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Some recent press articles
Oman: Frankincense in Salalah (The Times)
Oman: Impact of social media (BBC News)
Switzerland: 48 Hours in Geneva (The Independent)
Switzerland: 48 Hours in Zurich (The Independent)
Jordan: Ruins and wildlife (Prospect magazine)
Saudi Arabia: Riyadh: Wadi Hanifah oasis (The National)
Saudi Arabia: Riyadh: Wadi Hanifah oasis (BBC News)
Switzerland: Zurich: revolutionary spirit (The National)
Jordan: Best of Amman (BMI Voyager)
Israel: Tough on the outside (Wanderlust)
Jerusalem: Staying in East Jerusalem (The Times)
Palestine: West Bank travel (Wanderlust)
Saudi Arabia: Riyadh: Wadi Hanifah (Saudi Aramco World)
Jerusalem: 48 Hours in Jerusalem (The Independent)
Jerusalem: Light rail: other side of the tracks (BBC News)
Lebanon: Finding the essence (Saudi Aramco World)
Jordan: Rock till you drop (BMI Voyager)
Saudi Arabia: Strange encounter (BBC News)
UK: Traveller's Guide to the Cotswolds (The Independent)
Jordan: 48 Hours in Amman (The Independent)
Syria: Traveller's Guide (The Independent)
Jordan: Eco Tourism (EasyJet Inflight)
Sharjah: Emirate Ambitions (CNN Traveller)
Switzerland: Family Travel (The Independent)
Switzerland: Glacier Express (Oryx: Qatar Airways)
Oman: Gold, frankincense & myrrh (The Independent)
The Red Sea: A traveller's guide (The Independent)
Abu Dhabi: Dune Roaming (The Independent)
Israel: 48 Hours in Tel Aviv (The Independent)
Saudi Arabia: Bloom time in Taif (CNN Traveller)
Switzerland: Travel by train (CNN Traveller)
Middle East wildlife: Rx for Oryx (Saudi Aramco World)
Jordan: A Pilgrim's Progress (The Independent)
Syria: Foodie road to Damascus (The Observer)
Turkey: Following the Abraham Path (The Times)
Oman: In Search of Sindbad (Gulf Life)
Abu Dhabi: A Quiet Revolution (CNN Traveller)
Middle East: Walking for peace (Wanderlust)
Syria: Aleppo: Sound of the Souk (bmi Voyager)
Malta: Easy Rider on the Med (The Independent)
Switzerland: Zurich for less (British Airways High Life)
Jordan: A Vine Romance (CNN Traveller)
SEE MORE ARTICLES HERESome recent radio
BBC Radio 4: From Our Own Correspondent (Oman)
BBC Radio 4: From Our Own Correspondent (Riyadh)
BBC Radio 4: From Our Own Correspondent (Amman)
BBC Radio 4: From Our Own Correspondent (Jerusalem)
BBC Radio 4: From Our Own Correspondent (Taif, Saudi Arabia – audio begins 0:18:15)
BBC World Service: From Our Own Correspondent (Oman)
BBC World Service: From Our Own Correspondent (Riyadh)
BBC World Service: From Our Own Correspondent (Amman)
BBC World Service: From Our Own Correspondent (Jerusalem)
BBC World Service: From Our Own Correspondent (Taif, Saudi Arabia - audio begins 0:04:45)
BBC World Service: From Our Own Correspondent (Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt - audio begins 0:00:28)
BBC Radio 4: Excess Baggage with Sandi Toksvig (studio guest discussing Gulf travel - audio begins 0:18:50)
BBC Radio 4: Traveller's Tree (report on homestay in Jordan – RealPlayer file, about 7 mins)A few travel links
Travel Blather Jeremy Head
Grumpy Traveller David Whitley
501 Places Andy Jarosz
Untraveller Maxine Sheppard
Gadling US travel blog
Strange Maps Frank Jacobs
Kim Wildman Travel blog
Michael Kerr Journalist
BOOT - Business of Online Travel Aussie blog
Alastair McKenzie's Travelling Online
Travel Rants Darren Cronian
Wanderlust UK travel magazine
GoWander.com From Wanderlust
Jordan Jubilee Jordan travel info
Nomads Travel Climbing and adventure
Grantourismo A 2010 travel blog
Travel Scribe by Gail Simmons
Part Time Travel Writer Jenny Woolf
The Irresponsible Traveller Nick Redmayne
Europe à la Carte Karen BryanA few Middle East links
Al Jazeera English
The National UAE
Al-Akhbar English Beirut
+972 Israel
Daily Star Lebanon
7iber.com Citizen journalism from Jordan
ArabianBusiness.com
The Kipp Report Middle East business
Juan Cole "Informed Comment"
Istanbul Calling News from Turkey
360east.com Jordan tech blog
And Far Away Jordan blog
The Black Iris of Jordan
Sustainable Jordan Eco blog
Green Prophet Israel/ME eco blog
Blogging Beirut Lebanon
Lisa Goldman Journalist
Israelitybites Israeli blog
Al-Bab Arab World gateway
Saudi Jeans blog
Bint Battuta Bahrain blog
Sultan Al-Qassemi UAE journalist
Creative Jordan Social networkRecent tweets
- @sandra_hiari W great respect, Turkey is pretty minor. JO needs European tourism, developed sustainably & equitably. Tourists need access. // 1 hour ago
- @sandra_hiari I don't quite understand your point. EasyJet would not fly IST-AQJ. It would fly out of LGW and/or possibly LTN/GVA/MXP. // 2 hours ago
- @sandra_hiari It could knock Turkish out of the water. Different markets, different models, different everything. Room for both. And more. // 2 hours ago
- All shd listen MT @rachshabi: I tell @skynews that post-Woolwich we must talk about impact of British foreign policy bit.ly/11fqAlD // 2 hours ago
- Jordanian press speculating about easyJet launching flights to Aqaba. I pour some cold water quitealone.com/2013/05/22/new… // 2 hours ago
- @RDavisFCO Credit where due - give @NickRedmayne a pat on the back :) // 4 hours ago
- Carpets like that provoke uprisings MT @AlOraibi: Opening plenary of @WEF with King Abdullah of Jordan http://t.co/Z4if9f8GMy // 4 hours ago
- @guystagg @MrStuartLodge There used to be boats from Famagusta, I think - not exactly ferries; a bit more informal than that. No idea now. // 5 hours ago
- Quality MT @Jo_Bedu: Happy Independence day Jordan http://t.co/0V1SdqgHJH // 5 hours ago
- @BigLunchQnsRd et à vous! // 5 hours ago
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