A Visit to Sistan and Baluchistan, Eastern Iran By Marziyeh Ebrahimi We visited a forgotten tourist destination in Eastern Part of Iran bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan. Although “Sistan & Baluchistan” provinces receive few tourists, it has so many tourism attractions to offer! It was spring and there was a 20 day holiday for Iranian New […]
St Catherine’s, Sinai: A Day and a Half in the Desert By Hilary Munro “I know this place because I grew up here. As a child I walked free, there are many good places I could take you,” said Musa as he made bread and baked a chicken in the ashes of the fire. Musa […]
Experiencing a Revolution in progress in Morocco By Nick Wharton As we crossed the sea border into Morocco from Spain, we had no idea what to expect. We were looking forward to the medieval medinas, delicious food and unique culture and we were anxious to explore Morocco. This was in 2011 and the North African […]
A Tale of Two Turkish Towns: Side and Kas are a study in contrasts By John Caldwell When you arrive at the outskirts of Side (see – day) on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, you’re greeted by an ancient Roman theater bordered by a magnificent stone gate. Marble statues sit in colonnaded vestibules. Stone arches […]
A glimpse of Oman’s five finest features By Josephine Rose Moon landing Marvelling at the miles of crag and crater, you may wonder where the world has gone when you visit Muscat, Oman. You may for a moment entertain the idea that you have landed on the Moon. But a row of white buildings; low […]
Hitchhiking Through a War Zone A day in Kurdistan By Walker Stephens 12:01 AM: Skinny Dipping in the Tigris River at the base of an 11,000 year old cave citidel. Mesopotamia. Birthplace of agriculture – ancestral mother of all civilization. The river’s current of the fall equinox full moon slips through ancient dreams on the […]
Inside dorit al habash. photos Visitpalestine.org. A Travel Guide to Palestine By Sami Khoury The LanguageThe official language of Palestine is Arabic, but English is widely spoken – especially in the major towns and cities. Hebrew, French, German and Spanish are also spoken by many Palestinians but to a lesser extent. There are more than […]
They Don’t Hate US: Five Good Reasons Why Now is a Great Time to Visit Egypt By Marcus O’Neill Demonstrations. Violence. Military presence. These are the images we see coming out of Egypt these days. Given this situation, why on earth would you want to travel to Egypt right now? Well as someone who has […]
A Winding, Quixotic Journey Down A Turkish River By Kristina Kulyabina Imagine traveling down the Turkish Meander River for 550 km in a one-man canoe. Travel writer Jeremy Seal made this into his reality, which he impeccably captures within his novel Meander: East to West Along a Turkish River. Seal has been researching and writing […]
Oman – A Very Real Arabian Dream By Inka Piegsa-Quischotte What makes us travel to a specific destination? Well, we have seen pictures, read stories, heard people talk about their adventures and experiences. Our curiosity has been aroused and we want to go and see for ourselves. Once we have arrived we can sometimes not […]
Visiting Mecca and Medina for Umrah or Hajj: Traveling for a Muslims’ “Life Dream” Trip Iranian writer Marziyeah Ebrahimi recounts a trip to Mecca and Medina for Umrah — a place where only Muslims are allowed to visit–The holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. Here more than 750,000 people participate in the […]
From China to Istanbul, through Central Asia, Iran and the Caucasus Tearing up the Silk Road is an irreverent travelogue that details a journey along the ancient trade routes from China to Istanbul, through Central Asia, Iran and the Caucasus. As Tom Coote struggles through the often arbitrary borders and bureaucracies of China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, […]
