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Tourligion Under the Sea…Level
Love is afloat at the Dead Sea I came all the way here; I couldn’t chicken out. No matter what, I had to get in that buoyant water. Winter be damned, I was going to go float on the lowest place on...
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Photo of the Week – Southern Jordan
Jordan isn't just a desert On my drive from Wadi Feynan to Wadi Musa my Bedouin driver kindly stopped for me every time I motioned at my camera. I personally think he enjoyed getting the occasional...
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Minimalistic Beverages
Water seems to be an afterthought! As soon as I entered the house I could smell it. The familiar scent of cardamom – my favorite spice in the whole world. Etedal asked if I wanted some Arabic coffee,...
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Unplugged Travel
Making friends in Feynan - Mahal Aoodat Smoke billowed throughout the tent and left the area a-glow in orange. The flames lapped up from beneath the metal spherical disk. She pounded the dough into a...
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Photo of the Week – Petra
Petra Remains a Mystery Petra Time Machine - Purchase this Photo This could be the most famous entrance in the world; walking down the Siq to see the first view of the Treasury will give you...
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Entering Another World: Petra
The mile long Sik has irrigation drainage carved into the walls draining down into Petra Petra was the main topic in John William Burgon’s Poem Petra. Referring to it as the inaccessible city which he...
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Escaping the Crowds in Petra
Morning Lights up the Treasury and Tourists I sighed and handed over my 55 Dinar ($77USD) to the man at the ticket counter; a hefty sum for an otherwise budget friendly country to travel through. This...
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Mercantile Exchange in Petra
Postcard Merchant...a bit young... I started climbing to the High Place of Sacrifice and it wasn’t long before I was greeting by a young boy on a donkey who watched me huff and puff my way up the...
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Photo of the Week – Purrfect Petra
A regal pose in front of the Treasury in Petra Petra’s modern day inhabitants are cats. They lurk around every monument as if they own the place. In many places they seem to blend in to their...
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Hotel With a Character
Wadi Musa “Yella! You are in charge!” yelled Mo as he headed towards the door. “If anyone stops in, tell them that we have 2 rooms available and have them wait here until I get back.” I looked up from...
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Fabulous Baker Boys
Preparing Shrak Bread seems to be the main staple in the Arabic diet. It comes in all shapes and sizes; puffy, thin, really thin, really really thing, crunchy, soft, round, with sesame, and with wheat....
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Photo of the Week – Amman Jordan
Hussein Mosque in the heart of old downtown in Amman In the heart of the old downtown of Amman you’ll find the famous Hussein Mosque. Built by King Abdullah I in 1924, and restored in 1987, the King...
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Saltines of Salt
Clothes with a View (to purchase any of these photography, just click on the image to learn more) As I walked through Hamam street, I could feel everyone’s eyes on me. Maybe it was the blond hair,...
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Acts of Kindness in Jordan
Bonding over Shwarma Expect to be questioned when you go to Jordan. Of course you will be questioned by your friends and family as to why you would go to the Middle East, but you will most definitely...
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Experiencing Food Shock
A Jordanian Feast! Falafel, Hummus & Foul I sat on the couch and my stomach grumbled wondering why in the hell I hadn’t given it anything but a thin piece of bread, oil, thyme and an abundance of...
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Photo of the Week – Wadi Musa, Jordan
Making Faces...in Jordan of all places... I’ve taken a lot of pictures of people around the world. But this young man surprised me. He was the first who actually had a sense of humor and wasn’t...
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Paperwork Around the World
Car paperwork is the same all over the world While in Jordan I saw all of the main tourist sites, but I also had an opportunity to get off the beaten path with my local host family. I had the...
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Photo of the Week – Yella Jordan
Prayer Culture - You will see these 'worry beads' everywhere in Jordan Yella means “Let’s Go!” in Arabic – a favorite word of mine. This Friday I have a few last remaining nuggets of photo goodness...
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Travel Warnings and Decisions
Please Note: The actual timeframe of this blogpost occurred in the end of January. All is currently fine in Lebanon now. My blog runs about a month behind my reality while traveling. So no need to...
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Lebanon Contrasts
The famous Lebanon Cedar Lebanon is such a confusing country. It is full of contrasts everywhere you look and with each person you talk to. Just when you think you understand it, you realize you don’t....
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