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Egypt
Day 1 – Great Pyramids of Giza/Cairo. The pyramids lived up to the hype as the only remaining standing monument of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Truly amazing how immense they were/are. The fact that they (or the aliens) were able to construct something like this 5,000 years ago is astonishing. Bummer that…
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Oman
Day 1 – The Grand Mosque and Royal Palace. The mosque was beautiful but after having seen the one in Abu Dhabi I have to say it paled in comparison. The highlight was seeing one of the Sultan’s royal yachts. According to my research is the second most expensive yacht in the world, valued around…
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Abu Dhabi/Jordan
Prologue – This tour was supposed to be of Socotra, an island owned by Yemen but located off the shore of Somalia. Unfortunately Yemen decided to start a civil war with one side backed by Saudi Arabia and the other by the UAE… This led to the trip being canceled by the tour operators because…
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