Archive for January 2020
Wadi Rum | Jordan | The vast, most beautiful and cinematographic desert in the Middle East
Have you ever wanted to visit the site where a movie was filmed? Wadi Rum, located in southern Jordan, is just the spot. Increasingly, filmmakers have been utilizing this vast and beautiful Jordan’s desert to create cinematographic masterpieces. If you’ve seen any of the following movies, you’ve experienced a moment or two in Wadi Rum,…
Read MoreSheikh Zayed Grand Mosque | Abu Dhabi | UAE | The third place winner for Best Landmarks in the World
Visit TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice third place winner for Best Landmarks in the World—Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. What is The Youngest World Landmark? Its completion in 2007 places Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque as the youngest world landmark on the list; however, it definitely deserves its place. Its marble mosaic…
Read MoreThe Catacombs | Alexandria | Egypt | 99 steps deep cemetery dates back to the Greco-Roman Time.
One day in 1900, a man was maneuvering his donkey-drawn cart down the road. As he did, he received quite a shock when his cart fell into a pit. This unforeseen accident led others to an astounding archaeological find—the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa. The history of Kom El Shoqafa Catacombs The Catacombs were likely…
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