Inspired by Ro Lee from The Travel Captain I decided to do some myth-busting of my own. Below you find a selection of the most frequently asked questions about Kuwait. Do you have to wear a veil? Absolutely not! There are only two countries in the world where veiling is compulsory, and Kuwait is not one…
Kuwait is a country that people don’t know much about. If they’ve even heard of it or are able to point it on a map at all, their knowledge of the place is often limited and full of misconceptions. Here I have listed the most common. Kuwait is unsafe Despite bordering Iraq, home to one…
A substantial part of my holidays was spent at the beach. With all friends at work, I was there often alone. Or well, not really alone. Every day the guy from A Kuwaiti Declaration of Love stopped by. Then there was the elderly Egyptian gentleman, who had offered himself as my protector, to chase away all…
In the Middle East people sometimes seem to have a love-hate relationship with the West, and particularly the United States. On the one hand they love the West: they travel there, they study there, and many wish that they could permanently move there. Not only does the West often provide them with better economic opportunities, it…
