Middle East
Abu Dhabi, Dec 2022
I have been to Dubai quite a few times but this is my first time visiting Abu Dhabi. I came here mainly to visit the
February 2, 2023
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I have been to Dubai quite a few times but this is my first time visiting Abu Dhabi. I came here mainly to visit the
Another significant discovery in the oasis of AlUla is the city of Dadan, capital of the Dadan and Lihayan Kingdoms. Due to its proximity to
About an hour and half north of AlUla is Al Gharameel, the perfect place to sit in the desert and stargaze. Unfortunately, my visit coincided
Over the milenia, a whole gallery of rocks here in AlUla has been sculpted by wind and water. The most well-known and visited is Elephant
The Old Town of AlUla, also known as deira, was continuously inhabited for the last 7 centuries until only 40 years ago when the Royal
Coming to AlUla, especially Hegra, is like traveling back in time to this once busting and now nearly forgotten Nabatean city where archaeologists are still
After seeing a photograph of the lone monolith that is the Tomb of Lihyan in a travel magazine during the peak of Covid19, I decided
After several years of pandemic hiatus, I am excited to be traveling again and this time to Saudi Arabia where tourist visas were launched for
Today we disembark our cruise and take a short 45-minute flight to Abu Simbel. The flights are quite busy so make sure you book way
This morning we set sail for Aswan which was the southern frontier of ancient Egypt and provided a gateway to Africa. It is here that
We return to our boat and continue our cruise south to Kom Ombo, an agricultural town famous for the unusual double Temple of Kom Ombo.
After two days in Luxor, our boat set sail south for Esna passing the Nile lock before continuing to Edfu which was a flourishing Greek
Since it is low water season of the Nile, we could not sail from Luxor to Qena and instead had to drive about 60km north
The West Bank of Luxor is where the royal tombs and mortuary temples lie. It can get quite hot and crowded in the morning so
Looked out the window this morning from my cabin on board Sun Boat IV and saw many hot air balloons taking off across the Nile
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