Wrote by Rebecca – newham.com.au

Pickles and spice.

Pulau Penang, Malaysia I came to Penang near 14 years ago with my family and grandma. It was just after

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Back for our third and final time in Dubai. On this trip, Dubai was, like the

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates The 30 minute flight from Tel Aviv to Amman, Jordan was the shortest flight we

Tel Aviv, Israel Now Jerusalem was a fascinating place full of incredible ages, beliefs, peoples and histories just melting together

Petra, Jordan I have to admit that the first time I stood up and took note of that mystical rose

Aqaba, Jordan I didn’t know anything about Aqaba, let alone Jordan before I left, except that it was that place

Nuweiba, Egypt On this stretch of road, our driver doesn’t let the speedometer drop below 110kms an hour. We fly

Dahab, Egypt Mohammed tells us to expect a 12hr bus ride filled with military checkpoints attempting to to aid stability

Luxor, Egypt Disembarking the felucca a minibus greets us on the side of the Nile road to take us another

Aswan, Egypt A wake-up call at 3am is followed by a rally downstairs of the group and the receipt of