Archive for Category: "Middle East"
Know Before You Go: How to Dress in the Middle East
Does traveling to the Middle East as a woman mean wearing a burqa (or an abaya)? Not necessarily. In the Middle East, following dressing etiquette can be essential to your travel experience. But the customs and rules vary from country to country. For example, Saudi Arabia employs very strict dress code standards for both tourists [...]
Hot Destinations 2013: Finding the Locals’ Istanbul
We can do better than the old cliche of Istanbul as “East meets West.” Instead, Courtney Crockett seeks out the vibrant local experience–the real hamam culture, Türk kahvehane and the hidden corners of the Grand Bazaar. If you follow the Istanbul of some tour guides, you’re sure to have the so-persistent photo op wearing a [...]
Camels to Skyscrapers: New Travels in Doha, Qatar
Qatar is the wealthiest country per capita in the Middle East and Doha is the capital for business, which means continuous development, especially for Qatar travel. The city is attracting international designers, celebrity chefs and global hotel brands. Right now in Doha, the St. Regis, is featuring Gordon Ramsey and Jazz at Lincoln Center. The [...]
Video Travel Tip: Travel Safety & Protecting Yourself on the Road
Every week, Peter answers tons of travel questions on Facebook, on Twitter, in his weekly Ask Peter column and on air on Peter Greenberg Worldwide. More often than not, those questions relate to travel safety. There are actually three sides to travel safety. It breaks down to staying safe at a specific destination, personal safety [...]
Ask Peter: Egypt Travel Safety, Finding a Good Airfare & More
It’s Travel Tuesday, and we have a new “Ask Peter” column for you. With growing questions about Middle East travel safety and issues of airline consolidation raising airfares, the recent headlines are starting to impact your travel planes. Keep reading to see Peter’s Travel Detective solutions. Peter answers questions online and on air on his [...]
Travel Detective Blog: Middle East Travel Safety Post Benghazi Attacks
Peter is a veteran traveler to and throughout the Middle East and has covered a number of the wars in the region. He also continues to interview the leaders and heads of state of Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and others. In his most recent Travel Detective blog, he writes about the need for [...]
A First Time Guide to Understanding Turkey
Labor Day has come and gone and we’re heading into the final months of 2012. Instead of focusing on fall foliage or the Christmas holidays, Peter wants you to maximize your 2012 travel. This September our contributors are covering some bucket list dream destinations. And tomorrow, Peter is hosting his a Twitter party (starting at [...]
Travel Detective Blog: What’s Next for My Royal Tour Series
You may have noticed news reports linking Peter’s name with the Prime Minister of Israel, so we asked him to tell us a little bit about what’s been happening the past few weeks. As may have heard, we have been in Israel producing my next special Royal Tour series featuring heads of state––in this case [...]
