Egypt
Luxor: Karnak Temple Dec 2018
Any trip to Egypt must include a Nile Cruise. It is the most comfortable and enjoyable way to visit some of the historical sites along
January 14, 2019
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Any trip to Egypt must include a Nile Cruise. It is the most comfortable and enjoyable way to visit some of the historical sites along
From Sakkara we continued to the Pyramids of Giza. Built by the Egyptian pharaohs of the 4th Dynasty (2600-2500 BC), the Pyramids of Giza, have
Sakkara or Saqqara served as the necropolis of the ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis, and is located 30 km south of Cairo. It is not as
Cairo, the capital of Egypt, is one of those buzzing and chaotic cities that you love and hate at the same time. The noise, pollution,
About an hour north of Beirut is Byblos. Byblos is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, believed to have been first
En route to Byblos, we made a stop at Jeita Grotto, one of the longest cave systems in the Middle East, spanning almost 9km in
The ancient ruins I have visited in the past were normally of Greek and Roman origin. Rarely have I come across an Islamic one. Not
Baalbek is an ancient Phoenician city about 2 hours northeast of Beirut in the Beqaa Valley. It was a religious center attracting thousands of pilgrims
This year, my summer holiday starts in Beirut, Lebanon, which used to be regarded “The Paris of the Middle East”. Being one of the oldest
We made a pit stop in Doha, Qatar on our way back from Africa. Qatar Airways has very good connections from Asia to the different
Today we left Isfahan to begin our drive to Kashan. On the way we stopped in Abyaneh Historical Village, one of the oldest villages in
Isfahan, is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Iran and was once one of the largest cities in the world. It is a
We depart Shiraz and head north towards Yazd with a stop in Pasargadae. Pasargadae was the first dynastic capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus
Persepolis, about an hour’s drive from Shiraz, literally means Persian city and was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BC). The ruins of
A short flight from Tehran is the city of Shiraz in the southwest part of Iran. Shiraz is one of the oldest cities of ancient
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