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Five Surprisingly Romantic Cities
Blog: Landlopers - 6 February 2012
Some cities you expect to be romantic; Paris has made billions of dollars on that premise alone. Other cities surprise you though with their ability to charm and to help create those special romantic moments between you and your loved one. Here are some of...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Five Reasons to Visit Jordan in 2012
Blog: Landlopers - 25 January 2012
1. Safe and stable so far - The reverberations of the 2011 Arab Spring have been felt throughout the Middle East, and they’re not over yet. The instability in Egypt especially has had a lasting impact on tourism not only in that country, but surrounding...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Jordanian Food: Sumac, Spice & Slice
Blog: Inside the Travel Lab - 23 January 2012
The older I get, the more I enjoy cooking classes. With an opening statement like that, I’m in danger of whirling around in a cartoon swirl and remerging as an immaculately groomed housewife from the 1950s: hair set, rosy-cheeked smile, skirt that sticks out like a snipped triangle and the scent of freshly baked cookies following me around like a caricature cloud...
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Hotels and Resorts We Stayed @ Jordan
Blog: My Travels My Experiences - 4 January 2012
Jordan is a touristic place, and lot of hotels are available from low budget to 5star-hotels. But from our experience of Egypt, we knew we cannot blindly believe our agents. So whenever the agents suggested any hotel in Jordan, I checked tripadvisor(http://www.tripadvisor.com/) where you will get reviews from real visitors and travelers. So I would ask them to change the hotel.
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42 Things I Love About Jordan
Blog: Landlopers - 2 December 2011
If you’re a frequent visitor to LandLopers, then you know that I didn’t just enjoy my trip to Jordan earlier this year, I loved it. I’ve been looking through photos of the trip and reflecting on key moments, so I thought I would assemble a...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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A Little Photo Essay…Jumping My Way Around Jordan
Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 4 October 2011
The wackiest ideas are often born from a single comment, an off-handed remark meant as a joke but then expanded into a full-fledged idea. This is precisely the case with my decision to jump around Jordan; my very first day in the country fellow travel blogger Jodi joked about my recent travels through China where I nailed a perfect jumping shot on the Great Wall of China. And thus was born the self-proclaimed mission to jump at iconic, historic spots and wide open desert spaces around Jordan…pretty silly but it made ...
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A Little Story Time…My Moutabel Cooking #Fail (aka: That Was Gross)
Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 25 September 2011
I like to fancy myself a citizen of the planet…I go places, I see, I do, I eat and I learn. And on the eating front, I take cooking classes in new places with the forever hope that someone eventually imparts in me the skills it takes to cook anything beyond a truly awesome American salad (now those I am good at!). You see, my humble beginnings set me up for the woeful failure of a cooking experience I will soon share. My mother, for all that she did give us kids, ...
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A Little Perspective…How Big is the Hand of Hercules?
Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 3 August 2011
The hilltop holding Amman's temple is unremarkable as far as hills are concerned; the things, Amman, Jordan is a city comprised of seven hills, and the one holding the Temple of Hercules isn't taller than the others, it's not greener, or more "hilly," but yet this hill was the one chosen by the ancient Romans to hold the Temple of Hercules. And in hearing the name Hercules, in an instant my mind takes a fanciful wander through Greek history and mythology. As the illegitimate son of Zeus and Alcmene, Hercules has long held a fascination for me...and likely not just me.
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Photoblog: Greco-Roman Ruins of Jerash, Jordan
Blog: WildJunket - 22 June 2011
When the Romans ruled the world, they left behind a legacy, one that would stay with us for milleniums. As a history buff, Roman ruins always have that wow effect on me.
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Canyons, Hot Springs and Roman Ruins: Jordan at First Glance
Blog: WildJunket - 29 May 2011
This week, I’m in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for a week of adventure. The last time I was here, Jordan blew my mind away with its extraordinary landscapes, rich culture and good food.
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Walking Amman
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 25 May 2011
It was an incredible 10 days in Jordan and it started off right with our stay at the luxurious Four Seasons Amman. Upon our return, we were eager to see how people lived in Jordan's largest city.
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Trekking Through Jordan Highlights – Amman and the Desert Castles
Blog: Landlopers - 23 May 2011
On my first day in Jordan, I visited a few of the famous ‘desert castles’ found in the desert east of Amman. While not really castles, these centuries old buildings were used as retreats, baths and meeting places for Umayyad leaders. After spending the morning...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Celebrate Good Times, Come On!
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 19 April 2011
Celebrate Good Times, Come On! Here at a growing microfinance bank in Jordan, it’s now always about looking forward. Sometimes, it’s about looking back. Tamweelcom started in 1999. In only twelve years, Tamweelcom has gone from a few hundred clients to over 57,000 currently active clients. If you’re a bank, how do you celebrate your longest-standing borrowers [...]
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Lady Returns to Jordan
Blog: A Lady in London - 31 March 2011
It’s not every day that you attend an event for an airline’s new holiday product and leave with an offer to attend a press trip to some of the best places to visit in Jordan. Last Wednesday evening I was invited to the easyJet Holidays launch party to celebrate the company’s new travel offerings. After a night [...]
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Middle Eastern Visitation Rights
Blog: Ottsworld - 22 March 2011
I sat on the formal couch and listened to the Arabic words swirling around me; lightening fast and coming from every direction. I looked at the people surrounding me and took note of their gestures and facial expressions. I tried to piece together the puzzle of what was being said, but I knew that was [...]
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Photo of the Week – Yella Jordan
Blog: Ottsworld - 25 February 2011
Yella means “Let’s Go!” in Arabic – a favorite word of mine. This Friday I have a few last remaining nuggets of photo goodness from Jordan. I’m moving on from Jordan…next stop Lebanon! However, I wanted to share a few of my favorite photos from Jordan which speak to the culture, landscape, and experiences of [...]
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Paperwork Around the World
Blog: Ottsworld - 24 February 2011
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 opportunity to see a place few foreigners have seen; In fact, I am willing to bet that no foreigner besides expats have been there [...]
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Experiencing Food Shock
Blog: Ottsworld - 17 February 2011
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 coffee for the last 6 hours. My stomach was angry at me, it was calling out to me wondering why I was torturing it. [...]
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Acts of Kindness in Jordan
Blog: Ottsworld - 15 February 2011
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 be questioned by the locals when you arrive in Jordan. You will stand out as you walk down the streets, [...]
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Saltines of Salt
Blog: Ottsworld - 14 February 2011
(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, maybe it was the big camera strapped around my neck, or maybe it was the fact that I was solo; I’m not [...]
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Protests and Promise in Jordan
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 11 February 2011
By Alex Silversmith, KF14, Jordan As protests carry on and promises continue to be broken in Cairo, one bank that serves the poor in neighboring Jordan has found an innovative way to help make sure that promises are kept. In Egypt, 18 days of consecutive protest have followed January 25th, when Egyptians demanded President Hosni [...]
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Photo of the Week – Amman Jordan
Blog: Ottsworld - 11 February 2011
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 Hussein Mosque is in the heart of Downtown. The mosque is more interesting as a hive of activity than for any architectural splendor; the precinct is a [...]
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Fabulous Baker Boys
Blog: Ottsworld - 8 February 2011
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. But there is one thing that is always the same about the bread; it’s baked by men. And – those men love [...]
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Minimalistic Beverages
Blog: Ottsworld - 24 January 2011
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, of course I did…I had been up for more than 30 hours and if I were going to somehow make it through jetlag [...]
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Tourligion Under the Sea…Level
Blog: Ottsworld - 20 January 2011
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 earth, the Dead Sea. One of the great things about the Conversation Corps program I’m participating in is that you [...]
