Bedouin Beauty Secrets
That One Time I Got Made Up To Look Like Baby Jane’s Batshit Crazy Older Sister
Ever been on the road and realized you forgot your make up bag…
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Travel Back in time with Jordan’s Bedouins
I Love Me Some Bedouin Hospitality – And Their Goats
Hundreds of years ago, nomadic tribes roamed the Arabian and Syrian deserts. Living…
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Jordan Street Art
Freedom, Rights, Rape and ISIS: Graffiti Art Expresses Frustration in the Middle East
On the road from the airport in Amman to the city’s center —…
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Ladies Night in Amman
How Single Ladies DO in Jordan (Yep, There’s Tinder)
Most people assume single women in the Middle East are — how shall…
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Jordan Do’s and Don’ts
How to go Full Local in Jordan
It may be obvious, but the Middle East is very different from the…
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Go Now: The New Seventh Wonder of the World — That’s Empty
Petra, Jordan: Go. NOW. It’s Beautiful. It’s Safe. And Right Now, it’s Empty
The problem with the Seven Wonders of the World is… they are usually…
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The Ancient Oasis Towns of Oman: An Explorer’s Dream
The Ancient Oasis Towns of Oman: A Star Wars Geek/Explorer’s Dream
In this day and age, it’s difficult for a traveler to feel like…
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Behind the Veil: What Life Is REALLY Like for Women in the Middle East
So – What’s Life REALLY Like for Women in the Middle East?
We’ve all seen women in burqas, niqabs, and abayas on the news — but…
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WATCH: Did Sinbad Get This Seasick? Hitting the High Seas of Oman
I’ll Bet Sinbad Never Got This Sick: Life on the High Seas of Oman
Let’s get one thing straight: I am not a seafaring woman. I have a…
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Heaven on Earth: The Hidden Oasis of the Arabian Desert
Heaven on Earth: A Hidden Oasis in the Arabian Desert
The French novelist Antoine de Saint-Exupéry once said, “What makes the desert beautiful…
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