Walk on the wild side in Dubai
Wildlife watching is not the first thing which comes to anybody’s mind when imagining a Dubai vacation or break, but […]
Middle East, Outside India, UAE
Middle East, Outside India, UAE
Palms, dolphins and wind towers of Dubai
Dubai slowly earned my respect and the more time I spent in the city, the better I liked it there. […]
Middle East, Outside India, UAE
Show me the money
Shopping and Dubai are synonymous. While I did not shop there, a lot of my Dubai moments were spent at […]
Middle East, Outside India, UAE
Strangeness of Dubai
I can be quite a little hypocrite at times and my strange attraction for Dubai results from this. Although I […]
Jordan, Middle East, Outside India
Amman Times
I woke up sometime around late noon and went out for a walk. The nap was not as refreshing as […]
Jordan, Middle East, Outside India
Discovery of Treasury and being really high
Al Khazneh el Faroun or the Treasury of the Pharaoh unfolded at the mouth of the Siq in a most […]
Jordan, Middle East, Outside India
Wadi Rum and a sky full of stars
Wadi Rum was just a few hours drive and we reached there just before sunset. One of the most spectacular […]
Jordan, Middle East, Outside India
Being Roman in Jerash
I happily left the Dead Sea and accompanied Lou to Jerash. Situated 48 kilometers away from Amman in the northern […]
Jordan, Middle East, Outside India
Nabataean Bazaars and Monastery
Petra’s most impressive monument was the most difficult to reach. Ad-Deir or the Monastery perched high on the Judean mountains […]
Jordan, Middle East, Outside India
Rose Red Petra
Petra happened the next day and we left a sleepy Amman at 4 in the morning. Lou dozed off immediately […]