Friday, August 29th, 2014
A friend recently asked me if I wanted to visit Saudi Arabia to speak at a girls’ school. My instant reply: Yes! But then I thought a bit more about it and now I’m not so sure.
Last May, I …
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
I am a die-hard fan of playing in the sand and my recent trip to the famous Namib Desert provided me with yet another opportunity to get a little gritty! Here’re my favorite dune sports:
Morocco – Riding the Dunes …
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
I first started to appreciate Islamic culture while visiting Spain’s famous Alhambra – full or Moorish influence. But there’s no better representation of beautiful Arab architecture then some of Islam’s most sacred places of worship: Mosques.
Here’re 3 of my …
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
I like Egypt. In fact, this was my second time here in just 3 years. During my first visit, I took the more traditional tourist route and visited all the famous sites the country has to offer: Giza’s pyramids and …
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
I just spent a week scuba diving the waters of the Red Sea. And lucky me! I had two great encounters with sharks – one with a hammerhead and one with 2 legs.
Both of my shark sightings left me …
Saturday, August 13th, 2011
Cairo is thought to be one of the worst cities in the world for women—specifically because of the prevalence of harassment that abounds. I came across this aggression repeatedly during my one week visit.
A 2008 study by the Egyptian …
Monday, August 8th, 2011
I’ll admit it, I got pretty scared a number of times during my recent sojourn in the Middle East. But before I tell you about the time I almost crawled under the car seat, let me tell you about the …
Saturday, August 6th, 2011
Lebanon has a complex, multicultural population: roughly 60% Muslim and 40% Christian, and is made up of various different sects. Shiites comprise the largest Muslim group, while other Muslims are Sunnis and Druses. Among Christians, people follow the Maronite and …
Monday, August 1st, 2011
I was only in Israel for 10 days – and I spent 5 of them volunteering at the fabulous nonprofit El HaLev. With such a short time, I was only able to take in a few cities: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, …
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
Well, ballooning over Luxor’s famed Valley of the Kings sounded like a great idea.
Although as we found out, the trip wasn’t quite “as advertised.”
In the end, we finally got up, just in time to start going down, down, …