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Category Archives: Middle East

Travel Deals: India, Italy, Jordan, Russia

June’s best travel deals include 25 per cent off Cox & Kings companion fares across its entire range of escorted small group journeys. Nearly 70 unique itineraries are on offer across 49 countries.

Posted bytraveltasterJune 4, 2012Posted inBlog, Deals, India, Italy, Middle East, Rest of the WorldTags:India, ItalyLeave a comment on Travel Deals: India, Italy, Jordan, Russia

Cairo blogger’s opinion on travel safety in Egypt

A young Cairene blogger gives her opinion on how safe it is to travel to Egypt. Last week we featured a story on travel company Cox & Kings boss Steve Reynolds, who says after a recent holiday there with his family, that Egypt is open for business.

Posted bytraveltasterMay 15, 2012Posted inBlog, Destinations, Egypt, Middle EastTags:Egypt, Middle East3 Comments on Cairo blogger’s opinion on travel safety in Egypt

La Maison Arabe cookery school

La Maison Arabe is an elegant boutique hotel in the heart of Marrakesh with a cookery school, where guests roll up their sleeves and immerse themselves in Moroccan cuisine.

Posted bytraveltasterMay 15, 2012Posted inBlog, Destinations, Food, Middle East, MoroccoTags:Food, Middle East, MoroccoLeave a comment on La Maison Arabe cookery school

Come back to Egypt, pleads travel boss

Despite ongoing unrest, Cox & Kings CEO Steve Reynolds has pleaded with Australian travellers to return to Egypt, saying it is no more risky than the UK.

Posted bytraveltasterMay 7, 2012Posted inBlog, Destinations, Egypt, Middle EastTags:Egypt4 Comments on Come back to Egypt, pleads travel boss

Travel deals: Italy’s Abruzzo, Spain by train, Oman

Fabulous tours of Spain by rail, hiking through the Italian Alps, cooking in Abruzzo and an Arabian Odyssey in Oman. Your adventure starts here!

Posted bytraveltasterApril 1, 2012Posted inBlog, Deals, Europe, Italy, Middle East, SpainTags:Italy, Middle East, SpainLeave a comment on Travel deals: Italy’s Abruzzo, Spain by train, Oman

Obituary: Anthony Shadid, the poet of war reporting

Double Pulitzer prize winner Anthony Shadid was bureau chief for the New York Times in Beirut. Shadid died in Syria. His stories from conflict zones were the poetry of war reporting.

Posted bytraveltasterFebruary 18, 2012Posted inBlog, Books, Middle EastTags:Books, Middle East, Travel MemoirsLeave a comment on Obituary: Anthony Shadid, the poet of war reporting

Candid memoir of life in Morocco

Carolyn Theriault’s literary travel memoir on living in Morocco is a densely-woven collection of amusing anecdotes and sharply-drawn observations.

Posted bytraveltasterJanuary 4, 2012Posted inBlog, Books, Middle East, Morocco, Over the TeacupsTags:Books, Morocco, Over the Teacups, Travel Memoirs1 Comment on Candid memoir of life in Morocco

A serving of frankincense for Christmas

Frankincense is an aromatic resin tapped from the hardy but hardly beautiful Boswellia tree by slashing the bark and allowing the resin to bleed out and then solidify. London’s culinary scientist Hestor Blumenthal served it up for a Christmas dinner.

Posted bytraveltasterDecember 11, 2011Posted inBlog, Food, Middle EastTags:Food, Middle East2 Comments on A serving of frankincense for Christmas

Mother of all Riads in Marrakech

With four palace houses connected through corridors and only nine suites and six rooms, Riad Enija is the perfect escape from the hectic hustle of the Medina.

Posted bytraveltasterDecember 2, 2011Posted inBlog, Destinations, Middle East, MoroccoTags:Middle East, Morocco4 Comments on Mother of all Riads in Marrakech

New life for Murder on the Nile hotel

The world’s best-selling crime writer Agatha Christie wrote Murder on the Nile while living at The Old Cataract Hotel in Egypt. It’s just had a big facelift.

Posted bytraveltasterNovember 8, 2011Posted inBlog, Destinations, Egypt, Middle EastTags:Cool Places to Stay, EgyptLeave a comment on New life for Murder on the Nile hotel

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