Inside My Travels...
From Afghanistan and Yemen, to Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Ukraine – and all the way to Ernst Hemingway’s home skirting Sun Valley, Idaho…
Welcome to my personal video collection! As a writer, I often forget to capture videos, and when I do, they tend to get lost in the depths of my memory (or vanish into the digital clouds!). But at last, I've gathered some clips to share a raw, unfiltered glimpse into these countries. Check out the links below!
Afghanistan during the 2021 Fall, followed by life under a new Taliban rule:
The last time I visited Saudi Arabia was in the sweltering summer of 2018, just as women were first allowed to drive. Back then, getting a visa involved tedious trips to the consulate, and strict gender separation was the norm—women covered in black abayas and dining separately from men. Fast forward to now…
Inside the early days and months of the protracted war in Ukraine, including Bakhmut as the Wagner Group was taking over…
One winter afternoon, I find myself in the sleepy resort town of Ketchum, Idaho. I find myself staring out at the protective ring of snow-white mountains cast against tall spruce pines and a deep blue sky, staring from the spacious blush-walled living room where Ernest Hemingway wrote in his twilight, where he took his own life on July 2, 1961.
From battles to Babylon, we go deep inside Iraq…
Ever wondered what it was like as a tourist inside Iran? See below.
Inside the heart of Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East even before the war, as it grappled with an ongoing assault from the skies and the Houthi takeover of its capital, Sanaa…
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