Acts of Kindness in Jordan
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…
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Fabulous Baker Boys
Bread seems to be the main staple in the Arabic diet. It comes in all shapes and sizes: puffy, thin, really thin, really, really thin,…
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Jordan | Lodging | Middle East
Hotel With a Character
“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…
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Hiking | Jordan | Middle East
Escaping the Crowds in Petra
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…
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Entering Another World: Petra
Petra was the main topic in John William Burgon’s Poem Petra. He refers to it as the inaccessible city, which he had heard described but…
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Unplugged Travel
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…
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Traveling With Strangers
When I tell people that I’m going to do the Mongol Rally this summer and I explain the whole premise of driving an ill-suited car…
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Minimalistic Beverages
As soon as I entered the house, I could smell it. The familiar scent of cardamom – my favorite spice in the whole world. Etedal…
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Holy Heat Worship
Jordanians, no matter what God they believe in, all huddle around it worshiping the black metal God. There’s one in every house I’ve been to…and…
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Sleepless in Jordan
What are the odds…I am in a remote eco lodge in the middle of the desert in Jordan; surrounded by goats and Bedouins, and I…
