The Middle East is such an interesting and culturally rich part of the world, of which we simultaneously know so much and so little. We are being constantly presented with images and news stories focusing on this region, so that on the one hand it all seems incredibly familiar, yet at the same time it really is utterly foreign to us Westerners.
I'm surprised at how deeply my visit affected me, and how it has changed my outlook on the world/life (that sounds very dramatic but I'm being serious) - I had quite strong preconceptions that were completely shattered and I feel like I have received a wonderful education. Everywhere we went people were lovely and helpful to us, the food was universally amazing, and the scenery/history is as stunning and profound as you would imagine - I won't go into too much detail regarding the places we visited and so on (I have a tendency to lose the run of myself when describing my travels), but I've put little captions and titles to the photographs below to identify the location.
Enjoy!