Middle East

Compact but layered. Turkey straddles continents and centuries; Jordan delivers Petra and Wadi Rum in a country you can drive across in a day.

Dubai and Abu Dhabi: superlatives, desert, and a stopover worth a few days of its own.

Istanbul alone is worth the trip. Add Cappadocia, the coast, and ancient ruins.

Petra alone justifies the trip.

Newly open, and the most surprising trip in the region right now.

The calm, scenic alternative to the Gulf — wadis, mountains, and empty desert.

A polished, compact stopover built almost entirely around Doha.