Why is Oman the best destination in the Middle East

Oman Juan Martinez Road Trip in Oman mountains

Crossing deserts, cruising mountains and sleeping on a completely empty beach afterwards. I think a road trip in Oman can be considered a lifetime experience. Oman was not the first country that came to my mind when I thought where to go for the perfect road trip. It was not even the first country when […]

Best things to do on a weekend trip in Qatar

Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar

Known as the small country for a stopover, Qatar is more than that. These are my tips for a weekend trip in Qatar Qatar is growing at an incredibly fast pace. Every day new skyscrapers are rising up and whole cities get transformed every month. It´s difficult to imagine what the country will look like […]

How to plan a Camping trip in Wadi Rum

Visiting and camping in Wadi rum

Are you thinking what to do in Wadi Rum during your next trip to Jordan?. Camping in Wadi Rum is inexpensive, easy and breathtaking. Gigantic rocks surrounding the red sand and two camels walking in the middle of the desert. Images like these are very common in Wadi Rum, one of the most beautiful places […]

Petra’s back entrance – How to visit Petra without paying entrance fee

Petra without entrance fee

We didn’t walk those four hours up to the Monastery and could enter Petra without paying entrance fee. Curiously, some locals were the ones taking us there. This was Petra’s back entrance When I read in an article the entrance fee in Petra is more expensive than Disneyworld, I wasn´t surprised at all. I mean, […]

Road trip in Jordan – Driving around canyons, deserts and the Dead Sea

Road trip in Petra and renting a car in Jordan

There is an inexplicable charm to driving around a country and my road trip in Jordan was no exception. I had always wanted to do a road trip in a middle eastern country and a road trip in Jordan was the perfect opportunity to make that dream come true. I find it fascinating to drive […]