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Crossing the Israel/Jordan Borders

(Revised 2020) This is the definitive guide to Israel – Jordan border crossings and visas. (Revised 2020) Ha! Don’t believe that

Right away the observer notices there is something not quite normal about this whirling dervish group. Two of the members

On August 31, 2015, the United Nations informed the world that much of what you see here was destroyed by

Göbekli Tepe (read more here) is a very important archaeological site in southeastern Turkey, dating back to the Neolithic period,

If you thought Stonehenge was old and fascinating, prepare yourself to be wowed by a place only a few archaeological

If Jordan had a calling card in the tourism industry, it would most likely be The Treasury. The rosy-colored,

Perched on two continents and built on layers of empires and history, Istanbul invites travelers to exploration. The city once

Back in 1998, I traveled through Syria — Aleppo, Homs, Damascus, Palmyra, Maaloula — with a couple friends also living

It’s not often in life that your dessert comes with a live performance. But in Turkey you should expect some

My friends and I pull over to the side of the road where a sign shows a single black line

Though you can find coffee beans around the world, from Sumatra to Guatemala, they originated in Ethiopia. The popular theory