Travel Blogs Middle East

This Summer my girlfriend and I went on a trip to Jordan, in the Middle East. We headed to Amman, the capital city of Jordan and from there we went on several day trips and tours.

One of the day trips that I liked was the one to Jerash, the ancient Roman city which forms one of the most popular tourist attractions in Jordan.

You can either choose to hop on a bus...

Iran is an amazing country and my travel experience there maybe a bit dated today but I still remember the great warmth of the people and the stunning Iranian landscapes.

In October of 2008 me and my girlfriend travelled to Iran where our journey started in Tehran and from there it took us from one cultural surprise to another.

We travelled through the heart of Iran and visited Esfahan where we spend most of our time, Yazd, which lies southeast of Esfahan, Persepolis, Shiraz, the Iranian villages of Abyaneh and Toudeshk.

We just travelled with our Lonely Planet...

Khasab is located in the northern tip of Oman and easily reached also from Dubai as a lot of tourists decided to book tours up to Khasab because of the nice landscape and tranquil atmosphere.

We also stayed in Dubai for a holiday and went to Khasab on a weekend trip which today, compared to many years ago, is rather easy like I sad because of the building of the modern coast road...

From Amman our tour bus drove us to Petra, probably Jordan most popular touristic drawcard as most visitoris come here for the red desert tours to Wadi Rum and

Wadi Rum is also known as the Valley of the Moon and as soon as you start to enter it's territory you'll understand why as it really has something magical about it and you keep wandering how this valley was created and cut...

This summer I've been on a holiday in Jordan by myself. I had always wanted to travel through the Middle East and had heard a lot of positive things about Jordan and places like Amman and Petra in particular.

After some visits at my local travel agency I had read some of the travel package deals and decided to book a bus round trip through Jordan starting in Amman.

Amman is one of the many popular places to visit in Jordan as it's home to several ancient Roman sites that can be visited while in Amman.

Amman is also the capital city of Jordan and therefor the...