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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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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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Unplugged Travel
Blog: Ottsworld - 27 January 2011
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 dough into a flat pizza like form and simultaneously stoked the fire with more wood with her free hand. The spherical metal ‘griddle’ was just the right temperature…thwak! The flattened [...]
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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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Photo of the Week – Southern Jordan
Blog: Ottsworld - 21 January 2011
On my drive from Wadi Feynan to Wadi Musa my Bedouin driver kindly stopped for me every time I motioned at my camera. I personally think he enjoyed getting the occasional smoke breaks while I snapped away in awe. This photo just goes to show you how stunning and surprising this country is. The mountains [...]
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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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Lady in Ma'in
Blog: A Lady in London - 18 March 2010
As my boyfriend and I turned off the road from Madaba to the Dead Sea, I had a sense of déjà vu. Winding down the steep switchbacks that took us from 100 meters above sea level to 260 meters below, I thought back to my last visit to the Evason Ma’in Resort in Jordan.
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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 at the Dead Sea
Blog: A Lady in London - 30 October 2009
After our epic adventure in Petra, my boyfriend and I needed some time to relax. We headed out of Wadi Musa in the afternoon and drove back up the King's Highway to the town of Tafila. From there we headed out to the Dead Sea on one of the most beautiful roads in the country.
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