Middle East

By jcprellwitz

Jordan

I closed out my journey through the Middle East with 10 days in Jordan. Petra was obviously my main draw to Jordan, but I was blown away by all that Jordan has to offer. I would put it in my top 5 favorite countries I’ve visited on this trip (which is now up to 41…

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Doha- World Cup 2022

After 3 days in Abu Dhabi, Munaf and I were off to Doha, Qatar for the World Cup. As previously mentioned, we secured tickets about 3 weeks before the start through the friend of my brother’s friend who worked for US Soccer and he hooked us up. Big time. The next challenge we had to…

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Abu Dhabi & Dubai

After a quick stop in Israel, I continued on to Abu Dhabi to meet up with my friend Munaf for one of the highlights of the entire trip, the World Cup! As mentioned previously, a group of my friends had originally planned on meeting up with me in Qatar for the World Cup but we…

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Antalya & Tel Aviv

After a week in Istanbul, I was sick of the cold weather and decided to head south to Antalya, located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. There are some really cool ancient ruins down there as well and some world class golf courses in nearby Belek that make it a major European golf destination….

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Istanbul

After spending nearly month back in the US for my little brother’s wedding and bachelor party, it was time to head back out on the road. First stop- Istanbul, Turkey! Istanbul is a beautiful old city with a ton of history, ranging from being part of the Byzantine/Roman empire (then known as Constantinople) to the…

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