Salam Aleikum. Have you ever dreamed of appearing in one of the magical tales of “One Thousands and One Nights” or personally witnessing the exploits of Lawrence of Arabia or camel crossing the Empty Quarter? I have, ever since I was a little girl! And my trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia brought my…
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Malta. July 2015
I chose Malta as my wedding venue! Yes, I chose the entire island where early Christian catacombs and Byzantine walls, Muslim streets and Norman towers, megalithic temples and Knights’ forts defined the world history for thousands of years. When D. and I started to plan our wedding, we considered a few options, however, it didn’t take…
Ajmer and Pushkar, India. January 2014.
January 7, 2014 After 3 fantastic days in Jaipur, I had to abandon the world of luxuries and start a real road-trip around Rajasthan. On January 7, I planned to pay a visit to two most important religious sites in Rajasthan – Ajmer and its Dargah of the Sufi’s saint Khwaja Muin-ud-din Chishti and an ancient…