Like all gulf countries they have oil here in Bahrain, although Bahrain and in particular the capital Manama has managed to hold onto some of the historic parts without feeling to need to build the tallest skyscraper in the world.…
Can’t Walk in Kuwait
Kuwait! Did you just say you are going to Kuwait? People have strong reactions to coming here and very few understand why I did come here. I want to learn what the place is like now. I have memories of…
Casablanca the City
I’m now in Casablanca. I’ve never seen the movie, so have no idea of whether the movie actually has something to do with Casablanca or not. I also doubt I’ll ever watch it, although its probably above Titanic and Sound…
Crusade to the Dead Sea
Claire and I mounted our trusty steed, a Kia Picanto and drove off out of town, without going the wrong way down a one way street like the locals do. We gave it some more fuel as the fear of…
Perfect day in Petra
We arose early this morning to beat the tour buses (despite there being a lack of them lately). We walked in through the Siq and paused to admire the Treasury again. We then decided to head for the hills as…
A sneak peak of Petra
So I was woken up when Claire stumbled into my room after her flight arrived at 2am or something. Surprisingly she was awake at 8:30 and ready to check out the mozaic map of the known middle east world from…
Madaba and Mosaics
I left Dubai bright and early this morning. It was still bloody hot outside at 5am. The taxi ride seemed quick and next thing I realise i was checked in and through immigration before 5:25. It took me longer to…
Double Dubai
After such a long an exhausting day yesterday and with the thermometer tipped to nudge 40C I planned a cooler start to the day by a trip to another friggin’ mall. To be honest, the only reason I was going…
A Day in Dubai
Well, that was a long and tiring day. My flight left Melbourne at a tad after 11pm on Friday. About 14 hours later I arrive in Dubai at just after 7am, with very little sleep. No matter what I did…