Chora Museum, Istanbul
Chora Museum, Istanbul
Chora Museum, Istanbul
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NAME THAT COUNTRY Episode 45
In the south-east of our mystery country, tens of thousands of petroglyphs and inscriptions in Wadi Rum are evidence of human habitation going back 12,000 years. Across three hundred square miles of protected desert, you’ll find red sand dunes, mountains, narrow canyons snaking between sheer towers of granite and sandstone and a small population of Bedouins, living much as their ancestors have done for thousands of years. Spend a few hours exploring Wadi Rum by 4X4 with a local guide or stay for several days, sleeping in a Bedouin camp. Cultural and historical sites are often the main attraction in our mystery country, with Wadi Rum as a short side trip, but “adventure” activities such as hiking and rock climbing in the country’s wild places are increasingly popular.
Can you name that country?
See below for answers.
NAME THAT COUNTRY Episode 36
You might not expect to find such a lush place in our mystery country, which is largely desert. This small green ribbon is in the far west of the country. The river pictured forms part of the western border. This specific place has been a site of Christian pilgrimage since the 4th century, if not before. The Greek Orthodox church in the distance is a modern addition but the remains of ancient churches and lodgings for pilgrims are scattered around the site. Excavations only began 20 years ago, after our mystery country and its neighbor to the west made peace.
Can you name that country? What about the site?
See below for answers.
Foto Friday – Beaches
Beach holidays are not our specialty. For the most part, American travelers do not cross the Atlantic ocean to lie on a beach. However, many do work a couple of R&R days into otherwise busy cultural itineraries. In any case, while much of the US is still suffering the epic winter of 2015, we offer this brief, mental escape to gentler climes.
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Paradise Beach, Corfu, Greece
Foto Friday – Dome Alot 2
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat, Oman
Baha’i Gardens and Shrine, Haifa, Israel
Bin Ali tomb, near Mirbat, Dhofar, Oman
Chora Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene, Jerusalem, Israel
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel, photo by Noam Chen, courtesy of the Israel Ministry of Tourism
Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque), Istanbul, Turkey
Qasr Amra, Jordan
NAME THAT COUNTRY Episode 27
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 Frescos (& Mosaics)
Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece
Knossos, Crete, Greece
Apocalypse Cave, Patmos, Greece
St. John Monastery, Patmos, Greece
Beit Alpha, Israel
Beit Shean, Israel
Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
Madaba, Jordan
Qasr Amra, Jordan
Volubilis, Morocco
NAME THAT COUNTRY Episode 16
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 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
in the Bastakiya district of old Dubai
at Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt
at Caesarea, Israel
at Caesarea, Israel
at Masada, Israel
at Bethany Beyond the Jordan in Jordan – likely baptism site of Jesus
a group on the tour bus in Oman
in Oman
at Pergamum, Turkey
Sodom & Gomorrah: Enter at Your Own Risk
the Dead Sea
Do the placid (and therapeutic!) waters of the Dead Sea harbor a distant memory of rampant brutality and fiery retribution? Maybe. According to the Bible, the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were located in the area known as the Plain of Jordan, which scholars place around the southern end of the Dead Sea, between Israel and Jordan.
Here’s the story: Continue reading
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