Be where you are, when you are.
On a day trip from Dubai, I managed to fit in a visit to the capital of the UAE where I discovered what is perhaps the most impressive building I’ve ever seen in person – The Sheikh al Zayed Grand Mosque. The largest mosque in the country, it’s incredibly ornate and beautiful with its pure
I can honestly say I’ve NEVER seen anything like Dubai before. It’s like a brand new futuristic metropolis being built in real time. Huge skyscrapers being tossed up all over the place, even now. It’s sleek, clean, wealthy and super modern with incredibly sexy new buildings. I stayed at the Taj Dubai hotel and think
The next day, after exploring Amman and Jerash, my guide drove me all the way from Amman to Petra so that I could mark off a significant wish list item for me, to see the ancient city of Petra in the south Jordanian desert. The journey was quite long (four hours or so) but I
On this leg of my larger Middle East trip, I had a fun day exploring the Citadel in Amman and then the Jerash Ruins North of the city on my visit to Jordan. The citadel in Amman is a stunning site of ancient ruins in itself but the sweeping views of mountainous Amman are breathtaking. The scope
Back in December, as part of my larger Middle East trip, I decided to take a long (1O hour) layover in Doha, Qatar to take advantage of a free city tour offered by Qatar Airways before continuing on to Jordan and the UAE. I was thoroughly amazed at this unique and incredible city! Growing leaps
