I flew Qatar Airways for the first time last year to speak at a Malaysian
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Discovering Jeddah’s old town
Historically rich and ethnically diverse, Jeddah is a city of contrasts. Centuries old building made of
Smooching a Penguin in Dubai
When I was preparing for my trip to Dubai, I told my favorite three-year old
Beat the Heat in a Wadi
The Sultanate of Oman has a lovely coast line, with beaches and diving and all
Not sure about that smell….
I do not know if the world needs a “Scent of Departure,” but just in
The Souks of Oman
I’m not really a souk person, in the core of my soul. I don’t
Two Sides of Holy on the Jordan...
By the time our group hit the Jordan River, I felt more heretical than holy.
A bird’s eye view along the Suez...
It might not be as old as the pyramids, but the Suez Canal is just
Carnival of Cities for 14 July 2011
Welcome to the Carnival of Cities blog carnival, where we tour the world in a single post,
Witnessing the Revolution in Egypt
By Jessica Lee As the revolution unfolds in Egypt, a guidebook writer normally based in
