Located deep within an enchanting dune landscape in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, just an hour outside of the bustling city of Dubai, you’ll find the quiet desert escape of Al Maha Resort & Spa. You’ll drive through miles of nothing but sand dunes as…
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IS SOLO FEMALE TRAVEL SAFE IN CAIRO?
It was the early 1990’s, a magazine cover with The Great Sphinx was resting on a table. The photograph carried me away into the mystery of ancient Egypt. Closing my eyes, I could see humans gazing at the sunset while…
9 TIPS FOR VISITING THE SHEIKH ZAYED MOSQUE IN ABU DHABI
If you find yourself in the United Arab Emirates then a visit to Abu Dhabi’s Grand Mosque – Sheikh Zayed is a must because it’s certainly the Grandest Mosque I’ve ever seen and to be honest it’s worth planning a…
10 THINGS I LEARNED FROM BEING AN EXPAT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
After graduating from college, I spent 8 months living in Doha, Qatar – a very small country, yet one of the richest in the world. Doha is very close to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, to put it in perspective. I…