Driving to the Dead Sea
Margaret’s house survived, but we spent days worrying.
Read More Driving to the Dead SeaDana Biosphere Reserve
I got up close and personal.
Read More Dana Biosphere ReserveDana Village
Wadi Dana Eco-camp has been created in a way that is sensitive to the natural environment and local heritage.
Read More Dana VillageFrom sand to sea
We did not do much today, and it was a nice break. We met Nashat after breakfast and found our way out of the desert of Wadi Rum and hit the highways. We drove for a few hours to Aqaba. Checked in early to our hotel, got free passes to a resort, then took off […]
Read More From sand to seaWadi Rum
I was especially looking forward to our time in this desert, and pleased that Nashat had arranged for us to stay two nights. I woke up very early and refreshed this morning, and went out into the desert with my camera in time to take sunrise photos. It was not an original thought, and several other […]
Read More Wadi RumPetra and desert camping
It is not known precisely when Petra was built.
Read More Petra and desert campingMore castles, a miracle, and Petra at night
We left Amman today and headed south. In no time we had left the greener hills of the north and saw instead wide, flat vistas of dry desert rock. It looked as though the land was farmed, because a lot of it was plowed. We couldn’t see anything growing, however, and Nashat wasn’t sure what […]
Read More More castles, a miracle, and Petra at nightJerash and Ajlun Castle
I could happily spend another two days in Jerash.
Read More Jerash and Ajlun CastleAmman Citadel and Qasr al-‘Abd
My girlfriend Margaret invited me to travel with her to Jordan. The timing worked well. In between my two training sessions in Annapolis, and before the winter term classes begin. I had hoped to travel to New Zealand for my 50th birthday in January, but at the time when I needed to begin making reservations […]
Read More Amman Citadel and Qasr al-‘AbdSigns of the season
By the looks of the gold and red leaves, summer slipped away and Autumn is here. Yay for October, my favourite month!! I leave tomorrow for two weeks in Jordan with everyone’s favourite travel-partner: Sassy, fashionable, California-girl Margaret. I’ll do my best to keep up with the blog while traveling. Summer was unseasonably wet this […]
Read More Signs of the season
