Splendidly sited on a purpose-built artificial island off the city’s palm-fringed Corniche, the stupendous Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, is both an architectural showpiece and an arresting receptacle for the world’s most extraordinary collections of Islamic art. The Dazzling Museum of Islamic Art In Doha Launched in December 2008, the Museum of Islamic Art … Read more
Qatar is a country inextricably tied to the sea, skirted by clear aquamarine waters and sandy beaches. Like Dubai, Qatar’s capital Doha is another fantastic destination for northern hemisphere travellers seeking winter sun. Wherever you are, it’s impossible to escape the sea in Qatar, a country with a Bedouin heritage and rich traditions inextricably linked to … Read more
We love street food. Whether it’s yakitori in Tokyo or tacos al pastor in San Miguel de Allende, snacking on street food is an essential part of the travel experience, as is writing about it. But we also enjoy reading about, which is why we’ve started this series of street food stories. We love eating street … Read more
A teenage Moroccan girl in her school uniform of white shirt, navy blue tunic, backpack, and ponytail artfully carries several trays of flat rounds of dough covered in checked tea towels. A little boy scoots by her, his backpack slung over his shoulder, a tray of unmade bread balanced high on one hand like a … Read more
This North African chakchouka recipe makes poached eggs in a spicy tomato sauce. While it’s thought that chakchouka – also written as shakshuka, choukchouka and tchoutchouka – comes from Tunisia, chakchouka is found right across North Africa and the Middle East. We’ve eaten it everywhere from Morocco to the Levant countries of Lebanon, Syria and … Read more