Erin Coyle

“Tell your friends and everyone else to travel to Syria. They are welcome anytime,” says my guide, Taysir, as my group said goodbye to him in Damascus. It was an …

“Enjoy your time. This is your home, so help yourself,” says the owner, Asaad Saud Alakhzmai, upon check-in at the Nomad Inn Tiwi in Tiwi, Oman. My friend and I …

Hakuna Matata, what a wonderful phrase as the song goes, is one of Zanzibar’s favorite sayings. In Swahili, it means “no worries.” Looking at the turquoise-colored water and listening to …

Sometimes group travel is the way to go when you want to meet other people, you don’t have time to plan everything yourself, or a specific trip requires a tour …

It is turtle season in Oman, which means there are chances to watch turtles laying eggs, covering them, and watching them go back into the water. It is simply amazing …

While eating Omani-style fish and rice mixed with cumin and other Arabic spices for dinner, one can’t help but look around to appreciate the quiet while the soft light comes …

Horse hoofs clicking on the streets, laughter coming from all directions, bicycles lined up in a row, and bull horn sounds signaling when the ferries are coming and going. Mackinac …