Middle East

Bahrain

Bahrain and its Mysterious Dilmun Civilization Forts Dating Back Thousands of Years

Iraq

Christmas in the Kurdish North, Staying with the Marsh Arabs in the Confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and Exploring the Ancient Sites of Central Iraq with My Iraqi Friend Bahaa

Israel & Palestine

Visiting One of the Most Magical and Conflicted Cities on Earth-Jerusalem

Jordan

Petra, Haunted Desert Castles and the Desert of Lawrence Arabia and the Beduin-Wadi Rum

Kuwait

Putting a Face to the Country that I Watched Being Torn Apart by Invading Iraqi Tanks on CNN When I was a Kid

Lebanon

Visiting Hezbollah Mosques and Roman Ruins in the Baaka Valley While Being Shown Around this Amazing Country by the Lebanese Family of a Good Friend

Oman

Road Trip to Oman to Caves Haunted by Genies, Camping in Empty Deserts/Arabian Sea and Turquoise Green Wadis

Qatar

Jet Skiing Out to a Desert Island in 110 Degrees Heat for the Best View of the Doha Skyline

Saudi Arabia

Entering the Kingdom as One of the First Foreigners to be Issued a Tourist Visa to Explore Desert Caves Only Known to Local Bedouin  

 

Syria

Seeing Syria-One of the Least Visited but Most Rewarding Places on Earth Before the War

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates-Wave Surfing in the Desert, Snow Skiing in Shopping Malls and Infinity Pools on Top of a 75 Story Building……………

Yemen

One of the Most Interesting Countries I have Visited-Island Paradise of Socotra, Ancient Capitol of Sanaa, Mountain Top Villages of the Haraz Mountains and the Empty Quarter Deserts of Marib