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Yemen is one of the least developed and poorest countries in the Middle East and has endured a bloody civil war since at least 2011. Despite being adjacent to Saudi Arabia and on the same peninsula as the United Arab Emirates, Yemen is definitely … Continue reading →

Libya is a country in North Africa with a Mediterranean Sea coast. More than 90% of the country is desert or semidesert. WARNING: Since the overthrow of dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been the site of a violent struggle for power involving … Continue reading →

What to do 1. Passenger ferry – Fort Lauderdale to Freeport regular passenger ferry operated by Baleària Caribbean runs daily between Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Freeport and Bimini, in the Bahamas. 2. Fly Freeport to Nassau – $CAD112. The Bahamas are an archipelago of about 2,000 islands … Continue reading →

BAHAMAS – General, Rough Guide DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – General, Rough Guide HAITI – General, Rough Guide JAMAICA – General, Rough Guide

Socotra is an archipelago consisting mainly of one large island and three smaller islands in the Indian Ocean, an offshore territory of Yemen, near the “horn” of Somalia. Socotra is 95% of the landmass, 78 miles long and 28 miles … Continue reading →

Saudi Arabia dominates the Arabian peninsula and contains Islam’s holiest cities — Mecca (Makkah) and Medina (Madinah) — where Muslim pilgrims throng during the Hajj. The Hajj, along with a few crops that grow well in oases, such as medjool dates, used to be the country’s … Continue reading →

Basic Plan  1. Direct flight on Air Caribbean from Port au Prince, Haiti to Kingston 2. 2 days in each of Kingston and Montego Bay 3. Fly back to Fort Lauderdale. With 2.8 million people, Jamaica is the third most … Continue reading →

Itinerary: I will be entering overland from Dominican Republic – fly or bus from Santo Domingo, Caribe Tours runs a once-daily bus to Petionville (in the hills above Port-au-Prince) that leaves at 11AM. Unfortunately, this bus drops you off in … Continue reading →

CARIBBEAN – GREATER ANTILLES May 2020 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC The Dominican Republic is a Caribbean country that occupies the eastern half of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti. Besides white sand beaches and mountain landscapes, the country is home … Continue reading →

The Archipelago of the Azores is a group of nine volcanic islands in the north Atlantic Ocean at the same latitude as Lisbon. They lie about 1,500 km (950 mi) from the western edge of the Iberian Peninsula and about 3,900 km (2,400 mi) from North America. Seismic activity, though … Continue reading →