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31 January 2010
Crossing Qalandia
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Matthew Teller
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award-winning travel writer, specialising in the Middle East.
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Some recent press articles
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
HERE
Some recent radio
BBC Radio 4:
From Our Own Correspondent
(Amman)
BBC World Service:
From Our Own Correspondent
(Amman)
BBC Radio 4:
From Our Own Correspondent
(Jerusalem)
BBC World Service:
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
(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 Bryan
A 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 network
Recent tweets
Pushing back. See you in AMM. //
3 hours ago
@
_DonaldS
@
yorksranter
You don't have to be a dog person. It's just love, family love. //
3 hours ago
@
_DonaldS
Because they love them. //
3 hours ago
@
shaneyhudson
Me? No, I'm just a few random bits & pixels. //
3 hours ago
@
MaithaAhmed
Jordan again. Thank you! //
3 hours ago
Save this shop CC @
stephenfry
RT @
eldahshan
: 110yo Sudan bookshop struggles on with no single sale
http://t.co/WMn3dXTd
//
3 hours ago
@
SteveGold123
Thx Steve. Nope, this is full-service. Not even any strap-hanging. //
4 hours ago
@
turkishmom
You never know... ;-) //
4 hours ago
@
basemaggad
@
LumaQ
The guy's in 1A. He couldn't give a monkeys about the plebs filing past. //
4 hours ago
@
edentravels
Good for you. //
4 hours ago
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