Foto Friday – Great Buildings

Happy Friday! Please enjoy a few images of some of the world’s great buildings:

Burj Khalifa, Dubai

Burj Khalifa, Dubai

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the world’s tallest building. Click to read more about this building. 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

NAME THAT COUNTRY Episode 7

The answer to the last episode (Episode 6) is: MOROCCO.
Clue 1 – Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
Clue 2 – Sahara Desert
Clue 3 – Ait Ben Haddou in Ouarzazate

Click to see tours to Morocco.

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

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

NAME THAT COUNTRY! Episode 2

The answer to the last episode (Episode 1) is: ISRAEL.
Site 1 – Acko, ancient Acre
Site 2 – Caesarea Maritima, built by Herod the Great
Site 3 – Caesarea Philippi, built by Herod’s son Philip II

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

NAME THAT COUNTRY! Episode 1

NAME THAT COUNTRY!

All of 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

Foto(shop) Friday – Morocco 2

Here are a few more of my low quality images of Morocco redeemed by Photoshop filters. If you like these, there are more here.

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca

The leather works in the Fez medina; it's meant to look like it smells.

The leather works in the Fez medina; it’s meant to look like it smells.

in the medina of Fez

in the medina of Fez

Ait Ben Haddou kasbah near Ouarzazate

Ait Ben Haddou kasbah near Ouarzazate

the Draa Wadi Valley

the Draa Wadi Valley

the Koutoubia Minaret, Marrakech

the Koutoubia Minaret, Marrakech

Foto(shop) Friday – Morocco

I recently came across a pile of prints from a trip to Morocco in 2001. Most are not very good quality and after scanning, they’re even worse. Good excuse to go to town with Photoshop. Woohoo!

Happy Friday

Rabat, Morocco

Rabat, Morocco

Todra Gorge, Morocco

Todra Gorge, Morocco

Kasbah Taourirt, Ouarzazate, Morocco

Kasbah Taourirt, Ouarzazate, Morocco

somewhere in Morocco...

somewhere in Morocco…

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco

Koutoubia Minaret, Marrakech, Morocco

Koutoubia Minaret, Marrakech, Morocco

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco

Fez Medina, Morocco

Fez Medina, Morocco

Ait Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate, Morocco

Ait Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate, Morocco

village in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco

village in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco

See tours to Morocco here.
See more pictures of Morocco here.
Read posts about Morocco here and here and here.