The Dead Sea is a fascinating place. It’s 400 metres below sea level, the lowest point on earth. Its salty water (about 30% salt compared to seawater, which is about 3-4%) makes marine life pretty much non-existent. The amount of…
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The population of Jordan spans the western side of the country, from the north above Amman to the south western corner of Aqaba. I was intrigued, then, to hear about the eastern desert castles. A few main roads cut though…
The night was still, the sky fast asleep, and the stars the only other things awake. My friend Jordan and I left the handful of people not sleeping and venture out into the silent desert. We are staying in a…
We had heard that there was a precipitous break in the trail that had to be shimmied over on a skinny rock ledge. Every time we came to a drop off, we would say to each other, “Is this the…
“Hello, what’s your name?” asks a small voice behind my left hip. I turn around to see a young girl of about nine years old beaming up at me, her large brown eyes twinkling with curiosity. Although she only knows…
I’ve spent many evenings in tents, like most of you probably have, but in Jordan I spent an evening in a Bedouin tent, which is much different. I was staying off the grid in a fantastic eco hotel, the Feynan…
