Middle East

Hello, anyone here to hang around in Dubai on Thursday nights and Fridays ?

We are in Santiago right now but soon fly to Barcelona for a week before heading to Amman. We will use the tent for a week of section hiking on the Jordan Trail. We can buy a tent in any of those three places or rent a tent somewhere in Jordan. After Jordan we head back to Europe so something livable (two doors and small vestibules) would be ideal.

We are looking for something inexpensive and lightweight.

Where would you buy or rent?

Looking for an english-speaking guide for Erbil and surroundings, just for one day. One of the guides I’ve found recommended, Karwan, is unfortunately booked. The other name I’ve seen, Haval, hasn’t gotten back to me. Appreciate any leads.

Hello, I have a stopover in Dubai en route to Tanzania. I arrive on May 26 (during Ramadan) at 8 pm. I depart the following day at 10:05 am. How long do you think it will take to get out of the airport. Is there anything we can do at that time?

Also, we return to Dubai at almost midnight on the 14th and depart on the 15th at 9:35 am. We would love to see the sunrise at Burj Kalifa at 5:30 am. Is there enough time to see the sunset at Burj and make it to the airport and checkin for my 9:35…

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I'm going to travel to Israel with my mother from the 15th to the 21st of April.
We will stay 4 days in Jerusalem (15th - 19th) and 3 days in the Dead Sea (20th-21st).
What can we see in 4 days in Jerusalem? . Is there any interesting excursion near to Jerusalem? We do not want to miss anything!
In the Dead Sea we will be staying in "Ein Bokek, M.P.O., Dead Sea | 86930 | Israel". Apart from enjoying the sea, what's really worth to visit there?
It is the first time we travel together outside…

how long does it take to get to terminal 2 from terminal 3 ? is the transfer desks easy to find also my layover is 2 hours 30 mins was wondering if this is enough time for my next flight in terminal 2 I arrive in terminal 3 at 8 am my next flight is at 10:30 am

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My english is not to great.
Im planning to visit my friend and his family in Syria this summer. Im from the netherlands. I will travel with the brother of my friend to syria who is already in europe on the university. I want to apply for a visa trough the syrian embassy in brussel belgium. Who got a visa as a european?Was it hard to get? And how long did it took? I heard that you can easily get a visa at the border in Lebanon but i dont want to take the risk that i will plan my whole trip…

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We're going to Oman for 9 nights and we're thinking of hiring a car. Are road signs only in Arabic? Is it easy to find your way around without GPS? Would like to know what people's experiences are. Is parking a problem in Muscat?
If not we could do some tours (day trips) Does anyone have a recommendation for a company which isn't too expensive? Thank you for your help in advance.

I've read many existing posts about the Lebanon > Jordan > Israel route which have been very helpful, thank you Thorn Tree community! I have a specific question about booking a 'decoy' ticket, which I haven't been able to find any information on.

My current and ideal plan is to fly into Beirut, then fly to Jordan, then travel overland to Israel. After this I will be flying from Tel Aviv to Rome.

I understand that this may be problematic; flying into Beirut and out of Tel Aviv is not ideal for…

Hi all.We are three people currently travelling in Iran and planning to visit Iraqi kurdistan nex week.We want to cross the borde near Marivan then travel to Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and some other places to Diyabakir (Turkey) Any update information about the bordercrossing between Marivan (Iran) and Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) would be apreciated. Has anyone recently used this border crossing? If so, how it was ?
If anyone has recent experience with a Iran-Iraq border crossing, please let me know how it…