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At first, I thought it worth hiring a guide for a whole day. Nevertheless, I realized that I can find all information about the country I want to go to in guidebooks or Internet, you see, there is as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. Now I think on the dilemma whether it is worth paying for a guide. Let's say I travel to Damascus, I think it's worth taking a personal guide, because the…