while in other countries. I'm planning to set myself up like that again so that I can do some more long-term traveling as I continue to earn money.

Post: #15

(01-08-2012 03:02 PM)misterstir Wrote:  You might want to put on some conditions on that Hen:
-no fatties
-no uglies
-no pros or semi pros
-no hairies
-Nomad must take a picture of her naked and post it with the girl holding a sign saying I did naughty nomad at this date, time, place, attached to a newspaper.
LOL, Syria is a tough nut to crack.

Hahaha I wanted to actually mention that. A picture with him in it is a must haha. But really, I wouldn't doubt the guy just off his word. He's been to over 70 countries now; he's a true legend. Also, not getting a Syrian doesn't say anything about his game in any way. The coolest dude in the world would probably be shit out of luck there.

Post: #16

O i don't doubt it. Its not a "game" issue, it is everything but i'd imagine hence why I stay far away from it.

Both you and mixx are consultants and a few others, what is it that all you playboys consult on/in anyways... game or technology... management consulting?

Post: #17

Ill take a hot Syrian prostitute on my last day there if I still hadnt got laid. lol

Post: #18

(01-08-2012 03:55 PM)misterstir Wrote:  O i don't doubt it. Its not a "game" issue, it is everything but i'd imagine hence why I stay far away from it.

Both you and mixx are consultants and a few others, what is it that all you playboys consult on/in anyways... game or technology... management consulting?

Not a game issue.

Mostly project management and business development, but I'm also in the process of being tapped by the "big boys" so I prefer to keep those type of details anonymous like this forum.

Consulting is a good industry for those who are highly ambitious and comfortable with independence. You've also got to be methodical and organized and very good at maintaining relationships.

Post: #19

I'm not expecting to get my Syria flag. No way.

...doesn't mean I won't try though. But I'm only there for 3 days.

I'm more likely to hit by a bus me thinks :/

Post: #20

Wow thats Encredible. You sound like a smart guy. I want to be you when I grow up man, no homo. How old are you? 30s, 20s, doesn't have to be exact.

Post: #21

(01-08-2012 04:40 PM)misterstir Wrote:  Wow thats Encredible. You sound like a smart guy. I want to be you when I grow up man, no homo. How old are you? 30s, 20s, doesn't have to be exact.

Thanks man. Appreciate it. I try, but I've still got much farther to go. I haven't hit the big "three-oh" yet

Post: #22

(01-08-2012 04:21 PM)naughtynomad Wrote:  I'm not expecting to get my Syria flag. No way.

...doesn't mean I won't try though. But I'm only there for 3 days.

I'm more likely to hit by a bus me thinks :/

Is there no p4p to hit up? I know prostitution is very common in Iran.

Personally id like to say I fucked a Syrian in Syria even if it was paid ect.

@Hencredible

What is it you do for a living again?

Post: #23

No way your under 25, if you are that'd blow my mind.

Post: #24

You should stay in the old city. I lived in Damascus for 6 months, and there were house parties several times a week. The old city is where the vast majority of Turkish/European foreigners live who are there to study Arabic, and they go out constantly. Try to stay in Bab Touma (the Christian quarter) - write Mohammad here and see if he has anything for a few days:
http://www.ahllan.com/
info@ahllan.com

Everything outside of the old city is MUCH more conservative. Damascenes give the old city a pass because of all the foreigners.

It has been a few years since I've been back so the spots might be different. If you get in touch with Mohammad, just ask him where to go out, and especially if there are any house parties while youre there.. Serai was a good club when I lived there.

Post: #25

Regarding the flag - never say never.