Travel The Middle East

TweetMosques in the Middle East never cease to fascinate me. While I am a Christian myself, there is always certain aura about any religious site that gets me down to the bone. The energy is almost inappropriately seductive. Their architecture is simply a feast to the eyes. While cathedrals have their own charm, mosques in [...]

TweetI’ve been obsessed with Ancient Egypt since elementary school. In fact, Arabic studies was my excuse to go live in Egypt for a year and finally wander through the myriad of Pharaonic temples I’ve dreamed about for more than two decades. Granted, I fell in love with the language later on, but that’s not the [...]

TweetReady to play photo guess again, in anticipation of tomorow’s Travel Tuesday feature!? Guess, which Egyptian temple am I looking at? Were you right? Click here for the answer!

Tweet[For part one, click here] Ahlan asjabi, hello my friends! This week, for a second time, I will feature some of the best beaches in the Middle East. My goal? To uncover some hidden gems of the region. Enjoy (and click on any photo to enlarge)! Some of the clearest, most azure waters in the [...]

TweetSheikh Zayed Mosque is the third largest, and arguably one of the most beautiful mosques in the world. Not only is Sheikh Zayed Abu Dhabi’s greatest worship place, but it is also considered the UAE’s grand mosque. It is estimated that as many as 40,000 people kneel on its luxurious carpets toward Mecca during Eid, Muslim holidays & festivals [...]

TweetTonight we’ll play a little game, in anticipation of the Travel Tuesday feature tomorrow: Guess, which Middle Eastern attraction am I? Times up! Click here for the answer

TweetThis post about Couchsurfing in Haifa is a perfect example of the kindness I often encounter when traveling the Middle East. Perhaps surprisingly to the typical citizen of the West, but all I have to tell you is that the media has one side and it is usually the wrong one! Share your travel tale [...]

TweetTonight I have a little game for you, in anticipation of the Travel Tuesday feature I got for you tomorrow: Guess, which Middle Eastern city am I in? Tell me on a comment below! [click photo to enlarge] Time’s up! Click here to get the answer!

TweetIt is Beach Thursday and this week I will feature some of the best beaches in the Middle East and Africa. There is no debate that some of the clearest, most azure waters in the world are found in the coasts of the Red Sea, Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean. While this is a “Travel [...]

TweetThought the first and only pyramids in Egypt were those in Giza? Think again! In Dashur, located about 40 km south of Cairo, lie several pyramids, two of which are among the oldest not only in Egypt, but the world. In fact, in Dashur lies the first smooth-sided pyramid in the world! To me, Dashur [...]