Here is a great article about the pressures of tourism on Petra, in Jordan. The government is trying to balance the need to preserve the site while allowing visitors to still have access. While tourism is a good thing, too much creates problems, degrades sites, and in the end, if not managed well, can be...
We just got word that one of our travel agency partners is going to feature Caravan-Serai on their blog tomorrow! Willamette International Travel is a Portland, OR company, and if you are in the area and like to have an agent to work with for all your travel needs, call them. Their blog and information...
May 5th was our last day in Oman and we started with a tour of the Grand Mosque. It was built not too long ago and it was the Sultan’s gift to the people. No on knows how much it cost to build or how many people worked on it. It can hold thousands and...
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On Friday we left Dubai’s shiny, glitzy airport and landed in Muscat, a much smaller, less shiny facility, but nonetheless a welcoming airport. Our first stop on entering the airport was the arrival priority lounge where we could sit and wait for our visas to be processed, rather than wait in line out in the...
Wow, this has been one full trip! I am sitting here trying to remember what we did yesterday and am at a loss. I think the heat is getting to me. I know we ended the day with a desert safari, which was a blast! We had the best driver and the ride through the...
May 1, 2012 This morning started off with a tour at Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. What an amazing feat of engineering and design. We were able to go to the observation deck to get an amazing view of the city and surrounding area. It was a little bit hazy, but the...
Sunday April 29, 2012 Welcome to Dubai! I arrived in the Emirates last night after a very nice flight from Seattle on Emirates Air. I know you have already read from Rita’s posts that the airline is excellent, but let me just reiterate that here. I was pleasantly surprised with an upgrade, then we were...