Travel Blogs Middle East

Petra is one of the most important cities of Jordan and a major drawcard for tourists visiting the country. On our holiday to Jordan last last November me, my wife, and two kids went to visit the ruins of Petra.

We wanted to do a tour to the famous Great Temple of Petra, also known as the Petra monastery or Petra treasury, and came accross a horse riding tour we fell in love with straightaway.

The horse ride was so enchanting it's hard to describe it by words.

The scenery of this city carved out of the red rocks is so mystic and crossing red valleys and passing...

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Last October I spend two months backpacking through Syria and had a great travel experience. It was my first time in the Middle East and I found it so different from any other destination I had travelled to.

Syria is a beautiful country with the capital city of Damascus being a very popular place with tourists for its many attractions and things to see.

Just make sure you get your hands on any Damascus Tourist Guide, often available at the airport but I had mine already before departure.

Most guides offer all sorts of handy information like where to find the...

For my work as an engineer I made a trip to Qatar which is one of the booming states of the Middle East and at least in the top 10 of most richest countries in the world.

Besides the things I had to do for work luckily I also had the opportunity to see something of Doha, the capital city of Qatar.

There are many things to do and see in Qatar and besides the top 10 reasons to stay in your ultra luxurious resort, as there are so many and good chances are yours comes with a gigantic pools and great indoor activities, there are also a lot of nice sites in and around Doha.

At...

In April I went to Israel on a holiday with my husband to visit Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, two of the most visited places in Israel which show an interesting contrast between historical sites and modern constructions.

We stayed one week in Tel Aviv and another 7 days in Jerusalem where we visited some of Israel's most precious heritage sites.

Jerusalem is a beautiful...