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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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Day Hikes to Ancient Sites in Petra
Blog: Around The World On The Toilet - 30 October 2010
As we navigated the darkness by the warm glow of candles down the never-ending siq towards the treasury, I couldn’t think of a more fitting ending to our time spent at one of the greatest sites our world has to offer, Petra. Rewind a few days earlier… We arrived in Wadi Musa on a small [...]
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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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Lady in Jordan
Blog: A Lady in London - 22 October 2009
My trip to Jordan was a long time in coming. Originally booked for last August, it was then moved to April, after which it was finally re-booked for last weekend. It was as if I could see the promised land and yet I kept having to wander through other parts of the world until I could arrive. I think that once happened to some other people in Jordan too.
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