There are places you visit because they are beautiful, places you visit because they are famous, and then there are places you visit because they carry symbolic weight. The Southernmost …
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Visiting the Hoover Dam is an experience that leaves a lasting impression, blending engineering marvel, natural beauty, and historical significance in one monumental site. Spanning the Colorado River between Nevada …
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Touching History: Standing Next to the Saturn V at Kennedy Space Center
by alan.dotchinby alan.dotchinThere are certain experiences in life that defy ordinary description, moments where the scale, significance, and sheer ambition of human achievement leave you awestruck. Visiting the Kennedy Space Center Visitor …
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Among the Gods and Empires: Visiting Baalbek on a Journey from Beirut to Cairo
by alan.dotchinby alan.dotchinVisiting Baalbek, deep in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley, was one of those moments in travel when history ceases to be something you read about and instead becomes something you stand inside. …
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“Carry On up the Nile” – Sailing the Nile: A Felucca Journey from Aswan to Edfu
by alan.dotchinby alan.dotchinSailing along the Nile River, drifting between Aswan and Edfu on a traditional felucca, is an experience that feels both timeless and deeply immersive. The river is more than a …
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Trekking Through Wadi Rum: In the Footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia and Matt Damon
by alan.dotchinby alan.dotchinTrekking through Wadi Rum, Jordan, is an experience that defies ordinary description. The desert is both vast and intimate, ancient and cinematic, harsh and hauntingly beautiful. For years, I had …
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Visiting Petra was one of those rare travel experiences that felt both deeply personal and profoundly historical at the same time. Long before I arrived in Jordan, I had seen …
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Egypt is a land of monuments, temples, and ancient stories, but few places convey the scale of human ambition and artistic genius like Abu Simbel. Nestled in the southern reaches …
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Egypt has long captivated the imagination of travellers, historians, and dreamers alike. Few experiences compare to standing at the foot of the Pyramids of Giza, where the scale of human …
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Crossing into Gaza: Bearing Witness During a Workcamp in the West Bank
by alan.dotchinby alan.dotchinMy visit to the Gaza Strip remains one of the most profound and emotionally complex experiences of my life. It was not a journey I undertook as a tourist, nor …
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Jerusalem: A Journey Through Time, Faith, and History
by alan.dotchinby alan.dotchinJerusalem is a city like no other, a place where history, religion, and modern life intersect in ways that are both humbling and exhilarating. Having visited Israel on several occasions, …
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Weightless in the World’s Lowest Place: My Dead Sea Adventure
by alan.dotchinby alan.dotchinThere are some travel experiences that feel almost surreal — moments where the environment itself seems to conspire to create a memory that is equal parts awe-inspiring, relaxing, and reflective. …
