Middle East Archives - Just Go Places https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/category/middle-east/ Culinary and Cultural Travel Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:29:21 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 7 Cool Places To Visit in Saudi Arabia That You Didn’t Know About https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/places-to-visit-in-saudi-arabia/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/places-to-visit-in-saudi-arabia/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:19:55 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=20226 As you may have heard, the Saudi Monarchy has decided to promote tourism to its kingdom so a way to diversify its income stream from just oil production. Many people, including me, have thought of Saudi Arabia as a vast barren desert. There are, however, many things to do in Saudi Arabia that range from...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/places-to-visit-in-saudi-arabia/feed/ 0 Is Brunch in the Clouds at the St. Regis the Best Brunch in Abu Dhabi? https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/best-brunch-in-abu-dhabi/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/best-brunch-in-abu-dhabi/#respond Thu, 05 Jan 2017 14:01:11 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=13609 Today we have a review from our occasional contributor/expat at large, Dianna, on the Brunch in the Clouds at the St. Regis Hotel in Abu Dhabi that she experienced last month.  Read on and see if you agree with her that it’s the best brunch in Abu Dhabi. My review in a word:  Amazing. I’ve...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/best-brunch-in-abu-dhabi/feed/ 0 Itinerary and Places to Visit in Jordan If You Have Only Three Days https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/places-to-visit-in-jordan/ Mon, 05 Dec 2016 22:15:42 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=13355 Ever since I saw Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade at an impressionable age, I have wanted to go to visit Petra in Jordan.  Of course, there is more to Jordan than Petra.  My friend Dianna, who will become an occasional contributor for this blog, had the chance to visit Jordan for a few days...

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]]> All That Glitters Is Gold Inside the Burj Al-Arab in Dubai https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/inside-burj-al-arab/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/inside-burj-al-arab/#respond Tue, 24 May 2016 15:19:25 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=12056 We got into the taxi and my husband realised he had forgotten the name of the restaurant where we were dining. For someone who is super-organised at work, he is remarkably forgetful as soon as he leaves the office.  It was up to me to explain where we needed to go while he was trying...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/inside-burj-al-arab/feed/ 0 Luxury Family Fun at the Shangri La Muscat in Oman https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/family-fun-shangri-la-muscat/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/family-fun-shangri-la-muscat/#respond Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:14:52 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=11761 The half-hour drive from the airport to Shangri La Hotel on the outskirts of Muscat takes you through a dusty sandy-coloured landscape of mountains and valleys.  Although the Middle East that I pictured had sand, this land looked completely different with its winding mountain paths through sand.  After a tunnel takes you through the last...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/family-fun-shangri-la-muscat/feed/ 0 Luxe Minimalism at the Chedi Muscat Hotel https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/luxe-minimalism-at-the-chedi-muscat-hotel/ Sun, 13 Mar 2016 23:59:45 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=11636 We waffled back and forth on booking the Chedi Muscat Hotel.  It was a choice between The Shangri La Hotel in Muscat and the Chedi Muscat Hotel.  I know, I know – #firstworldproblems.  We booked The Chedi, then changed over to the Shangri La because everyone said it was better for families. After 3 days...

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]]> A Visual Feast at Muttrah Souq in Muscat https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/a-visual-feast-at-muttrah-souq-in-muscat/ Wed, 16 Dec 2015 15:50:38 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=10753 Looking around Muttrah Souq in Muscat, my eyes were drawn to the sparkle of colourful sequinned clothes, the dull sheen of old silver daggers and the brash brightness of tourist tat.  The smell of spices and incense wafted through the air and the low murmur of Arabic voices enticed me deeper into an Aladdin’s cave...

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]]> Thrill Ride & Giant Sandbox: Desert Safari In Dubai https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/desert-safari-in-dubai/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/desert-safari-in-dubai/#respond Wed, 19 Nov 2014 07:00:00 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=6569 One of the best side trips we did was the desert safari in Dubai.  Organised by our hotel, The Atlantis,, we were picked up and taken out of the city to a location where we met the other members of the tour. After wearing ourselves out at the water park and enjoying lots of Dubai’s...

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