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Exploring the Mosaic Map of Madaba
Blog: Landlopers - 12 August 2011
The Madaba Map in Jordan It was hard leaving the Red Sea resort town of Aqaba, one of Jordan’s great cities, but I knew we had to keep moving. I was on a whirlwind trip of the country and eager to head back north...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Travel Photo – Oldest Mosaic Map of Jerusalem, Madaba
Blog: Landlopers - 4 August 2011
Jerusalem Map Located just 30 kilometers from Jordan’s capital, Amman, is Madaba, home of the famous Mosaic Map. Covering the floor of the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George, the map dates from the 6th century and is the oldest surviving mosaic map of the...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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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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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 [...]
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Dead in the Water – Arrival in Jordan
Blog: Around The World On The Toilet - 28 October 2010
As I peered out the window as we came in for landing, all I kept thinking was …I’m so thirsty. I had been in deserts before, in India and the US, but this was different. As far as I could see was arid, dry, flat land. Not a speck of green in sight. This feeling [...]
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Madaba & the Dead Sea: Concrete, Mosaics, and Salt…lots and lots of Salt
Blog: 12FOOT3 - 20 February 2010
It’s ON. The Middle East portion of our trip, that is. Sure, our last destination, Turkey, has a strong Muslim culture, but it’s tempered by both European and Asian influences. Landing at the Amman airport, we saw men sneak off to the bathroom to change from Western suits into traditional thawb (an ankle-length white dress [...]
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Day 5: Ancient Adventures
Blog: A'Broad in Amman - 4 June 2009
Our 5th day of adventure began with a breakfast meeting with Fr. Nabil D. Haddad, the executive director of the Jordanian Interfaith Coexistence Research Center. He spoke about Jordan, praising it as a country conducive to peaceful religious coexistence, which is what his organization promotes. He fears that many countries and religions have incorrect and [...]
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