Middle East Archives - Esther Jacobs – the NO EXCUSES LADY: speaker, author, digital nomad Live without excuses. Write a book, have a successful business, or live a location independent life? Work with what you have, start NOW, and look for the opportunities. No excuses! Tue, 28 Oct 2025 05:32:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://estherjacobs.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Logo-no-excuses-green-png-1-66x66.png Middle East Archives - Esther Jacobs – the NO EXCUSES LADY: speaker, author, digital nomad 32 32 KUWAIT (October 2025) https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/kuwait-esther-in-wonderland/ Sun, 12 Oct 2025 13:31:03 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/?p=574687 On my way to the yearly Dynamite Circle (DC) conference in Bangkok, I thought: why not stop in a country I don't know yet? Kuwait is unlike any other place I have ever been. It feels like stepping into a completely different world. Outside, the heat is unbearable (up to 60 degrees Celsius in summer!), so life happens mostly indoors, or early in the morning and late at night.

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]]> Heartbreak in Jordan (2019) https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/heartbreak-in-jordan/ Wed, 15 May 2019 01:43:38 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/?p=40418 My trip to Jordan turned out completely different than planned when my relationship unexpectedly disintegrated on the first day. I combine this very personal story and life lessons with Jordan travel tips in this blog.

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]]> Israel 2018 https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/israel/ Sat, 03 Feb 2018 10:34:35 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/?p=37928 Incredibly good food, interesting people, surprising amounts of electric steps in the streets, trendy 24/7 co-working cafes, great weather, fascinating history and year round great weather. Don’t expect me to leave any time soon… I had visited the country various times [...]

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]]> Doha, Qatar 2015 https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/doha-qatar/ Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:07:30 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/?p=37669 A unique opportunity: Jacqueline Kruithof invited me to give a presentation to the How Women Work network and a workshop to women professionals of Exxon Mobil. Jacqueline, who knows Doha well, promised to show me around on a private ‘business safari’. She even gave me advice on what [...]

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]]> UAE (Dubai) https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/uae-dubai/ Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:02:21 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/blog/uae-dubai/ In 2011 I visited UAE (Dubai). Read about my adventures in Dutch.

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