Blog Posts for Middle East & North Africa

  • Greek recipe: Spanikopita

    No visit to Greece is complete without indulging in some of its delicious cuisine. One of the delightful aspects of Greek cooking is the popularity of mezze - lots of smaller dishes that you can taste and sample. You'll find such delights as dolmades, fried haloumi, olives, chargrilled eggplant, labnah and tabouleh

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  • 4 experiences for horse lovers

    Giddy up cowboys! There's a lot of horse lovers out there, and it's a great way to get out and see the world from a different perspective. Horses are a big part of many cultures around the world, some even have their very own horse festivals!

    If you like to saddle up and take the reigns, why not check out some great destinations for horse lovers:

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  • Gift ideas for travel addicts

    Stuck for Christmas gift ideas for the travel addict in your life? Brendan van Son has made a list (and checked it twice!) of his top ten most practical, fun, interesting and useful pressies that will put a smile on the dial of any keen traveller this year:

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  • Of fairy chimneys and flying balloons: visiting Cappadocia

    Cappadocia is one of Turkey's most famous and most photographed destinations, but no photo can prepare you for the experience of being in the middle of this other-worldly landscape. Eerily moonlike, yet dotted with colorful flying balloons, Cappadocia is like no other place on earth.

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  • The Barefoot Investor: Travel agent vs Online

    Scott Pape is known as Australia’s favourite money guy. We'll be bringing you his fantastic travel-related tips, hints and advice on a regular basis so stay tuned: 

    “Calm down” said my better half.

    She had a point. I was after all, arguing toe to toe with a Coles robot-checkout-chick – and losing.

    “Place your items in the tray”, robot-woman kept saying in her smarmy, thirty-something, synthesised speech.

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  • Top 5 places to get the adrenaline pumping

    You only live once, right? So why not try something totally crazy on your next trip. Put down the teacup, step away from the sandwich, kick off your sensible walking shoes and just go nuts!

    Here's five ideas to get the adrenaline pumping:

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  • Places where a mo isn't just for Movember, it's for life

    In some countries, a mo isn't just for Movember, it's for life. The men of the Gecko's office have ditched their razors the past four week to help raise funds and awareness for men's health. But today we look at other mo-loving countries around the world and the significance of the mo in their culture:

    India

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  • 5 budget beauty products to bring on the road

    Travel is expensive. And while it’s important to look good along the way, you should be able to do so without breaking the bank. Erin the World Wanderer explains that although you may not be able to bring all the luxuries from home along with you, there are five beauty products she would never leave home without:

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  • Turkey hotspot: Oludeniz

    Oludeniz is the beach you see on posters urging you to travel to Turkey and with good reason. The beach is fantastic and you could be perfectly happy to go to Oludeniz for the beach alone. But what else might you get up to in Oludeniz?

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  • Explore Morocco with Sam the travel blogger

    For me Morocco has to be one of the most perfect travel destinations. It offers everything an adventurous backpacker could want: beach, mountains, desert, medieval cities, amazing food, people and culture! I've listed some of the obvious choices that are popular among travellers along with some of my personal, less visited favourites. 

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