Sunday Spotlight: Dubai

If you’re travelling to Europe from Australia, or indeed Africa from Australia as I was in 2009, it’s hard to go past one of the Emirati Airlines because the trip is nicely portioned into a 14-hour journey from Dubai or Abu Dhabi to Sydney or Melbourne, plus a shorter trip to the other two continents. …

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Gateway Countries – Jordan (Middle East)

Welcome to the Middle East! Land of fairy tales and deserts, castles, history, the birth place of a bunch of religions and more. You want to taste the Middle East, but you’re not sure where to start. Egypt seems to be in chaos most of the time these days, Iran can be tricky with visas, …

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T’riffic Tashkent

Hi all a short extract from my latest ebook - Short Journeys: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. I have been talking lately a bit about Kyrgyzstan, so here is a bit of information straight from the book about Tashkent, the Uzbek capital. The book is available now for Kindle, and is only $1.39. Please support independent epublishing! Short …

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