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Tue, 23 Aug 2011 | By OffTheBeatenPath | Views [4798]
Given the…unstable…situation in the Middle East over the last decade, this might surprise you: tourism is booming in Jordan. A good indicator of a destination's burgeoning popularity is by the airlines that service it: and one particular ... Read more >
Tags: amman, food, jordan, locals, middle east, nature reserve, off the beaten path, petra, travel
Fri, 29 Apr 2011 | By rtumicki | Views [716]
Today marks the end of my four month journey and the beginning of a new chapter. More details on that will be coming in the next post. Glad I had the morning and afternoon free to watch the wedding between Will & Kate on TV. Very beautiful. ... Read more >
Sun, 17 Apr 2011 | By huw-and-rose | Views [2532] | Comments [12]
The blog has been left unattended for some time now - a very long gap, even for us. The reason neither of us have felt like writing, or even remembered that this site existed, is because we've been going through an exceedingly tough personal time. ... Read more >
Sun, 3 Apr 2011 | By rtumicki | Views [757]
For the next month or so Petra will be my home base while I help a friend at his travel agency. Seven years ago in the month of April was the first time I came to Jordan and I never thought then I would be back several times. Today was my first day ... Read more >
Thu, 10 Feb 2011 | By huw-and-rose | Views [1584] | Comments [2]
Wanda's in the mood for a makeover. Not only is she sporting some sexy
new rubber, she's also had a tattoo. While I was on my little jaunt to
Zanzibar at Christmas (meeting old friends and revisiting the school I'd
taught at over 10 years ago), ... Read more >
Thu, 10 Feb 2011 | By huw-and-rose | Views [1411]
We've
been living in Arabic countries now for nearly a year and one thing
keeps happening, almost every day. It happened again today, this
morning, as we were walking up a hill in Amman, past a barber's shop
where men were being shaved and ... Read more >
Thu, 10 Feb 2011 | By huw-and-rose | Views [1212]
Classic moment the other day when we stopped at a roadside 'kowich' shop in Petra to have our old tyres switched for the shiny new ones we found in Amman. [After usual exchange of greetings, pleasantries, oohs and aahs at the truck...] Us: Can you change ... Read more >
Tue, 8 Feb 2011 | By huw-and-rose | Views [1501] | Comments [2]
So here we are in Jordan. It's been a hell of a week. First off, we had to deal with leaving Dahab and our friends there. Hard enough under normal circumstances, but harder still in the midst of unrest and uncertainty. It wasn't easy, at all, and ... Read more >
Sun, 6 Feb 2011 | By huw-and-rose | Views [1568]
We leave the UK, the Tories take power and predictably myopically create a double-dip recession that is both unnecessary and excruciating.
We travel through the tranquil country of Tunisia and less than a year later more than two hundred people ... Read more >
Mon, 10 Jan 2011 | By bettedarling | Views [830]
Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting Petra, one of the New Wonders of the World. Walking through the Siq, and passage cut into the sandstone rock face thousands of year ago, I came upon the Treasury, a building cut into the rose colored rockface ... Read more >
Fri, 7 Jan 2011 | By bettedarling | Views [1103] | Comments [1]
I had a wonderful time in Bangkok meeting up with my friend Sophia. We saw some Wats, the Golden Mount, and some other Bangkok highlights as well. There was the weekend market, a day trip to Ayuthaya, and alot of delicious food. All in all, just seeing ... Read more >
Fri, 24 Dec 2010 | By taroso | Views [838]
story (noun), from Latin historia: 1. A narrative concerning real or fictional events; 2. A level of a building (mainly US; see storey); 3. A lie. In the Beginning Once
upon a time a question was ... Read more >
Fri, 17 Dec 2010 | By derek-anderson | Views [514]
Today we got up early and started driving at about 7:30 am. We were driving to the Dead Sea and then back to Amman. It was about a one three hour drive to the Dead Sea and well worth it! It was truly an experience everyone should have. It feels like ... Read more >
Thu, 16 Dec 2010 | By derek-anderson | Views [437]
Today we got up at the crack of six to drive from Amman to Petra. It was a three hour drive through the countryside to get from North to South Jordan, Jordan is small than Alberta. When we got to the city of Petra we visited the ruins of Little Petra.... Read more >
Wed, 15 Dec 2010 | By derek-anderson | Views [444]
Today I woke up at 3 in the morning to get on a flight to get to Jordan. We left at 4 and got on a plane at 6:30. We flew to Cairo and connected to Amman, in Jordan. I slept for the flight to Cairo and the flight to Amman was only about 45 minutes ... Read more >
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