Arriving to this exotic and unknown country, I felt a strange mix of excitement, intimidation, disorientation, and adventure.

My impressions of traveling in the Arabian Peninsula, plus expense summary, places I went to, and my favorite pictures.

Why I went there, places I visited, summary of expenses, favorite pictures, and how it is to travel in this exotic country in the Horn of Africa.

We saved the best activity for last when, on our last full day in Eritrea, we got to ride the Eritrean Railway, a vintage Italian steam train from the 1930s.

A fun day trip to an area with lots of interesting archeological stuff, as traveling with the tour group started to become more enjoyable for me.