Day 9 of Jordan lockdown: Spirits raised and acquired… We stayed up late last night in conversations back to the US, so we headed outside a bit later than usual today. Nonetheless, we enjoyed playing…
Day 7 & 8 of lockdown: The routine and the effect of irresponsibility Day 8 It seemed to us that the government here was doing a good job on covid-19, but it’s now semi-official as…
Day 5 and 6: A little bit of freedom... In the evening of Day 4 of the Jordan lockdown, we learned that we would be given a test reprieve the next day. The original plan…
Day 4 of lockdown - Adjustments and some history... We’ve been fascinated by the narratives of friends around the globe as they deal with Covid-19, and many have asked about us. We usually stick with…
Locked down... Many of you are dealing with upheaval in daily life and various forms of isolation, but perhaps you might find our current coronavirus adventure interesting. In short, we have remained in Amman, Jordan,…
Why do ruins attract us so much? One reason is confronting history in the flesh, so to speak, listening in person to the stones and carvings from thousands of years ago. Related to this is…
Canyons and sand, water and greenery, oases and beaches, flatland and mountain – this is the delectable diversity of southern Jordan’s desert, as we experienced it in three locations. Wadi Rum – the high desert…
One of the new Seven Wonders of the World, Petra truly deserves that designation, but not because of its signature sight, the carved façade known as the Treasury. Tour groups come in hordes to make…
One of the most exciting facets of Jordan is its wealth of mosaic floors dating back a few millennia to the Roman and Byzantine eras. From Amman to Madaba and Umm Ar Rasas to Petra,…
Temple of Artemis, Jerash Jerash and Umm Qais, in the north of Jordan, were one of 10 regional centers for the Roman empire during the first centuries AD. As such, under the names of Gerasa…