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These small earnings help me to improve and create more content for Against the Compass. I really appreciate your support :. It is amazing to see the diversity and variety of landscapes in the Middle East, which most people think of as just a desert. I have long been fascinated by Oman, for the reasons you pointed out. The coastline looks beautiful, and though I never heard the comparison before, it does look like the Norway of the Middle East. Great photos and thanks for showcasing some truly different destinations to us travelers!
Hi Drew. Yes, the big natural and cultural contrast is huge in the Middle East and yeah, perhaps is one of those comparisons that only the locals say it! But, it truly has some similarities with Norway. It demystifies it a little and makes travelers more comfortable with taking that leap.
Hey Laura, that is my objective, to make people realize of the huge potential that this region can offer, while being safe at all time! There is so much interesting information in your article that I do not know what to comment about! The most striking fact was the one about Bahrain and the loose morals while my favorite image was the one from Musandam!
Hi Efthimis, yes I understand your frustration. Bahrain is a crazy place full hypocrisy! As for Lebanon, the nightlife sounds great. What an amazing post about the middle east. After reading this I am even more confused as to which place I should visit first. Amadiya and Kadisha are so strikingly beautiful. Would love to visit Beirut someday.
Oh man! Bahrain is not bad either actually, quite enjoyed visiting the historic places there. Hi Raw, I also lived in Dubai for about 3 years. Just left the city at the end of Middle East is huge and still, there are many places that remained on my bucket list. And yes, Hebron is the most intriguing one. Cheers mate,.
Its so interesting reading about your middle east highlights — some places are truly beautiful, others, more intriguing. I had no idea that Bahrain had run out of oil money and had become a hot mess of drugs, alcohol and prostitutes! Hi Vicky, thanks for your comment. Yeah, I had no idea about Bahrain also, until a friend told me so we decided yo go with a bunch of friends.
We partied hard until am, something unthinkable in places like Dubai for examle. But besides that, Bahrain is a very ugly country! I am from Oman if you want any help i can help you. Abuhakam97 gmail. This list is amazing, Joantow! Hi Trisha, I believe that living in Israel must have been an amazing experience.
Both countries have been in a war for years but they have more similarities than even think! I love this article! Sadly the East part of the globe is still too mysterious for those in the West and what we know about the East is that of what we heard on the news. But definetely it does not represent Middle East a whole. Great part of it is beautiful and safe and its people are warm and kind. Unfortunately the media forgets this part, after all, bad news bring more audience than the good ones.
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You really should go! Yes, you are absolutely right. And why people should go to Bahrain if there is only prostitutes, alcohol and drugs?
That makes it one of the best places to go this year? You just need to look at the statistics. In the past years, there have been more killed people due to terrorism in the city of Paris than in the whole region of Kurdistan.
I am saying that Bahrain is a surrealistic and unique place that, for a moment, makes you forget that you are actually in one of most conservatives regions in the world. What a great list! Of Course I hiked in Gilan and visited Masuleh, but not other places.
Hey Mansoureh, thanks for your comment man! The Gilan province is an amazing place to hike! Well, I guess that both Norway and Switzerland have some similarities. Mansoureh is a girls name! And there is no such thing as Arabian Gulf.
Everywhere on this list sounds amazing! I love seeing people traveling to the Middle East even with everything the media has to say about it. I think people need to do a little more research about these places. I love the pictures, too! Awesome list!
Hi Megan, thanks for your comment! Yes, is what I always say. A great round-up of places to visit, well done! Love Musandam. He published such a rubbish and fake news and make Bahrain go downward among the viewers. Bahrain follows Sharia Law and such activities are strictly prohibited here and specially as he mentioned about drugs that too is illegal.