Essaouira, Morocco

Essaouira, Morocco

I arrived in Essaouira earlier today. It’s a busy town; there are lots of tourists around. It’s that kind of place, the first firmly-on-the-tourist-trail location I’ve visited in Morocco. ______________________________________________________________________...
El Jadida, Morocco

El Jadida, Morocco

I’ve been taking it easy since arriving in Morocco late Sunday night (today is Thursday already). I spent 2 nights in Casablanca & tonight will be my third & final night in El Jadida, 2 hours down the Moroccan Atlantic coast from Casablanca. El Jadida El...
Casablanca, Morocco

Casablanca, Morocco

I’ve been taking it easy since arriving in Casablanca, Morocco yesterday. Tonight will be my second night in the city, second night in the country. I’m enjoying it thus far & I’m especially enjoying the cooler temperatures – a daytime average of 22...
Etihad Airways || Flying High

Etihad Airways || Flying High

Today was my first time flying Etihad Airlines, the UAE’s official carrier & one of its two big airlines (the other being Dubai-based Emirates, who I have flown a lot with in the past). I’d heard good things about Etihad Airways & thus had been looking forward...
Muscat, Oman (2014)

Muscat, Oman (2014)

The last time I was in Muscat, the largest & capital city of the Persian Gulf oil rich country of Oman (officially called the Sultanate of Oman), I left earlier than planned even though there was no plan. I will be leaving early this time too. I’ve spent the...
Rotana Jet || Flying High

Rotana Jet || Flying High

My time in Abu Dhabi & 2-week stint in the UAE has come to an end. I’m en route to Muscat, Oman, somewhere I last visited back in 2008. The original plan was to bus it there, necessitating a return to Dubai, but I gladly put that idea to bed when I...
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Although it may seem the case, the United Arab Emirates isn’t just a stage for Dubai to strut its increasingly crazy stuff. It has a capital city (no Dubai isn’t it) that offers its own we’re-not-losing-the-run-of-ourselves sights & attractions,...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2014)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2014)

The jewel of the Arab world that has sprung from the desert in recent years to reinvent itself as the world’s premier 5-star luxury tourist destination.

Jazeera Airways || Flying High

Jazeera Airways || Flying High

Jazeera Airways. Nope, I’d never heard of them either, not before booking a flight with them a few weeks ago. Based out of Kuwait, seemingly they are the Middle East’s cheap, no-frills carrier (some, Jazeera themselves included, prefer the term low-fares), the...
Country Counters

Country Counters

I had to do a double, triple, quadruple take of the departures board here Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, Istanbul, Turkey. I couldn’t see a flight to Dubai anywhere. My flight to Dubai. I got that sinking feeling. I was worried but only long enough to...

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