Trip: Middle East '24
There are [17] stories from my trip: Middle East '24
THAILAND | Tuesday, 5 Nov 2024 | Views [152]

Chiang Mai is truly one of my happy places; it's easily up there with Norfolk Island and Queenstown among places where I love and feel so happy and comfortable. After a tough slog in Southern Africa or gallivanting the Middle East, Chiang Mai, with its ... Read more >
OMAN | Saturday, 2 Nov 2024 | Photo Gallery
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KUWAIT | Thursday, 31 Oct 2024 | Views [214]

If something scary is gonna happen, it's bound to happen on Halloween, eh? What happened this evening had nothing to do with ghosts, goblins, or vampires, and I didn't dress up. It's rare that I have truly scary moments whilst travelling; being robbed ... Read more >
BAHRAIN | Tuesday, 29 Oct 2024 | Photo Gallery
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BAHRAIN | Tuesday, 29 Oct 2024 | Views [116]

Get it? Bah-Rain! There are no sheep and no storms here. It's perhaps the only country with "rain" in its name yet there's very little rain in this tiny oil-rich Gulf country. Most of these countries seem like they have more oil than water. For the past ... Read more >
SAUDI ARABIA | Monday, 28 Oct 2024 | Photo Gallery
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SAUDI ARABIA | Saturday, 26 Oct 2024 | Photo Gallery
At a mile above sea level, it rains and can be chilly. An antithesis of Saudi Arabia
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SAUDI ARABIA | Wednesday, 23 Oct 2024 | Photo Gallery
One of the Two Holy Mosques
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SAUDI ARABIA | Tuesday, 22 Oct 2024 | Views [488]

Jordan has Petra, Croatia has Dubrovnik, and Japan has Kyoto. In its fledging tourism industry, Saudi Arabia has Al-Ula (sometimes spelt AlUla, which is the spelling I prefer because that makes it a perfect palindrome), which is the gateway to Mada'in ... Read more >
SAUDI ARABIA | Monday, 21 Oct 2024 | Photo Gallery
Home of the Nabatean civilisation
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SAUDI ARABIA | Thursday, 17 Oct 2024 | Views [106]

Oh, how I wish I could soar like an Arabian falcon over what I saw today. How is it that I can be 40 years old and have 20 years of travel experience under my belt and still manage to find places that make my jaw drop in awe? The number of places is ... Read more >
SAUDI ARABIA | Thursday, 17 Oct 2024 | Photo Gallery
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SAUDI ARABIA | Tuesday, 15 Oct 2024 | Views [183]

Riyadh may be the only city in the world where I can't simply rely on a combination of public transport, a bicycle, and my own two feet. The capital of the Kingdom (KSA) sprawls for many kilometres across the desert and is a car-oriented city. This morning ... Read more >
SAUDI ARABIA | Monday, 14 Oct 2024 | Views [220]

My trip to Iran, which I'd been looking forward to for most of the year, was cancelled only the night before leaving! I even checked in online for my flight only to receive a message telling me that my flight to Tehran with Kuwait Airways had been cancelled.... Read more >
SAUDI ARABIA | Sunday, 13 Oct 2024 | Photo Gallery
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KUWAIT | Thursday, 10 Oct 2024 | Views [232]

Numerous travellers before me have described Kuwait as being about the most boring place they've ever travelled to. Would it be? I just had to find out for myself. Only yesterday did my planned CouchSurfing host, Mohammed, cancel on me due to a family ... Read more >
KUWAIT | Wednesday, 9 Oct 2024 | Photo Gallery
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