“Jordan has a strange, haunting beauty and a sense of timelessness. Dotted with the ruins of empires once great, it is the last resort of yesterday in the world of tomorrow. I love every inch o...
Wednesday, November 9: This morning I lounge in my warm bed at the Rocky Mountain Hotel and think about what to do with my day. On my first day in Petra, I had to make a decision, without eve...
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Tuesday, November 8: Back at the Rocky Mountain Hotel, I’m feeling hungry and am ready to go down to the Seven Wonders Bedouin Camp where I will meet two of my colleagues David and Mario for di...
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Tuesday, November 8: Yesterday while we were at Petra, my colleague Matt asked if I’d like to share a trip to Wadi Rum today. Since it costs 90 dinar (~$127) to take a car there alone, we a...
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Monday, November 7: Petra is more awesome than I could have ever imagined. I have traveled extensively in the last two years, and often I’ve found that national treasures are a bit of a let...
https://catbirdinjordan.wordpress.com/2011/11/07/the-ancient-rose-red-city-of-petra/
Sunday, November 6: I wake up at 2 a.m. to the same loudspeaker I heard when I went to sleep. Blah blah blah, blablablablabla. Blah blah blah, blablablablabla. Blah blah blah, blablablablabla...
https://catbirdinjordan.wordpress.com/2011/11/06/the-kings-highway-to-the-bedouin-camp-at-petra/
Saturday, November 5: I arrive in Amman at 9 a.m. after only a 3 1/2 hour flight from Muscat. Standing in line to buy the 20 Jordanian dinar tourist visa, I meet a man about my age who looks Mi...
https://catbirdinjordan.wordpress.com/2011/11/05/the-dead-sea-and-fun-loving-minako/