Middle East
Apamea, Syria: A Forgotten Gem of the Roman World Apamea, Syria: A Forgotten Gem of the Roman World was originally published in 2025 Home to one of the longest colonnaded streets in the Roman Empire and among the largest amphitheaters of antiquity, Apamea has remained largely forgotten, oft overlooked by the scant visitors who do […]
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A Three Day Istanbul Itinerary & Travel Guide A Three Day Istanbul Itinerary & Travel Guide was originally published in 2025 There’s no city quite like Istanbul. I’ve spent a good chunk of time here over the years. On a few extended stopovers and a longer stay in early 2025, I keep finding new reasons
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Crossing the Lebanon–Syria Border at al Masnaa-Jdeidat Yabous Crossing the Lebanon–Syria Border at al Masnaa-Jdeidat Yabous was originally published in 2025 Crossing the main border between Lebanon and Syria at al Masnaa-Jdeidat Yabous is surprisingly straightforward, especially if you go in with the right expectations. Namely, controlled chaos, a handful of checkpoints, and a pinch
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Crossing the Jordan-Syria Border at the Jabar-Nasib Border Crossing Crossing the Jordan-Syria Border at the Jabar-Nasib Border Crossing was originally published in 2025 There’s something equally thrilling and exhausting about a border crossing. It’s a cocktail of anticipation, nerves, mild loathing, and the creeping dread that you might have accidentally packed something suspect you totally
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This post was written in partnership with OceanAir Travels. Taking a Dubai Desert Tour, Everything you need to know Updated May 2025, Taking a Dubai Desert Tour, Everything you need to know was originally published in May 2021 Looking for a quick escape from the glitz of Dubai? I definitely was when I was planning
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Camping Under The Stars In The Yemeni Empty Quarter Updated May 2025, Camping Under The Stars In The Yemeni Empty Quarter was originally written in April 2020 On my return to Yemen, we made the decision to do something a little different, as if traveling in Yemen wasn’t obtuse enough. Rather than take the coastal road
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Kashan Travel Guide + 5 Things To Do In Kashan Updated May 2025, Kashan Travel Guide + 5 Things To Do In Kashan was originally written in April 2020 Kashan was a stop on my Iran itinerary I debated axing. I was needing to pick the pace on my journey toward Tehran and onward to Tabriz and Kandovan to eventually cross the border into
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How to Get an Iran Visa on a US Passport Updated April 2025, How to Get an Iran Visa on a US Passport was originally published in December 2022 Why yes, you can visit Iran as an American. Though it requires you (as well as UK and Canadian passport holders) to jump through a few
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This post was written in partnership with OceanAir Travels Visiting Historic Dubai on a Heritage House Tour Updated April 2025, Visiting Historic Dubai was originally published in May 2021 If you’re wanting to learn more about some of Dubai’s history before its rise to opulent metropolis while getting to experience Emirati cuisine and view its
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Solo Female Travel in Iraqi Kurdistan Updated April 2025, Solo Female Travel in Iraqi Kurdistan was originally written in August 2019 Most of you that read my blog regularly know that I do go to countries solo that most people, in general, wouldn’t visit. In April 2019 I traveled overland from Afghanistan to Iran and finally
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