Foto Friday – Ya’lla Groups 3

Posted on September 26, 2014 by yalla2013

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

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

NAME THAT COUNTRY Episode 12

Posted on September 24, 2014 by yalla2013

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 →

Foto Friday – Great Buildings

Posted on September 19, 2014 by yalla2013

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

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

Posted on September 17, 2014 by yalla2013

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 →

FOTO FRIDAY – ABU DHABI

Posted on August 22, 2014 by yalla2013

Happy Friday!

Please enjoy some random shots taken by our friend Sallie Volotzky, when she traveled to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Oman with us in December.

Downtown Abu Dhabi. That’s Photoshop, not smog.

Continue reading →

NAME THAT COUNTRY Episode 4

Posted on July 30, 2014 by yalla2013

The answer to the last episode (Episode 3) is: OMAN.
Clue 1 – the traditional sailing vessel of the region is the dhow
Clue 2 – camel races
Clue 3 – the tomb of Bin Ali near Mirbat
Clue 4 – the Dhofar region of southern Oman
Clue 5 – a frankincense tree
Clue 6 – Al Alam Palace in Muscat

Click to see tours to Oman.

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

Posted on July 16, 2014 by yalla2013

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

Posted on July 14, 2014 by yalla2013

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

Posted on July 9, 2014 by yalla2013

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 Friday – More Oman!

Posted on February 14, 2014 by yalla2013

Happy Friday! Please enjoy another set of photos of the magnificent country of Oman. All images are courtesy of our partner in Oman, Elite Tourism. Click here to see more photos of Oman and click here to read Rich Davis’ post about Oman after his December 2013 visit.