Operation Desert Balloon

It was 3.30am and I was sleeping soundly when the sound of Stacker’s iPhone alarm rang out, its electronic chirpiness belying Continue reading →

Wadi Shab – The Turquoise Jewel of Oman

The Eastern Hajar mountains are a permanent companion as you drive down the north-eastern coast of Oman from Muscat towards Sur. Their Continue reading →

Beirut – The City Between Med And Mountain

To be Lebanese is to be many things. Lubnan is the mountain, the valley and the sea. The cedar, the Continue reading →

Unexpected Delights

Everything I knew about Lebanese food before going to Lebanon, I learned from my mother. As far as I could Continue reading →

Malbec & Baalbek – Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley

During our time in Beirut, we were repeatedly told by every local we met about the many places in Lebanon Continue reading →

Amman To Something

As day dawns over Amman, the Muslim call to prayer wafts through the air, coming from mosques in every direction. Continue reading →

The Dead Sea and the Dead City

The Dead Sea Nestled in a deep rift, more than 400m below sea level, is a lake so warm and Continue reading →

Red Red Rum

Three hours after leaving Amman the sky above the Desert Highway was still a heavy shade of grey and the Continue reading →