Beyond My Door
Personal travel stories and practical destination guides from long-time traveler Anwar.
About Beyond My Door
Beyond My Door is written by Anwar, who began sharing travel emails in 2002 and turned that diary into a blog in 2006. He launched beyondmyfrontdoor.com in 2008 and later shortened the name to the current site. An engineer by trade, he travels slowly, has lived in several countries and US states, and reports from personal experience across 63 countries and 44 US states. The site mixes first-person stories with practical how-to guides; the sitemap lists more than 344 posts and the site maintains a steady monthly publishing rhythm. Posts typically include the author’s own photos and detailed local information drawn from long stays.
Anwar's site reads like a seasoned traveler's field notebook: calm, practical and full of lived-in detail. The Pullman post sample is a long, 1,500-word deep dive that shows the blog favors history-rich, how-to guides with multiple photos and plenty of links. We find it especially strong for national park and regional US guides, local NYC tips from someone who's lived there, and hands-on hiking and outdoors advice gleaned from long stays. The archive is substantial, with more than three hundred posts, and new material appears at a measured pace, roughly one new post every six weeks, so each entry feels researched rather than rushed.
Where They Travel
global
Pros
- Detailed, long-form destination guides
- Practical local insight from long stays
- Original photography in most posts
- Extensive archive - over 300 posts
Cons
- Publishing pace is slow, about one post every six weeks
- Few or no embedded videos in recent posts
- Guides are long and text-heavy
How Popular Is Beyond My Door?
- Open PageRank3.0 / 10
- Best-of lists1