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In just a few years, Saudi Arabia has transformed from one of the world’s most closed travel destinations into one of its most ambitious. What was once a country known primarily for religious pilgrimage is now emerging as a global tourism hotspot — backed by massive investments, liberalized visa rules, and a strong push to…

Perched on the southern tip of Santiago Island, Praia may not shout for attention like other capitals — but that’s exactly its charm. Here, the pace slows to the rhythm of morna music and Atlantic trade winds. The name Praia literally means “beach,” yet the city offers far more than sand and surf. The historical…

In November 2012, a team of Australian scientists set sail toward a small speck in the Coral Sea. Their charts showed a landmass named Sandy Island, located between Australia and New Caledonia. It appeared on Google Maps, world atlases, and nautical databases — about the size of Manhattan. But when the researchers arrived, they found……

There’s an airport in the heart of Cyprus where time has stopped. Its runways stretch toward the Mediterranean sun, but no plane has landed here since 1974. This is Nicosia International Airport — once the bustling gateway to the island, now a ghost frozen in the buffer zone between two worlds. The Airport That Time…

Bek Air (Z9/BEK) I flew from Almaty to Astana with Bek Air ✈️ Bek Air (Z9/BKA)🇰🇿 Kazakhstan’s short-lived low-cost pioneer Bek Air was a Kazakh airline based at Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA), founded in 1999 and initially operating business charters. It later grew into a domestic carrier, focusing on connecting regional cities across Kazakhstan…

✈️ Airbus A318: The Baby Bus with Big AmbitionsBy Quixotic Guide The Airbus A318, affectionately nicknamed the “Baby Bus,” is the smallest member of the Airbus A320 family — a short-lived but fascinating chapter in modern aviation. At just 31.4 meters long, it’s nearly six meters shorter than the A320, yet it carries the same…