Just Another TravelbugOct 19, 20195 minSilk Road Series: Bukhara"Bokhara, the most shameless sink of iniquity that I know in the East." -Arminius Vambery, Hungarian traveller and first European to...
Just Another TravelbugOct 6, 20195 minSilk Road Series: Samarkand, Uzbekistan“We travel not for trafficking alone; By hotter winds our fiery hearts are fanned: For lust of knowing what should not be known We take...
Just Another TravelbugNov 2, 20184 minDazzling Abu DhabiIt’s hard not to feel a bit of empathy for countries or states that share borders with more famous ‘celebrities’. Although Abu Dhabi and...
Just Another TravelbugJul 22, 20184 minMountain of the SunThe world’s second deepest canyon goes by several different names. You may see it called Wadi Ghul or Wadi Nakhar, with Wadi being an...
Just Another TravelbugMay 19, 20183 minSeas of Sand: Camping in the Wahiba DesertI wouldn’t be the first to remark that the feeling of being in a desert is not too different from that of sailing through wide-open...
Just Another TravelbugApr 15, 20183 minOman: Splendours of ArabiaWhat images come to your mind when you read the word “Oman”? If you had asked me this question two years ago, I probably wouldn’t be able...