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“What you’ve done becomes the judge of what you’re going to do – especially in other people’s minds. When you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don’t have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.” – William Least Heat Moon-
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Visas and Arrival Most nationalities can obtain a visa on arrival into Jordan. Payment of 10 Jordanian dinar is required in cash – a moneychanger is available in the Immigration area at Amman airport (will change US dollars, Euros) but …
The Dead Sea, April 2012
My frenetic pace of discovery has finally ground to a halt for the last few days on the shores of the Dead Sea. This landlocked salty lake is situated in the Jordan Rift Valley and has long been renowned for …
Wadi Rum Desert, April 2012
My latest entry comes to you from the south of Jordan where I hired a Bedouin guide to show me around Wadi Rum desert. The region was made famous by a British Colonel T.E. “Lawrence of Arabia” who fell in …
The Rose City of Petra, April 2012
I am now in the south of Jordan at the famed Petra. It has been a homecoming of sorts because my sister Nicole joined me for this short sojourn, flying in from Bahrain to play in her “backyard”. It has …
Desert Castles of Jordan, April 2012
MarHaba from Jordan in the Middle East – my latest escape from reality! While the ancient rose city of Petra enticed me here I have been easily drawn in by the charms of this equally modern and ancient land. I’m …