Middle East Travel Guide

On your journey through the underbelly of the Burj towards the elevators you are stopped for a second to have your picture taken.. Later on when you exit - you guessed it - through the gift shop... You can buy your photo with the Burj photoshopped in behind you and your family. DON'T! Although the photograph in itself is okay - the compression...

Yes, we all know the the Bur Juman Mall is a luxe mall and has expensive restaurants too. however, like in any malls, it also have a food court where you can buy budget meals too! so if you are staying in any of the Apartment Hotels in Bur Dubai just a stone's throw away in Bur Juman Center and don't want to cross the street to Al Karama District...

In my second visit I didn't enter Sainte Sophie, but could appreciate the influence that it had in many constructions around it, and the justice that makes it the central point of Istanbul tourism.

One day at around lunch time we decied to have a fish sandwich (Balik ekmek) at the Eminönü pier near the Galata Bridge. At the stall "Tarihi Eminönü Balik Ekmek" the fish (mackerel) is directly grilled on the boat and then put in a half-bread together with some salad and onions. It costs 5 TYR. In front of the boat you can take a seat at one of...

Beit Matbouli is one of the few traditional houses in Old Jeddah (al Balad) open to the public. It was recently converted into a 'museum' but it is not quite so. I walked into it in Oct 2015 and it was quite interesting to see the beautifully decorated interior (see photos) and some old furniture. The exterior is very traditional with intricately...

Albaik the best chicken and sea food quick service restaurant in the world.... Guys check it out i was searching around for their website and i actually found the original website for ALBAIk not the eqyptian one ... click on to find out more about them ... www.albaik.com Miss it soo much .... Albaik normal chicken Albaik nuggets and the shrimps...

Nice situated all inclusive hotel on the beach. Nice view to Marmaris bay, beach boulevard 3,5 km to the centrum, dolmus leaves to centrum or Icmeler just front of the hotel. The hotel itself was very good size, nice hotel staff, good food, good entertainment group, hotel guests in many different countries. We had good 2 weeks holiday July 2014.

Ordered Lamb Madras along with starter which was not bad,not a lot but what do you expect for four pounds!!Main Course arrived after my wifes which looked good and according to her was lovelyMy own one came cold and did not look good it was as if the lamb was out of a tin sent it back infairness a replacement was served If I do revisit I will...

The Dead Sea is Divided into the Jordanian Side and the Israel (West Bank) Side. This Tip will be on The Dead Sea Part of Jordan is located at the eastern shore and the Northern Part of the Jordanian Dead Sea lies in the Madaba Governate of which Madaba City is the Capital. There are a number of Resorts at the Dead Sea like the Mariott Hotel,...

Is suppose to be very cheap one The food looks very fresh, flavoursome and extremely cheap: you will have to spend no more than 3-4 dinars per person for a whole meal, drinks included. The place is most of the time packed with locals as well as expats and tourists, it opens late during the night and it famously counts the Royal Family amongst its...

Western Wall is one of the must see attractions in the Old City and by far the holiest spot for Judaism outside Mount Temple. Located in Jewish Quarter it’s part of the retaining wall that surrounded the Second Temple(built in 538BC and destroyed by Romans in 70AD) so this is the closest place that Jews are allowed to pray to where the holiest site...

We had a rav kav card bought somewhere and had some money remaining when we went to Jerusalem. The money in the card cannot be used to buy any ticket in the local transportation network in Jerusalem. Whatever you want to buy, you need to use cash or credit card. We didn't know about this and just boarded the light rail. I thought since there's...

Sahat al-Kindi (Kindi Plaza) would not, under normal circumstances, be a hotspot of anything other than the teenage boredom, angst and melancholy that is usually associated with suburban malls. This, however, is Saudi Arabia, and Sahat al-Kindi is located in the Diplomatic Quarter, where the religious police or Muttawa3 are far fewer in number than...

At 300 metres, Al Mamlakah was for many years Riyadh's highest structure until it was taken over by Burj Rafal. It was built in 2003 by the Kingdom Group, a conglomerate owned by a member of the royal family (the famous Prince Al Waleed bin Talal). Much like Al Faisaliah Center, the designers of Kingdom Centre had to circumvent the building code...

Finished in 2007 this mosque and mausoleum is built to rival the Taj Mahal in scale and grandeur. it can host up to 40,000 worshippers. The façade is of white marble giving it an other wordly appearance against the blue sky.

great Iranian food at the World Trade Center mall. It was reasonably priced and I got a unique meal away from the standard grilled meats of the local cuisine. Service was fantastic. they have 3 branches in town , this one is at the WTC mall.

One of the oldest cities in the world, Jaffa (Yafa in Arabic) is thought - according to legend - to have been named after a son of Noah, Yafeth (or Japheth). The exact date of the founding of the city is uncertain, but the area around it was inhabited as early as 7500 BCE. It all began on the hill where Old Jaffa has survived to this day. In the...

The place is supposed to serve authentic shakshuka - a layer of spiced tomatoes and peppers with poached eggs on top of it. What was served was tomatoes/peppers with one egg mixed into it and the other one, still raw (!), on top of it. Service was rude and the bill was too high (they charged more than what was written in the menue). Upon...

The best thing with Bodrum Castle it that it works as a museum anyway but there are some interesting separated rooms where you see several antiquities. The Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology houses item that had been found in the Aegean sea from wrecks, an ancient shipwreck replica etc The old mosque(suleymaniye camii) was originally a...

The Bodrum Fener Restaurant is located in Bodrum Milta Yacht Club. Me and my family went there in summer 2011. Its view was good. But it had an awful service. The waitresses didn't interested in us. We had to wait for 30 minutes just for a waitress come near us but at last we left the restaurant. No one apologized from us for being waited. I will...

Muttrah Souq, the oldest marketplace in Muscat, is a place to visit for shopping. The covered bazaar consists of many shops and stalls selling souvenirs, clothes, silverwear and goldwear, spices, etc. Just like any other tourist spot, bargain is a must. In the heat of Muscat, it is nice to hide in the shade and look at the shops. The shop owners...

The bus from Oman National Bus Company is leaving Dubai from Al Rigga road at 7 am, you can buy the ticket in the office in advance, or if not allready full, someone will sell tickets next to the bus. It takes 6 hours arriving in Muscat a few minutes after the money changer closed his shop for a long lunch break. It is 55 VAE Dirham. At the border...

The structure now called the 'treasury' is the first part of Petra's city centre which visitors saw. As they finally reached the end of the Siq, itself always in shade, its twists and turns slowly revealed the sunlit facade of the 'treasury'. It must have been a completely unexpected and awe-inspiring sight....and that is exactly what it was...

Run by the Crown Plaza Hotel in Wadi Musa, Basin Restaurant is one of two dining option in the Petra archaeological site. Come lunch hour, it is infested with groups of tourists and thus scores zero in terms of atmosphere and no better on service. The redeeming factor is that the buffet and grill it serves are surprisingly decent (normally I avoid...

Doha has a well preserved Souq which contains both traditional market sections and more touristy dining and tourist market sections. The Souq is heavily visited by both tourist and locals with the action picking up mostly after dark.

This facility run by the national museum authority is used to show temporary exhibits. As I visited there was a exhibit by contemporary Chinese artists. Admission varies by exhibit and the location is close to the Museum of Islamic art on the Corniche.

The architecture in Kaleiçi is amazing; at every corner on every street you will find an old building worth to take a picture. Many of these building are renovated and are run as boutique hotels. In the evening you can enjoy nightlife at one of the several restaurants and bars, even some with live music. We stayed at Hotel Alp Pasha. When we...

This is the recent tarif (2007) of Havas from Antalya Airport to the cityShuttle is available for every domestic aircraft landing at Antalya Airport. International passengers, may use our shuttle buses by coming to domestic exit.Approximately 45 minutesFare10,00 TL (VAT Included)

Wanted to show some photos of this wonderful spot in Eilat, but my photos did not come out in a presentable form. The photo here I found on the internet at http://www.israeltripplanner.com/eilat/eilat-attractions/underwater-observatory-marine-park But I will direct you to their website - http://www.coralworld.com/eilat/eng/. This is one of the...

First, no one was at the door to greet us...we had to find our own way to the tables (3 stair levels down). No body was in the restaurant (first tip we should have taken to walk out). We ordered tap water (tourists aren't made of money..tap water = free)...but they didn't have tap water (how?!)...so they MADE us buy mineral water. Everything we...