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United Arab Emirates - Entry & Exit passport stamp issues
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – 3 entry & exit passport stamps issues got me allmost a first class flight (#TBT)

July 23, 2015 Chris W. 1

#TBT [ThrowBackThursday] week 30 of 2015. This week, something I remember from my visit to the United Arab Emirates, 1 of the 52 countries I visited prior to 2015. If you travel a lot you know the amount of passport stamps you get entering and [read more]

Jordan

JORDAN – Exploring Qasr Amra frescos and the desert castle loop

June 18, 2015 Chris W. 1

Jordan is a great country for a road trip and this is exactly what I did with the family. We were stationed in Amman for 5 days of which one day we did a road trip to the eastern desert castles driving the desert castle [read more]

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EGYPT – A walk through million years of history at Wadi Al-Hitan Whale Valley

April 14, 2015 Chris W. 23

Wadi Al-Hitan, also called the Whale Valley, is a desert area where a lot of fossils are found. Wadi Al-Hitan Whale Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and just over 1000 tourists make it to the site every year from Cairo. Read here my [read more]

Oman - Ras Markaz Beach close to Duqm
Oman

OMAN – 4 natural WOW moments in Oman nature: turtles, beaches, mountains, desert (#TBT)

April 2, 2015 Chris W. 0

#TBT [ThrowBackThursday] week 14 of 2015. This week, something I remember from our visit to Oman, 1 of the 52 countries I visited prior to 2015. The road trip through Oman was a trip with the family over Christmas and New Year in 2013. During [read more]

Egypt Travel Guide

EGYPT – The classic pyramids day tour from Cairo

March 4, 2015 Chris W. 15

At the end of February 2015 I spend 10 days in Cairo with the family and from there we explored the northern part of the country. Read all about my route in the Egypt Itinerary. In this first day trip report I write about my [read more]

Abu Dhabi - Dune Bashing
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#PHOTO Dune bashing in a 4×4 – a great experience!

February 9, 2015 Chris W. 0

Photo of the week 6, 2015 Dune bashing in the desert in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. We booked a private tour for the day to go dune bashing. It took some shots but this one just came out perfectly! If you ever visit a [read more]

Chile Travel Guide

CHILE – Back in history in the Atacama desert & cactus valley

January 9, 2015 Chris W. 2

It is time to share with you more about my experience in the Atacama desert. This time I will write about cactuses, pre-Columbian cultures, petroglyphs and the Rainbow Valley with its magical colors. These excursions fit perfectly in a day trip and do not need [read more]

Jordan

JORDAN – Jeep tour through the Mars landscape at Wadi Rum & sunbathing in Aqaba

January 5, 2015 Chris W. 4

I visited Jordan for two weeks. During our two-week family road trip through Jordan we stayed four nights during Christmas 2014 in Aqaba, south Jordan. We did a day tour to the Wadi Rum protected reserve but did not stay overnight camping as it was wintertime: dark [read more]

Hotel - Alto Atacama Desert Lodge & Spa
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CHILE – Alto Atacama: A 5 star luxury resort tucked away in the Atacama desert

December 22, 2014 Chris W. Comments Off on CHILE – Alto Atacama: A 5 star luxury resort tucked away in the Atacama desert

Alto Atacama Desert Lodge and Spa is a 5 star luxury resort in the middle of the Atacama desert. Early December 2014 I had the opportunity to stay a few nights at this exclusive hotel during my visit to the Atacama desert. The concept of [read more]

El Tatio Geysers & Moon Valley
Chile Travel Guide

CHILE – El Tatio Geysers and Moon Valley at sunset in Atacama desert

December 19, 2014 Chris W. 0

A great morning trip and evening trip in the Atacama desert. In the morning to the El Tatio geysers at sunrise and in the late afternoon to the Moon Valley for sunset. In between I spend a few hours at the SPA and swimming pool [read more]

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