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- 26 Maritachan in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
The traveler’s guide to Petra, Jordan
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If Petra is anything to judge by, the ancient Nabataean Empire must have been the stuff dreams are made of, especially if you’re an archaeologist or history buff. The rose-red city, half as old as time, actually dates back to the 6th century BC, but considering its age, Petra is a wonder of architecture and engineering. It’s no wonder that the city still stands even today, and its rock cut buildings have stood the test of time.
Petra is the symbol of Jordan and its most popular tourist attraction, as well as one of the few remaining Nabataean sites in the Middle East (the others being in Israel, Syria, and the inaccessible Saudi Arabia). Here’s a traveler’s guide to Petra, Jordan, one of the most magnificent ancient cities today. …
- 17 Augtibi60 in Travel Planning | NO COMMENTS
Christmas Tours for 2011
The Danube and Passau in winter
Many people celebrate Christmas at home, with family or friends, but if you’d rather spend your holidays on the move, traveling to distant places, there’s so much that you can do at Christmas time. Christmas tours are becoming increasingly popular, so if you want to sign up for a tour instead of planning your trip from scratch, there’s a quite a nice selection of trips for you.
Many Christmas tours for 2011 cater for a variety of tastes, and both active travelers and those who have a more laid back style will be able to enjoy a tour that is precisely to their tastes. …
- 22 JunTudi in Travel Planning | NO COMMENTS
Top 5 Attractions in the Middle East
A trip to the Middle East is in many cases like a journey to a parallel universe or a travel back in time. Delicious sweets, delicate minarets and lively bazaars are only a small part of what the Arabic world has to offer. People often tend to forget that the Arabian Peninsula is the real cradle of civilization: at the crossroads between Asia, Europe and Africa, once rose the greatest cities of the Antique World, long before the Greeks, the Romans and even the Egyptians.Many Middle Eastern capitals are simply remarkable: they have temples, ruins and monuments that are older than everything else in Europe, plus that cosmopolitan touch that makes them so vivid and unique. Here come five of the Middle East’s best attractions: …
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