For a taste of what Dubai entirely used to be during your travels here, visiting the city on both sides of the Dubai Creek is a must. Take an abra, a traditional wooden boat.
Whether you want to visit the city’s souqs, the bombastic Dubai malls or the city’s various business or style hubs, a ride on the Dubai Metro is a must.
During our day trip to Musandam, Oman, I caught this sunrise as we drove through Sharjah. The desert haze and lone palm tree sum up this trip to the Middle East: warmth, an uncertain future, sublime beauty and promise.
One of the most beautiful sights in Oman’s Masandam Peninsula is Khor Najd, a 30 minute drive from Khasab.
Whether you watch a camel race in Dubai or watch them practice in the Al Sawan area of Ras al-Khaimah (RAK), robot jockeys decked out in their various colors and garb lead to an even more enjoyable morning at the races.
Wander through Tunisia, Egypt, Andalusia, India, Persia and China, while mingling at fashion and food bazaars including H&M, The Gap, Nike and Starbucks. Ibn Battuta Mall blows away Epcot Center.
At 126 Mansion, Hyunchung Lee, her two sisters and mother have redefined what it means to be a hotel guest in Korea. The bed and breakfast is my Korean home away from home.
Istanbul’s bazaars offer endless halls and corners offering everything from the cheapest knickknacks to the most fragrant spices sourced from Turkey and beyond.
Merry Christmas! The most fabulous way to spend a Christmas in Antigua, Guatemala: join and follow one of the several processions that mark December 25th.
The star of Bulgarian cuisine is ice cream, often made of local organic milk and the country’s outstanding produce. It’s just one reason why a Balkans visit is sweet.
Morro de São Paulo offers visitors to Brazil’s Bahia plenty of quiet and little transport options other than wheelbarrows and an occasional tractor.
Discover one of Bosnia Herzegovina’s less acclaimed treasures: a canyon carved out of the River Bijela, a gem which is not so easy to find as you need to embark on a real “journey to the center of the earth” to see it. In the footsteps of Jules Verne.