This just in… some super cool packaged tours throughout… you guessed it… The Holy Land. And the holy land to me means… the land of milk and honey and wine, and hummus and hotties! Plus, no one really thinks about it, but, the Israelis were some of the first successful communists in the good sense [...]
Archive for the ‘middle east travel’ Category
10 Feb
Abu Dhabi and The Islands
Picture this: you’re kneeling in the fading twilight with camera in hand, eye-to-eye with an African ostrich. Sound wild? Well, you can make it your reality with Desert Islands Resort & Spa by Anantara’s exclusive Stay and Click photography course,March 18 - 21. Set amid the rugged beauty of the Royal Nature Reserve on Sir Bani Yas Island off the [...]
4 Aug
Discovery Adventures
Armchair travel just got an upgrade! Remember when you saw your first episode of Deadliest Catch and the next time you ate Alaskan King Crab you held up a bright red two-foot long leg and said, “Cheers to the men who bravely risked their lives so that I could enjoy the succulent white tendrils of this [...]
7 Nov
Part III: Palmyra’s Ruins & The Aleppo Underground
Fresh from the press! Part III of Singapore-based Contributor, Hajar Ali’s series on Syria. When I left Damascus for Palmyra, I was told by the helpful doorman that traveling by bus was a comfortable, cheap alternative. I immediately grabbed a ticket. Air-conditioned and, indeed, comfortable, the best part of the trip had to be the [...]
