TRAVELLING 30 HOURS FROM SYRIA TO CANADA

2025-11-07 · YouTube · Foodie Beauty · 11 min

A travel vlog documenting a roughly 30–31 hour journey leaving Syria, with goodbye scenes and home-cooking, the flight to Doha with an in-flight meal, a long layover spent in the Doha/platinum lounge (buffet, cappuccino, desserts), and the subsequent flight toward Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport. Chantal shows family goodbyes, pets (Julia and Sasa), homemade Syrian foods (stuffed bread/fatah, homemade pizzas, grape leaves, semolina dessert), lounge meals and amenities, and brief in-flight views arriving into Canada.

Video guide

  1. 0:09 — Intro: travel day plan and duration
  2. 1:54 — Goodbyes and final night in Syria (family, pets, olive tree)
  3. 2:47 — Preparing Syrian foods (fatire, grape leaves, semolina dessert)
  4. 6:13 — Drive to Damascus airport and departure
  5. 8:49 — Onboard flight and in-flight meal
  6. 9:15 — Long layover at Doha platinum lounge (buffet, coffee, amenities)
  7. 11:12 — Waiting for flight to Montreal and arrival views

People, places, food, and other named details

  • Pet — Julia: Pet shown and petted in final night footage (plays on olive tree).
  • Pet — Sasa: Pet said to be with family; a farewell is shown.
  • Food — fatire / stuffed pita (Syrian version of fatah): Traditional bread stuffed with spinach and other ingredients, brushed with olive oil.
  • Food — homemade pizzas: Pizzas made in family's dough oven.
  • Food — grape leaves (dolma): Grape leaves being prepared and filled with a rice/onion/garlic/parsley/tomato/spice mixture.
  • Food — semolina cream dessert (semolina, milk, honey, pistachio): Dessert made from semolina, cream, milk, honey and pistachio served at final night.
  • Food — airline meal (bread roll, juice, water, creamy spinach polenta, vegetables, couscous salad, rice pudding): Meal served on flight departing Syria.
  • Food — Doha lounge buffet items (cream of chicken soup, biryani, stuffed cheesy chicken, penne alfredo, canapés, mini blueberry: Multiple lounge dishes shown and tasted during long Doha layover, plus cappuccino and desserts.
  • Cuisine — Syrian: Traditional Syrian home cooking and hospitality are featured throughout the pre-departure footage.

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