Traveller Megan McCormick ventures into perhaps
the most misunderstood region in the world - the Arab Gulf
States.
Megan's journey begins in the oil fields of Kuwait,
which were set alight and destroyed by the invading Iraqi
army of 1990. The nation then celebrates Liberation
Day and Megan joins in the festivities on the streets
of Kuwait city. She is then invited to stay with a Kuwaiti family who were
camping in the desert, a tradition that many Kuwaitis hold
dear, and samples some local dishes.
She then makes her way south, across the Arabian Gulf to the United Arab Emirates, where she explores
the exciting cities of Dubai and Abu
Dhabi. Megan stays at the world famous Burj Al Arab hotel,
a landmark of modern Dubai, before going abayya shopping in
one of the city's many shopping malls.
 In Abu Dhabi, she tees off at a unique desert golf
course and meets one of the most flamboyant sheiks
in Arabia, who car collection includes a giant custom made
Dodge pickup truck! She travels across the border into Oman and discovers one of the hidden jewels of the Gulf. Immersing
herself in the natural beauty, Megan finds herself irresistibly
charmed by the country, as she goes swim-trekking in the Wadi Bani Khalid and cattle shopping in Nizwa
Megan's adventure ends in the south of Oman, in the city
of Salalah. She visits the mystical tomb
of Job and finds the source of one of the treasures
of the ancient world - frankincense. Led by a Bedouin guide, she treks into the Empty
Quarter, which is one million square miles of nothing
but sand. |
