Travel Blogs Middle East

Just before Christmas my fiance and I went on a Costa Deliziosa Cruise to the United Arab Emirates leaving from Savona, Italy. The cruise headed for Dubai, the main stop of the cruise itinerary but not the only one.

From Dubai we headed to Abu Dhabi and visited other places like Bahrain, Fujairah and Muscat, all part of our 20 day Costa Deliziosa Cruise.

Where...

I visited Nazareth during my time in Israel twice, once on a tour from Jerusalem to Nazareth with a local travel guide and when I started heading to the north parts of Israel I had the chance to visit the city again.

Nazareth is known as the city which is described as the childhood home of Jesus and therefor an important destination for Christian pilgrims and other visitors like myself.

Besides the interesting tourist attractions in Nazareth most people combine their stay of sightseeing with a visit and boat trip on the Sea of Galilee which lies just...

After a long flight with Iran Air we had arrived in Tehran, the capital of Iran and the destination of our winter holidays. At least once a year my parents plan their family visit in Iran but heading their in december was a first timer.

Tehran in winter time is beautiful with the imposing white Alborz Mountains in the background, turning the entire range into one big ski resort with...

Around Easter I made trip to Syria and Lebanon, two countries I had never visited before. I had been to Israel last year Christmas and really discovered the Middle East as a very surprising travel destination.

Of course you would be talking about an entire continent but it's often not talked about in a very positive way and somehow people tend to travel to other places more often.

That being said I planned my first trip to Syria and travelled there by myself just armed with my Lonely Planet in case of need and lots of good will, curiosity and enthusiasm to live a new travel adventure.

I...

Another common travel destination for me in the Middle East would be Dubai, the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates and a city that has been booming in a great variety of businesses and industries.

Dubai is definitely a city I like to go to, even if it's for business, and I feel very at home there. The last trip I made to Dubai was in May of this year and I spend three days...