Tag archives for middle east
The Radar: Italy’s Secret Beaches, Oman Underground, How to Make a Living Abroad
Posted by Erin Spencer on July 6, 2012 
The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back on the blog for our roundups. Alessandro Pili, Flickr.
Behind the Lens in Jerusalem
Posted by Krista Rossow on May 21, 2012 
Photojournalist Alexandra Avakian’s coverage of Egypt appeared in the September 2011 issue of Traveler, and you can see the fruits of her labor in a story about Jerusalem in the May issue. Photo editor Krista Rossow asked Alexandra what it was like going on assignment in a city with such a long and complicated history. This is what she had to say.
The Energy of Egypt
Posted by Intelligent Travel on February 25, 2011 Contributing Editor Carl Hoffman recently returned to Egypt to see how the country is transitioning in its new political reality. Read his first post, about his decision to return to Cairo, here. I had a fear that I might not like Egypt the second time around, 27 years later. That I might not feel again…
Return to Cairo
Posted by Intelligent Travel on February 17, 2011 Within hours of hearing that Hosni Mubarak had stepped down from power, contributing editor Carl Hoffman was on a plane to Cairo. While working on an upcoming story for Traveler, he will be offering glimpses of the city here on the blog. We have history with places, just as we do with people, and scenes…
Don George on Greg Mortenson
Posted by Janelle Nanos on December 22, 2010 Last month, our Trip Lit book columnist Don George spoke with Greg Mortenson, the best-selling author of Three Cups of Tea and Stones Into Schools, here at our National Geographic headquarters. It was a sold out event (with overflow attendees crowding into our cafeteria to watch a live feed of the talk) and one of…
Out of Office: A Christmas Card from Bethlehem
Posted by Barbara A. Noe on December 21, 2010 National Geographic senior books editor Barbara A. Noe is just back from a visit to Bethlehem. The crowd crushes around me. It’s stifling hot. A woman says she’s going to faint. Everyone tries to be in good humor, but the Russians are behind, pushing en masse. I’ve been waiting in line for an hour or…
Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries in 2010
Posted by Janelle Nanos on December 17, 2010 Archaeology Magazine has just released their list of the top ten discoveries in 2010. Among the findings was a room under the El Diablo pyramid in Maya city of El Zotz in Guatemala. The room had been partially damaged by looters, but researchers dug deeper and discovered a “bizarre cache” of severed fingers and other…
Strange Planet: AT-AT Stampede?
Posted by Marilyn Terrell on December 3, 2010 No, they’re racing camels in Abu Dhabi. What’s riding on their backs? Robot jockeys with mechanical whips. Why? Because the traditional child jockeys were banned in 2002, says Carl Hoffman, reporting from the races near Liwa. For more photos, including a gold vending machine in a hotel lobby, and the annual camel beauty contest, check…
Alexander’s Footsteps: Cairo B-Sides
Posted by Intelligent Travel on August 6, 2010 For eight months writer Theodore May will be following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, tracing the 2,000-mile path Alexander forged through the modern Middle East. Theo will be writing about his experiences for The Global Post, and you can be follow him on Twitter at @Theodore_May. He’ll be contributing glimpses from his journeys…
Adventures with Tintin
Posted by Giovanna Palatucci on July 28, 2010 As a kid I remember watching The Adventures of Tintin on TV and being captivated by the intrepid Belgian reporter who chased a good story around the world with his faithful dog Snowy by his side. Tintin was a clever and fearless traveler, jetting off to faraway places that a young girl like me could…
Nablus: Tourists Welcome
Posted by Intelligent Travel on July 27, 2010 After working as a reporter in Cairo, Theodore May wanted to know more about the history, culture, and people of the Middle East. So he decided to explore it, and use one of history’s conquerors as his guide. For eight months he’ll be following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, tracing the 2,000-mile path…
Alexander’s Footsteps: A Lost City in Lebanon
Posted by Intelligent Travel on July 6, 2010 After working as a reporter in Cairo, Theodore May wanted to know more about the history, culture, and people of the Middle East. So he decided to explore it, and use one of history’s conquerors as his guide. For the next eight months he’ll be following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, tracing the…
Well Hey, Santa Fe
Posted by Caitlin Etherton on July 1, 2010 What brings together the highest capital in the U.S. with the highest capital in the world? Only the giant of all summer folk art events – the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market, which will be celebrating its seventh colorful year the weekend of July 9th, 10th and 11th. Check out New Mexico Magazine’s video…
Alexander’s Footsteps: Lebanon’s EcoVillage
Posted by Intelligent Travel on June 29, 2010 After working as a reporter in Cairo, Theodore May wanted to know more about the history, culture, and people of the Middle East. So he decided to explore it, and use one of history’s conquerors as his guide. For the next eight months he’ll be following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, tracing the…
Byblos: Ancient City, Modern Fun
Posted by Intelligent Travel on May 28, 2010 After working as a reporter in Cairo, Theodore May wanted to know more about the history, culture, and people of the Middle East. So he decided to explore it, and use one of history’s conquerors as his guide. For the next eight months he’ll be following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, tracing the…
Alexander’s Footsteps: A Feast in Damascus
Posted by Intelligent Travel on May 14, 2010 After working as a reporter in Cairo, Theodore May wanted to know more about the history, culture, and people of the Middle East. So he decided to explore it, and use one of history’s conquerors as his guide. For the next eight months he’ll be following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, tracing the…
Alexander’s Footsteps: Don’t Mind the Minder in Syria
Posted by Intelligent Travel on May 8, 2010 After working as a reporter in Cairo, Theodore May wanted to know more about the history, culture, and people of the Middle East. So he decided to explore it, and use one of history’s conquerors as his guide. For the next eight months he’ll be following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, tracing the…
Alexander’s Footsteps: Trucks, Goats, and Introductions
Posted by Intelligent Travel on April 28, 2010 After working as a reporter in Cairo, Theodore May wanted to know more about the history, culture, and people of the Middle East. So he decided to explore it, and use one of history’s conquerors as his guide. For the next eight months he’ll be following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, tracing the…
The World’s Best Knafeh
Posted by Intelligent Travel on March 24, 2010 Sabina Lohr dishes on her favorite Middle Eastern dessert. We all have foods that we crave; tastes that we long for well after we’re done traveling. My craving is knafeh, a sweet, cheese-filled pasty that I first discovered years ago, served fresh and toasty on a round metal platter in a small Druze village restaurant…
Exploring Armenian Art
Posted by Intelligent Travel on December 1, 2009 Kara Marston, who works for National Geographic Digital Media, has shared highlights of her native Armenia with us at Intelligent Travel. Today she looks at the latest cultural offerings from the country. At the age when most the kids in my neighborhood were reading Where the Wild Things Are and immersing themselves in the whimsical…
Unearthing Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
Posted by Intelligent Travel on November 30, 2009 Sabina Lohr is back from Israel, where she volunteered on an archaeological dig. Read about her adventures in Oman here. I once commented to an Israeli friend about the impossibility of seeing everything that his country holds. “In Israel every rock is thousands of years old. And every rock has a story behind it. So…
Too Authentic For You?
Posted by Marilyn Terrell on November 20, 2009 Transplanted Englishman Paul Rogers writes about music and lifestyle for LAWeekly, and reports for us from the Characters of Egypt Festival: “Does he have to keep using that bright pink cell phone?” groaned the lady atop the camel in front of mine as she pointed her camera down at the little lad leading the lanky…
Mindfully Meandering in Turkey’s Middle Earth
Posted by Intelligent Travel on November 16, 2009 Traveler writer Jeanine Barone is just back from Turkey, where she found an alternative way to explore this land that she heard was magical. Instead of going by van from one town to the next to get a glimpse of the magic, or signing up with a big name hiking company so she could trudge…
NG Channel to Air Expedition Week
Posted by Sarah Langdon on November 12, 2009 I could have skipped my coffee yesterday. When I got on the elevator here at Headquarters, I was jolted awake by a behemoth photo of a great white shark covering the entire back wall. This unexpected elevator companion was there to inform me about Expedition Week–a National Geographic Channel event that “takes you on cutting-edge…
Afghanistan’s Hidden Treasures at the Met
Posted by Janelle Nanos on July 6, 2009 Our pal Ford Cochran was in New York City this past weekend for the opening of the Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. And even better, he got a private tour of the exhibit from its curator, National Geographic Fellow Fred Hiebert. Here’s a snippet from…
