If there was any advice about Bahrain I got, it was the same one from everyone: “a day is the right amount of time.” Yup. A day was plenty. It’s a small country, and it also didn’t have anything that jumped out at me as overwhelmingly unique that needed more time to investigate. It’s another…
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I will admit that I was shocked several times in Kuwait. I hadn’t really known what to expect, but I didn’t expect much of what I got. Before the trip, I knew Kuwait from the Gulf War of the 90s, it has a bunch of oil, falls into the “we are rich so all the…
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Ever been to a place that you thought would be “meh” but was “amazing”? That’s Baku. I really need to get back here and see more. I thought it wasn’t going to be very interesting and was only there 2 days. That wasn’t enough. The architects for Baku are clearly going to the same schools…
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I flew from Jeddah via Muscat (the capital) to Salalah, Oman on Oman Air. The airport shuttle bus from the terminal out to the plane was the most comfortable, luxurious airport shuttle I’ve ever seen. Look at these seats! My transit in Muscat was horrific. I’ve lost some weight in my face since my passport…
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The war in Yemen has affected nearly the entire country. Nearly. This small corner of southeast Yemen, near the sea and the border with Oman, is unaffected. This has become the most accessible part for people who want to visit Yemen without running through a war zone. It’s also sprouted a business for some local…
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