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Weekend Travel Section Roundup

Travel news headlines for the weekend of August 6, 2006.

Anthony Bourdain: live from Beirut

Globe-trotting chef Anthony Bourdain arrived in Beirut yesterday to film an episode of his Travel Channel show “No Reservations� just in time to be stuck behind the Israeli blockade.

Location: Lebanon / Bayrūt

Weekend Travel Section Roundup: Next-Big-Thing-ism

The NYT asks “Is Qatar the Next Dubai?�- they’ve got man-made resort islands too! It seems like mere weeks ago, Dubai was the next Dubai. And the cannibalizing cycle of the “Next Big Thing� spirals on…

The Adventurous Mr. Bangs

Extreme-travel guru Richard Bangs has parlayed his role as a founding partner of Mountain Travel Sobek into a career as a one-man adventure travel brand.

Location: Jordan

Travel section roundup

Travel headlines for the weekend of 4/1/06

Videos tagged with 'middle east'

City by City: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Producer: city_by_city
Dubai has a reputation for excess, but it’s worth digging deeper. We’ll visit an artificial ski slope, a popular beach bar, a charming French Arabian boutique hotel, a fine Lebanese restaurant, and a traditional style market.
views: 42 / rank: 5217 / uploaded: 07/08/2009
duration: 7 Mins. 26 Sec.

The Skate Trip: Beirut, Lebanon
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Producer: zakajne
The Skate Trip goes international and heads to Beirut, Lebanon for a look at the skateboard scene in the Middle east's party capitol.
location: Lebanon / Bayrūt
views: 434 / rank: 3473 / uploaded: 03/18/2008
duration: 8 Mins. 6 Sec.

The Wine Trip: Lebanon
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Producer: zakajne
The Wine Trip heads to beautiful Beirut and the Bekaa Valley to experience the wonderful world of Lebanese Wine. The video showcases 4 Lebanese wineries: Ksara-the oldest, Massaya-the hippest, Kefraya-the largest, and Chateau Musar-the best known internationally
location: Lebanon
views: 301 / rank: 2465 / uploaded: 03/18/2008
duration: 22 Mins. 26 Sec.

Camel riding in Petra, Jordan
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Producer: Bernie61
Since ancient Petra in Jordan is such a large site to visit in just one day, we hired camels to take us from the Treasury to the city gate on the Cardo and from there took donkeys up the mountain to the monastery.
location: Jordan
views: 447 / rank: 6768 / uploaded: 03/11/2008
duration: 0 Mins. 59 Sec.

Discover Egypt from above
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Producer: egyptianAuthority
5,000 years of history, along with sea, mountains, deserts, lakes and oases – no doubt you're starting to see that the list of great Egyptian tourist attractions is endless. Egypt: cultural hotspot, seaside paradise blessed by the sun god - famous for hospitality, good humour and warm welcomes. From the treasures of the Pharaohs to the breathtaking scenery, Egypt is jam-packed with things to see and do, no matter what your preferences, tastes or wishes! Dive in Egypt and discover the country from above and in 3Ds. Get a foretaste of the wonders awaiting you in Egypt: Giza pyramids, Karnak temple, Ramses II temple, diving spots, St Katherine’s monastery, Cairo, Alexandria,… and many more. From the Egyptian Tourist authority.
location: Egypt
views: 6613 / rank: 1523 / uploaded: 08/03/2007
duration: 0 Mins. 32 Sec.