An Icelandic Road Trip – Part 3

I woke up the following day to an inviting sunny weather and clear skies. It was my last day in Reykjavik as I was heading towards the south coast. I enjoyed my last breakfast at the hostel, which was always great by the way, and bade them adieu. I didn’t have a set plan regarding …

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An Icelandic Road Trip – Part 2

Renting a car in Iceland is not for the fainthearted and the internet is filled with horror stories about driving conditions and rental scams. It doesn’t come cheap either and that, sometimes, forces people to go for compact cars to save money but that’s when they end up in trouble! You can’t expect a compact …

An Icelandic Road Trip – Part 1

I have always been a winter person, even those extremely cold winter days in Egypt were still pleasant for me. Two years into my time in Kuwait I found myself missing the winter season terribly. Despite what people think, I didn’t really believe that the cold a Gulf country like Kuwait offers during its wintertime …

24 Hours in Amsterdam

I had the opportunity to pay the city of Amsterdam a quick visit en route to Iceland in 2017. I had one day to explore the city and here is how I spent my time, what I did and where I stayed. Please note that most of my ventures were sponsored by the precious recommendations …

The Land of a Thousand Islands – Finale

It was amusing to be welcomed to the hostel by a curious yet friendly receptionist. He probably didn’t get to meet a lot of Middle Eastern veiled Muslim females who travel solo before, so he was quite curious about me. I get that a lot and it never bothered me, on the contrary, I always …

The Land of a Thousand Islands – Part 4

The plan after Split was to spend a couple of nights at my friend’s place in Šibenik before I finally head to my last stop, Zagreb. During my stay in Split a work colleague of mine reached out for me and invited me to spend some time in her hometown Imotski. So, there has been …

The Land of a Thousand Islands – Part 3

I woke up early the next day to catch the 8:00 AM ferry to Split and in about two hours or so I was setting foot on the port of the city under clear sunny skies. Booking my accommodation for the two nights I was spending in Split was quite ticklish. I couldn’t find any …

The Land of a Thousand Islands – Part 2

I woke up early the next day and in the quietness that enveloped the hostel, I had something to eat in the terrace enjoying the stillness of the city at such an early hour. It was very peaceful that early in the morning as I walked myself to the docks of the nearby port to …

The Land of a Thousand Islands – Part 1

I have always wanted to visit Croatia ever since I saw pictures of Plitvice Lakes National Park. And with having Croatian friends at work, time has never been any better for a visit and so it was. I was supposed to fly from Greece to Dubrovnik but due to the latest developments to my initial …

What It Means To Be A Traveling Hijabi

Being the daughter of a father who used to backpack during college days, I grew up admiring the idea of traveling. I would dream about trips to be made and destinations to be conquered even before I actually started to travel. And when I did start to travel, my biggest concern was the hassle of …