Magical, instagramable and sustainable… Fall under the spell of Discovery Bedu. Wadi Rum's unique mixture of red and white rock is incredibly photogenic. Lawrence, of Arabia fame wrote extensively of how the region captivated him. The film The Martian…
Cruising down the Nile had long been a fantasy of mine; I’ve read a lot to Agatha Christie novels over the years; she made it seem so glamourous. The people at Oberoi must have read them too. In 2016 they…
Small, inconspicuous Ponza; my perfect island escape Ok, so not exactly undiscovered. Romans have been coming here for centuries. But it is way less crowded than nearby Capri and Ischia. And way cheaper. The shopping is not as posh; the…
The new kid on the block, the Hilton Dead Sea Resort only joined the string of resorts which line the beach in March 2017. I am not a resort person, but the Hilton does a good job of taking the…
If Baalbek isn’t on your bucket list, it should be. This site has been wowing tourists, pilgrims and explorers for thousands of years. What one sees today is largely Roman. But the area has been inhabited since about 9000 BC.…
Petra is on everyone’s bucket list for a reason. No matter how many times you have seen the Treasury, Petra’s most famous image, in movies or guide books, nothing prepares you for the first breathtaking moment you lay eyes on the…
