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| Dubai |
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| 'Pearl of the African Gulf'; the world's most outlandish building projects; indoor snow skiing; Bur Dubai souks & alleyways; Sjheikh Saeed's Palace; sunshine, shopping; more sunshine; more shopping; a 7 star hotel and Japanese carp bordering a grass cricket pitch. |
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| Jordan |
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| Petra's Siq; The Dead Sea; King's Highway; Crusader forts; diving off Gulf of Aquaba; friendly smiles; Roman chariot ruts at Jerash; juicy dates; Wadi Rum Camel Corps; Bedouin camping and never ending caravan routes. |
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| Lebanon |
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| High mountain ceder trees; fruit to die for; ancient religions; 1,000,000 pound bank notes; Paris of the east; Turkish baths; spectacular caverns; Island of Palms; serious gastronomic traditions and the largest found Roman hippo. |
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| Oman |
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| Desert sunrises; Friday camel races; extensive caving; big game fishing; 16th Century Portuguese forts; Omani silverwork; the Green Mountain; palm-fringed coastline and never ending sunshine. |
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| Syria |
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| The friendliest welcome; awe inspiring desert; Queen Zenobia; the most famous of all crusader forts Crac des Chevaliers; road to Damascus; hide away hammans; biblical history; yabrak vine leaves; Friendship festivals and souks to squeeze through. |
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| Yemen |
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| Miles and miles of Empty Quarter; Qat to chew; Mokha coffee to drink; Queen of Sheba; original Manhattan buildings; desert Kasbahs; the Hadramaut Valley; the most remarkable city in the world; road side gun stalls; lush mountains; lazy afternoons and hundreds of hill tribes. |