Across the Gulf/9 min read
When to go where: a twelve-month Gulf calendar
Salalah in August, AlUla in January, Jebel Akhdar for the roses in April. The region has more seasons than it gets credit for.
Guides
Longer reads on where to go, when and how to spend the days once you are there. No listicles and no paid placements.
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Saudi Arabia/In progress
AlUla on a first visit, without rushing it
Three nights is the minimum. How to split them between Hegra, the old town, Sharaan and one night with nothing scheduled.
UAE/In progress
The Dubai desert, done properly in one night
Drive to Al Marmoom or Liwa, arrive by four and treat dinner as the middle of the evening rather than the end.
Oman/In progress
Musandam by dhow: what a full day looks like
Departure times, which fjord to anchor in and why the drive from Dubai is the easiest border crossing in the Gulf.
Kuwait/In progress
Eating in Kuwait City: a three-night order of operations
The bay road, the fish market and the two dishes worth building an evening around.
Bahrain/In progress
Bahrain in forty-eight hours, on foot where possible
Pearling Path on the first afternoon, Qal'at al-Bahrain at sunrise and the southern islands for whatever is left of the second day.
Qatar/In progress
A Doha weekend built around the museums
Two museums a day is one too many. Pair each with a neighbourhood, eat between them and keep the inland sea for the last morning.
Across the Gulf/In progress
Data across the GCC: eSIM, roaming and what works
Which coverage holds up away from the cities and what is worth setting up before you fly.