On October 3rd, 2021, I walked through the doors of Dublin airport for the first time in nineteen months. The sun was shining through the...

"Wild" camping is camping outside of a traditional managed camping site. It is allowed across much of Europe, especially near scenic...

"A family with dates will never be hungry." If you want to taste some of the most delicious Arabic dates in the Middle East region, then...

“Calligraphy is an art form that uses ink and a brush to express the very souls of words on paper.” When I was a kid, having nice...

The location is Jax Yard, a Ministry of Culture project in the making. It is not hard to see what this area could be like in the near...

July 2021: It is pretty hot here in Riyadh now, but if you check the weather reports, you will see that some parts of America are just as...

"What makes you different makes you beautiful". For my June birthday this year, instead of flying out to celebrate with family and...

Bahrain is a Kingdom nation that sits at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. It is an archipelago consisting of 51...

“Only in the darkness can you see the stars” Martin Luther King Jr. The location of this overnight desert trip is west of the village of...

The first golf in Saudi was played on 'greens' resourcefully fashioned out of stretches of sand primed with oil by some of the ex-pats...

“The number one rule of thieves is, nothing is too small to steal" I bet you are thinking, this is a funny travel subject to write about?...

'The Iris takes its name from the Greek word for rainbow; it was also the name for a beautiful young Greek goddess who legend explains...

“I've been & am absurdly over-estimated. There are no supermen & I'm quite ordinary, & will say so whatever the artistic results. In that...

Jan 27, 2021 "I thought 2020 would be the year I got everything I wanted. Now I know 2020, was the year I appreciated everything I have"...

December 2020: In early March this year, international travel to Saudi Arabia came to an abrupt halt, thanks to the dreaded Covid-19. ...

A women's beauty isn't seen; it is discovered." November 2020: Abha is an important and exciting tourist city in Saudi Arabia, which just...

“A winner is a dreamer who never gives up” Nelson Mandela

Istraha

Lebanon: My first introduction to Beirut was in 1994 when I was a relatively new Gulf Air Cabin Crew member on the back of A320. I was so...

Sri Lanka: You can visit Negombo at any time of the year. So there is really no excuse to say it doesn’t suit your annual sun fix. I...