Iran's unofficial influence in Iraq is even greater. In the past three years, Iran has built an impressive network of allies and clients, ranging from intelligence operatives, armed militias, and gangs to, most visibly, politicians in various Iraqi Shiite parties. Many leaders of the main Shii...
Dubai is built in the desert, yes, but also on the shores of the Persian Gulf. From Jumeirah beach you have beautiful views of the Burj Al Arab, while at Kite Beach you can practice all kinds of water and beach sports. The inevitable advice: wait late in the afternoon to get closer,...
The picture above is of one of the two small leather bound volumes that comprise my great-grandmother’s Grand Tour travel diary. She sailed from New York in July of 1900, three weeks after her 25th birthday. She was accompanied as far as Paris by her sister Pattie, then 31, and after...
A fifteen minute drive from Santa Barbara de Samana is non-touristed Cascada de Rio de los Cocos. This waterfall was a short hike through the jungle. There is no sign for the path on the road and we parked next to a house where the locals were playing outside. Unfortunately the water ...
The most popular of the temples here is theKashi Vishwanath Temple. Encased in two gold domes the temple was built in 1780 by Queen Ahilyabai Holker of Indore. A Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva known as the Vishwanath is enshrined here.
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Dubai is built in the desert, yes, but also on the shores of the Persian Gulf. From Jumeirah beach you have beautiful views of the Burj Al Arab, while at Kite Beach you can practice all kinds of water and beach sports. The inevitable advice: wait late in the afternoon to get closer,...