Foto Friday – Ya’lla Groups 4

Happy Friday. Some random shots of Ya’lla travelers:

at Ernest Hemingway's house in Cuba, Finca Vigia

at Ernest Hemingway’s house in Cuba, Finca Vigia

at Ernest Hemingway's house in Cuba, Finca Vigia

at Ernest Hemingway’s house in Cuba, Finca Vigia

in the Bastakiya district of old Dubai

in the Bastakiya district of old Dubai

at Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt

at Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt

at Caesarea, Israel

at Caesarea, Israel

at Caesarea, Israel

at Caesarea, Israel

at Masada, Israel

at Masada, Israel

at Bethany Beyond the Jordan in Jordan - likely baptism site of Jesus

at Bethany Beyond the Jordan in Jordan – likely baptism site of Jesus

a group on the tour bus in Oman

a group on the tour bus in Oman

in Oman

in Oman

at Pergamum, Turkey

at Pergamum, Turkey

NAME THAT COUNTRY Episode 13

All the clues in this post refer to one Ya’lla Tours destination: Bahrain, Cuba, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Turkey, or United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi and Dubai).

We’ll show you images of popular tourist sites in our mystery country, along with descriptions of those sites. Continue reading

Foto Friday – Ya’lla Groups 3

Happy Friday! Please enjoy some random shots of Ya’lla travelers:

Cuevo del Indio, Vinales Valley, Pinar del Rio, Cuba

Cuevo del Indio, Vinales Valley, Pinar del Rio, Cuba

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NAME THAT COUNTRY Episode 12

The answer to the last episode (episode 11) is: Turkey.
Clue 1 – the Bosphorus Strait, click to read our post
Clue 2 – Mount Nemrut, click to read our post
Clue 3 – Sufi dervishes, click to read our post

Click to see tours to Turkey.

Now for this episode –

All the clues in this post refer to one Ya’lla Tours destination: Bahrain, Cuba, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Turkey, or United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi and Dubai).

We’ll show you images of popular tourist sites in our mystery country, along with descriptions of those sites. Continue reading

NAME THAT COUNTRY Episode 11

The answer to the last episode (episode 10) is: Abu Dhabi.
Clue 1 – Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Clue 2 – Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital
Clue 3 – Yas Island

Now for this episode –

All the clues in this post refer to one Ya’lla Tours destination: Bahrain, Cuba, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Turkey, or United Arab Emirates.

We’ll show you images of popular tourist sites in our mystery country, along with descriptions of those sites. Continue reading

CUBA – a Great Place to Visit

Recently, I was invited to join a group of friends on a legal visit to America’s closest island nation to the South – Cuba. I was very excited about going to a country that had been off limits to me for all of my life. I remember discussions from my high school history class about socialism, and the relationship between Cuba and the Soviet Union after America placed its embargo on Cuba. With the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991, I, like most American’s, lost touch with what was happening in Cuba, until now. I can tell you, that Cuba has survived and is working toward a brighter future for its people. Continue reading

NAME THAT COUNTRY! Episode 3

The answer to last episode (Episode 2) is: TURKEY.
Site 1 – the Ataturk Mausoleum in Ankara
Site 2 – the Anatolian Civilizations Museum in Ankara
Site 3 – Pamukkale/Hieropolis

Now for this episode –

All the clues in this post refer to one Ya’lla Tours destination: Bahrain, Cuba, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Turkey, or United Arab Emirates.

This episode’s mystery country is not so well-known as a tourist destination (that’s a clue!), so we’ll show you six sites, instead of our regular three. Continue reading