Nizwa Market, Oman The city government refurbished Nizwa Market a few years ago. For travelers, new market is code for “less interesting”. When we travel, we’re looking for the gritty and the authentic. But sometimes, the authentic happens to be new. Even in a foreign country like Oman. As travelers, we have to accept that. We can’t expect …
What It’s Like In: Hurghada, Egypt Of all the tourism hotspots in Egypt that are suffering from greatly reduced tourist numbers since the start of the Arab Spring, it’s the lack of travelers in the Red Sea beach towns like Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh that is perhaps the most puzzling. Far removed from the …
Your Guide to Emirati Food in Dubai As a world’s worth of expats can happily attest, almost any cuisine under the sun can be found in the United Arab Emirates. The one thing most tourist won’t stumble across while roaming the skyscraper-studded streets of Dubai, and indeed many expats as well rarely seem to encounter, …
Omani Sword Fight in Al Hamra Oman is a land of ancient traditions. Though modernity has come to much of the country, there are still those who live much like the generations that came before. Once such place where the old customs die hard is Al Hamra. Al Hamra is a 400-year-old town in …
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Photo of the Week: The Pyramids at Giza The Pyramids of Giza are One Of Those Places. Everybody knows them, recognizes them, and all but the most jaded of anti-tourism travelers is sure to visit them given the opportunity. For many, the experience of visiting the Giza Pyramids will be one of equal parts marveling …
What its Like in Dubai Dubai is many things to many people. To an American Business Executive, this glittering city might seem like more of a fun-filled playground than to the South Asian temporary worker who built his building or the SouthEast Asian maid that cleans his apartment. Now that all those stereotypes are out …
Bilad Sayt is considered to be Oman’s most picturesque mountain village. Dramatic, craggy mountains rise up behind the small village as multi-shade cultivated terraces spread out below. The spectacular location, not surprisingly, requires a 4×4 to arrive. Negotiating the unfinished gravel roads with steep drop offs is not for the faint of heart. The panoramic …
Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Though a bit lighter on the big-name tourist sites than the neighboring Emirate of Dubai, national capital Abu Dhabi is by far the richest and most politically powerful of the seven Emirates. Though the city center is a bit understated compared to that of Dubai, one of the places …
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How To Save Money in Dubai Dubai is a popular destination for tourists, with the world’s tallest building and the Middle East’s biggest airport, and even the very name evokes the image of gold-plated luxury and oil-money excess. Budget travelers need not be scared, though, and with just a bit of care towards spending …
Tel Aviv tries to be a European city so much that it has achieved at least one commonality: expense. Israel is, on average, a pretty expensive country, and Tel Aviv, its de facto capital, is no different. It’s not too different from the Arab Middle East, but coming from eastern Europe or Asia will likely cause financial …
