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Tales from the Desert Kuwait

December 1, 2011 by DaveLeave a Comment

Staring out at the blackened waters of the Persian Gulf from high atop our hotel room near old town Kuwait City. The sun has obviously set and we are free to go out on the streets and eat food. 8 more days of Ramadan await us and our daylight appetites. Upon flying in our flight attendant enthusiastically made an announcement, "If you would like to see a spectacular view of desert sand, please pull down your window shades". Based on her tone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Middle East · Tagged: America, Arabic, Art, Asia, Beach, Desert, Dessert, Drinking, Food and Wine, India, Iraq, Jet lag, Kuwait, Palm Trees, Philippines, Sand, Shopping Mall, Traffic, Visa

Universal Studios Holiday Walk

November 29, 2011 by DaveLeave a Comment

The U.S. Marine Corps., Santa Claus and the 80th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade Help "5 Towers" on CityWalk Ring in the Holiday Season with Hundreds of Thousands of Glistening Lights and a Gigantic Christmas Tree to Benefit -Toys for Tots The U.S. Marine Corps., joined by Santa Claus in conjunction with the Hollywood Christmas Parade , helped "5 Towers" on Universal CityWalk celebrate the festive holiday season as the new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: Christmas, Holiday Season, Hollywood, Iraq, Music, Universal Studios, Walking tour

Robert Young Pelton: Author, Filmmaker, Journalist, Adventurer

August 22, 2011 by Dave1 Comment

We recently had a chance to ask Robert about his travels, current projects, his life spent traveling to "dangerous places" and the unique perspectives he has gained from his years on the road.   Q. When did you get hooked on traveling? Was it a particular trip or event? I lived in a car when I was 16 and picked fruit for a living. A year later I bought a $150 ocean liner ticket from New York to Southampton on the SS Canberra and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews · Tagged: Afghanistan, Airport, Australia, Burma, Europe, History, Internet, Iraq, Korea, Los Angeles, New York City

Tongue-Tied

June 28, 2011 by Kelly Hayes RaittLeave a Comment

The one I want to wrap in my arms and bring home is Nebras. I didn't even know her name when I return to Iraq, shortly after the assault on Baghdad. I am armed only with a photo of a beggar touching her nose with her tongue. I had met her a few months before, when I'd traveled to Iraq with a women's delegation, just five weeks before the U.S. bombings and invasion. Unfazed by impending disaster, the little girl, old enough to be in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: America, Bridges, Food and Wine, Ice Cream, Iraq, Mosque, Shopping Mall, Traffic, Travel Writing Contest

Still Alive

May 18, 2011 by Kelly Hayes RaittLeave a Comment

I'm learning to read his jaw. Sometimes I lose the language in his translations, but his jaw telegraphs the unspeakable. But, tonight, I can't see it. We're facing each other, squaring off in the shadows over outdoor vanilla sundaes laced with crisp kiwis and strawberries, arguing about whether I should accompany him to pick up his food rations from the United Nations. The UN had suspended food giveaways, and he finally has an appointment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Animal Rescue, Arabic, Border Crossing, Bus Travel, Christmas, Coffee, Culture, Drinking, Fashion, Flowers, Food and Wine, Garden, Ice Cream, Interview, Iraq, Jordan, Olives, Pizza, Restaurants, Taxi

Lee Abbamonte: Global Super Traveler

April 20, 2011 by DaveLeave a Comment

Lee Abbamonte is on a global quest to visit all of the world's countries and furthermore complete this task before the age of 37 years, 9 months, 17 days. In doing so, Lee would be the youngest person on the planet to have visited all the countries in the world. We recently had a chance to ask him about his globe trotting exploits as well as his unique advice.   Q. You are quickly becoming one of the world's most traveled individuals, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews · Tagged: Afghanistan, America, Angola, Asia, Britain, Canada, England, Europe, Food and Wine, France, Interview, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Korea, Mexico, New York City, Passport, Restaurants, South America

Tony Wheeler: Founder of Lonely Planet

December 2, 2010 by DaveLeave a Comment

Recently we had the opportunity to sit down with Tony Wheeler, the founder of Lonely Planet, in San Francisco. He was on a whirlwind tour in the United States promoting his new book, Bad Lands: A Tourist on the Axis of Evil. We spent about an hour in the interview. Immediately following his book promotion tour he was off to attempt a climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa 5,895 meters (19,340 feet). We asked him a series of questions - this is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews · Tagged: Afghanistan, Africa, America, Animal Rescue, Bahamas, Burma, China, Cuba, Drinking, Farming, Fashion, Film, History, India, Interview, Iran, Iraq, Korea, Mountain Climbing, Museum

Bad Lands

January 5, 2010 by DaveLeave a Comment

Bad Lands by Tony Wheeler Join Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler as he explores some of the "badlands" in the world. He visited the following nine countries because of their human-rights abuses: Afghanistan, Albania, Burma, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, and Saudi Arabia. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International Books · Tagged: Afghanistan, Burma, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Korea

Iran; the most misunderstood country of the world!

January 2, 2009 by Kourosh ZiabariLeave a Comment

Over the years when talking to a foreign tourist who has come to my motherland for the very first time I've gotten used to hearing expressions such as "wow! I see you have restaurants in Iran!", or "Believe me Iran was not what I'd thought", "I never thought you had such a beautiful country" and so on. For the global public opinions and the mass majority who do not have any particular way of knowing a distant land rather than relying on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Middle East · Tagged: Afghanistan, Airport, Architecture, Art, Culinary travel, Culture, Egypt, History, Ice Cream, India, Interview, Iran, Iraq, Lifestyle, Mosque, Music, New Zealand, Restaurants, Shopping Mall, Walking tour

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

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