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Cyclists find new trails in Saudi Arabia

Martin Bissig

Saudi Arabia

Avid cyclist Martin Bissig and a few friends head to Saudi Arabia to find a few new trails that offer great potential for a country that offers such a wealth of culture and history for visitors to enj...
Egypians live in the Nile on ancient boats

Marc Atchison

Egypt

On a cruise on the Nile, Marc Atchison enjoys a side trip on a felucca, an ancient boat that was used to transport giant rocks to Cairo to be used in the construction of the great pyramids.
The 'Dos and Don'ts' at this year's Qatar World Cup

Marc Atchison

Qatar

Marc Atchison looks at what Canadian and other international soccer fans can and cannot do when attending the first ever World Cup of soccer in Qatar, which has strict rules we must all follow.
Bethlehem’s quirky Walled Off Hotel is one of a kind

Gale Beeby

Israel, Jordan, Lebanon

Gale Beeby checks into one of the most unique hotels in the world and finds the state-of-the-art property is right up against a wall that divides people and countries.

Jerash’s park and Jordanian wonder

Lindsay Nieminen

Jordan

JERASH, JORDAN - When I visited Jordan, I had no idea I would find myself walking down the Cardo Maximus, a colonnaded street in Gerasa, a once bustling Roman city and an important part of the Roman D...
Lebanon's Contentious Grounds

Tamsyn Burgmann

Lebanon

MAROUN AL-RAS, LEBANON - I’m sitting in a van making funnies with security consultants, scholars and a diplomat as we bump up and down dirt roads en route to an Iran-funded family fun park. But it’s...
Dubai is the Jewel of the Middle East

Dalia Alkhas

Dubai

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -There are many reasons to visit this glittering new city now nicknamed the Jewel of the Desert.
Lost and found in the streets of Marrakech

Cristina Hure

Morocco

MARRAKECH — You’ll never truly experience this place known as the Red City until you get lost in its labyrinth of narrow streets. There’s no “right turn” in Marrakech. The best way to feel its pu...

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Tamsyn Burgmann is a career chronicler of other people’s lives. But a twist in the reporter’s plot catapulted her into a whirlwind solo journey through 12 Asian countries over nine months. She rode motorbikes with Muay Thai fighters, ingratiated herself with rebels in Burma and was body painted for a travel exhibition in Manila. Burgmann discovered she had her own story to write. She has since gone diving with sharks off Micronesia’s Palau and gained the trust of a Beirut artist who secretly paints humorous characters on bombed out buildings. She is indebted to folks across the globe who have courageously shared their worlds and, in turn, ignited hers.

Lebanon's Contentious Grounds

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MAROUN AL-RAS, LEBANON - I’m sitting in a van making funnies with security consultants, scholars and a diplomat as we bump up and down dirt roads en route to an Iran-funded family fun park. But it’s no joke.