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Articles by Christina Rodriguez
Travel & Heritage
Bahrain's Pearling Path: how to walk Muharraq's UNESCO trail
A practical guide to the 3.5-kilometer Pearling Path across Muharraq island: the forts, merchants' houses and oyster-heritage sites it links, what else to pair with it in Manama, and when to go.
Christina Rodriguez
Travel & Heritage
Can you visit Saudi Arabia on a tourist visa? Yes, and here is how
The eVisa costs around SAR 535 all-in, runs one year with multiple entries of up to 90 days, and covers most Western passports. What the process involves, what it does not permit, and what to plan around.
Christina Rodriguez
Travel & Heritage
Carthage and Sidi Bou Said: the Tunis day trip that works
A practical guide to the Punic and Roman sites of Carthage, the Bardo's mosaics and the blue-and-white village above them: tickets, the TGM train, walking order and the months that suit the coast.
Christina Rodriguez
Travel & Heritage
Oman beyond Muscat: wadis, forts and the Salalah monsoon season
A practical route through Oman's wadis and hill forts: what Nizwa, Wadi Shab and Jebel Akhdar ask of visitors, what the roads demand, and why the far south has its own calendar.
Christina Rodriguez
Travel & Heritage
Luxor guide: Karnak, the Valley of the Kings and how to split the two banks
How to work Egypt's greatest open-air museum: current ticket prices for Karnak, Luxor Temple and the royal tombs, the balloon window at dawn, and why the river, not the map, organizes the visit.
Christina Rodriguez