Middle East articles

'Beehive' houses in Harran, Turkey
"Beehive" houses in Harran in southeastern Anatolian region
Where in the World?, February 2012 issue.
What’s made of mud, stays cool in the hottest weather and boasts a design that hasn’t changed in 3,000 years? The subject of December’s photo, the “beehive” houses in Harran in the southeastern Anatolian region of Turkey, very near the border with Syria. Since the Assyrians first built them, people lived in houses like this in Harran until the 1980s; today, they remain as tourist exhibits.

Driver in Jordan; Rome restaurant; United's business class; Munich apartment, restaurant, and Prague lodging, dining, museum.

Report Cards, February 2012 issue.
REPORT ON JORDAN… For our November-December 2011 trip to Jordan, we hired a private driver, Jehad Abu Saeed, whom we highly recommend.

Follow The Path Of Paul The Apostle
Tours, February 2012 issue.
Nine-day/eight-night cruise-tour aboard 110-passenger SeaDream II, June 30-July 8, 2012. Highlights: In Pergamum, TURKEY, Temple of Trajan/Ephesus, where Paul preached/Myra, where St. Nicholas lived/Rhodes, GREECE, home to Paul/Hydra.

Zichron Ya’akov in Israel

The sign for a restaurant across the street from the museum.
Travelers' Intercom, January 2012 issue.
In Israel for only one week (Sept. 1-7, 2011) for a family wedding, I hadn’t planned on any sightseeing. However, a friend who had moved to the town of Zichron Ya’akov, a place I had not toured before, invited me to spend the day.

Impressed on a pilgrimage to Israel
Ruins of the synagogue at Capernaum.
Features, January 2012 issue.
Inspired by the spiritual beauty and welcoming people of this Holy Land

Sans visa, no entry to Syria
Travelers' Intercom, September 2011 issue.
From the Editor — Suzanne M. Stein of Chesterfield, Missouri, was partway through an Adventures Abroad tour of Iran, Syria and Jordan, Sept. 30-Oct. 31, 2010, when a paperwork problem forced her to leave the group.

Favorite flea markets

Calling All Readers, September 2011 issue.
Richard Lowe of Pahrump, Nevada, wrote, “When traveling, I troll markets and flea markets looking for things I can’t find in the USA, mainly antiques, art (especially prints and posters), knicknacks and small, tasteful furniture. I am especially drawn to pottery and vases.

British Air's World Traveler Plus class; private tour in Turkey, and Rio day tours
Report Cards, July 2011 issue.
REPORT ON BRITISH AIR…

North Africa and Middle East convulsions
, March 2011 issue.
In January, after massive protest marches by the people of Tunisia, President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, who had controlled the country since 1987, fled. An interim government was formed, and elections were promised to be held within six months.

Syria’s remarkable ruins
Travelers' Intercom, March 2011 issue.