The desert. My beloved Sahara. It has captured my heart forever. But so has the sea. I was once told that the sea is just as much a...

************** Disclaimer: This post is essentially the TL;DR version of my five-part Iraqi Kurdistan series. This post provides some of...

The final day of my tour with Govand was by no means the most interesting from a historical perspective, but it was by far the most...

The second day of my tour with Govand was focused on some of Iraqi Kurdistan's non-religious history. While Kurdistan has not been an...

This is part two of my time in Iraqi Kurdistan. If you haven't checked out the first post, go give it a read! -------------- I decided to...

I couldn't believe I had landed back in Iraq, this time on a civilian aircraft. I met a guy on the plane who was a soldier returning from...

Iraq. A combat zone, a geopolitical hotbed for the US and Iran, the only place I've ever been shot at. Aka a perfect place to go on The...

************** Disclaimer: This is the third in a three-part series reflecting on the conflict in Gaza as a traveler. This post is...

************** Disclaimer: This is the second in a three-part series reflecting on the conflict in Gaza as a traveler. This post is...

************** Disclaimer (it's a long one): This is the first in a three-part series reflecting on the conflict in Gaza as a traveler....

Amman was not my favourite city. Actually, I would probably say it was my least favourite. I just wanted too get that out of the way up...

Petra is one of the seven Modern Wonders of the World, and there was no way I was going to be this close to it and not go. Getting to...

The flight to Aqaba was short, but interesting. I noticed pretty quickly as we were approaching Jordan that we weren't taking a...

************** Disclaimer: This is the second in my "Why I Travel" series. This series is the story why I travel, my motivations,...

Back to Holy Sheets I went! It was a close-ish walk from the bus station, and within a decent walking distance (by Cairo standards) to...

Jo and I split up on December 1st. I had a good laugh at her time getting out of Egypt. She hadn't really traveled solo before, and she...

Hey, guys! Jack, here. If you have been following our Instagrams over the last couple of months, you may have noticed that we haven't...

If you haven't read part one, go check it out! -------------- From the Kom Ombo, we headed over to the Luxor Temple for a night tour....

Jo found this nine-day Nile adventure tour online for under 700 USD (we paid more for a night train, but more on that later). It was...

We were both looking forward to Tunis a bit. Tunisia hadn't exactly lived up to our expectations or our friend's hype, but Tunis was the...