At the Emara Palace in Nejran, in the south of the country near the Saudi border with Yemen.

The beautiful picturesque village of Rijal Ama'a near Abha.

Stone carvings made thousands of years ago in Jubba in Saudi Arabia's north.

Exploring the Nabatean ruins at Mada'in Saleh.

Hopping aboard a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight from Medina to Jeddah.

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Iran

Walking along the wall of the former USA Embassy in Tehran.

The eye-popping interior of the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque in Esfahan.

Me as a small dot compared with one of the imposing corner towers of the Karim Khan Castle in Shiraz.

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Afghanistan

Posing atop Russian tank wreckage on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif.

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Yemen

Waving the national flag on a hillside overlook in Hawf, Yemen, not far from the Oman border.

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Uzbekistan

The Ark, an ancient fortress in Bukhara, a city that claims to be more than 2,500 years old.

That's me as a tiny dot in the lower left next to this imposing structure that was a Muslim school in eons past.

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Oman

In front of a school for the study of the Holy Quran in Muscat.

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Iraq

Any "Axis of Evil" tour needs a stop in Iraq.
It proved to be a fascinating journey, and the Kurdish people of the north were surprisingly welcoming and friendly.

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United Arab Emirates

A couple shots in the lobby and Al Muntaha Skyview Restaurant in the world's most luxurious hotel, the Burj al Arab.

Successfully getting by the guards on Palm Jumeirah to get this shot in the mesmerizing lobby of the Atlantis Hotel.

Inside and outside of the newly-completed Burj Khalifa, now the tallest building in the world.

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Kuwait

In front of the Kuwait Towers, I just couldn't control the impulse to stick my head into this shot.

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Qatar

Growing my beard out in front of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha.

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Turkmenistan

From one of the weirdest locations in one of the most bizarre countries,
posing in front of the Darvaza Gas Crater (the "Mouth of Hell") in the center of the Karakum Desert.

In the capital city of Ashgabat with a statue of the megalomaniacal former leader of the country, Turkmenbashi.

The gargantuan, yet eerily depopulated, Kipchak Mosque.

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India

At the top of a mosque in Delhi enjoying a fine view of the city.

There was no way I was going to pass up the chance to be photographed with what is perhaps the world's most famous romantic building.

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Sri Lanka

Near the entrance of Ruhunu/Yala National Park at the southeastern tip of the island.