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Greetings from Yemen & Notes from Oman

June 10, 2008 by DaveLeave a Comment

What a remote, interesting, economically poor (despite sitting on huge undeveloped oil reserves), culturally rich country. We left the Indian influence far behind in Oman in as India's great influence all over this part of the world hasn't quite made it to this part of Northern Yemen. The food here is much better than the food we dis-joyed in Oman. Typical scene - we walk into any one of numerous restaurants - US: "what type of food do you have" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Middle East · Tagged: Africa, Arabic, Australia, Beach, Caves, Coffee, Cruising, Desert, Drinking, England, Europe, Fashion, Fishing, Food and Wine, History, India, Mediterranean, Mountain Climbing, Museum, Music

Traditional things to do in Dubai

May 10, 2008 by LewisLeave a Comment

Is Dubai the new Jerusalem, this millennia’s Babylon, or a middle-eastern Las Vegas? The Emirate city is certainly a new kind of something, that’s for sure. But with the light glinting off the gold cylinders of the Al-Attar tower like it does, it’s hard to think of what exactly. Let’s just say that most of what’s happening here is currently unprecedented, both in terms of scale and – if you consider the devastating combination of sunshine and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Middle East · Tagged: Art, Culture, Dubai, Fishing, Food and Wine, Israel, Museum, Pizza, Resort, Restaurants, Shopping Mall, Taxi, Traffic, Village

Jordan, Oasis of Peace & Beauty

April 28, 2008 by Michael LloydLeave a Comment

From the cloak of Wadi Rum serenity to the nutrient-rich mud from the Dead Sea, Jordan delivers to the heart and soul of travelers. When I traveled there this past spring, I was struck by the misconceptions the West has of the Middle East. Americans, especially, tend to think of it as a menacing place, but nothing is further from the truth, considering that Jordan enjoys a crime rate well below that of Sweden. As soon as I said I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Middle East · Tagged: Africa, Airport, Animal Rescue, Arabic, Art, Canyon, Caves, Culture, Dancing, Desert, Drinking, Egypt, Fashion, History, Jordan, Journey, Los Angeles, Mountain Climbing, Music, Paradise

Dubai – A Piece of The Pie

March 9, 2008 by DaveLeave a Comment

The following is taken from Dave's Journal regarding a long weekend spent in Dubai I took a quick trip up to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates 3 weeks ago in the midst of the annual Shopping Festival. Thirty years ago this was a local regional city. Today its an international nightmare, depending on your perspective. Perhaps it is a city that will cause you to have a strong visceral reaction. Lots of craziness with the terrible traffic, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Middle East · Tagged: Art, Bridges, Dancing, Desert, Dubai, Europe, Festival, Fishing, History, Markets, Resort, Sailing, Sand, Shopping Mall, Ski Trip, Tallest Building, Taxi, Traffic, Wedding

The Fire Temples of Darius

November 1, 2007 by Solomon Rastagar1 Comment

Just down the street from where the Ayatollah Khomeini's simple house stands in a leafy northern suburb of Tehran, someone had scrawled the following on a wall: 'America: there is not a damn thing you can do!' It was spray painted in English. Elsewhere, I spotted large murals depicting skulls on the American flag with the words "Down with the USA!" across it. Also in English. None of this came as a shock to me; in fact I expected to see such … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Middle East · Tagged: Afghanistan, America, Asia, Bus Travel, Desert, Fashion, History, India, Iran, Ski Trip, Volcano

Lawrence of Arabia Came this Way

April 17, 2006 by Habeeb SalloumLeave a Comment

To him, like to a number of other Jordanians to whom I had spoken, Lawrence and his Seven Pillars of Wisdom were still alive. His desert exploits, during the First World War, seemingly had not been erased from their minds. After visiting the fabulous rose-red ruins of Petra, we had picked up Ali on a tourist road, encircling this once lost Nabataean city. It gave us one last fantastic view of the breath-taking mountains cradling the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Middle East · Tagged: Airport, America, Animal Rescue, Bridges, Canada, Canyon, Coffee, Desert, England, Europe, Film, Fishing, Grand Canyon, History, Internet, Iraq, Jordan, Museum, North America, Resort

Where can you find Islands the Shape of Palm Trees?

February 7, 2006 by Solomon RastagarLeave a Comment

All my preconceived notions about the rigid cultural conservativism of countries in the Arab peninsula were thrown out the minute I entered Dubai, a sprawling and mushrooming megalopolis rising up between the fringes of the Arab deserts and the Persian Gulf. Saudi Arabia may still be the country of chokingly strict laws, but Dubai seems to be the total opposite. Actually it is one of two major cities in the United Arab Emirates, a country roughly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Middle East · Tagged: Afghanistan, Africa, Airport, America, Amsterdam, Asia, Australia, Bangladesh, Bicycle, Bus Travel, Culture, Desert, Dubai, Europe, Fashion, Food and Wine, India, Japan, Mediterranean, Mountain Climbing

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