Though muted this year, Jordan’s spring celebration of Ramadan demonstrated fully the admirable qualities of its people: charitable, family-oriented, pious, learned and full of good humor. Our extended stay let us see all these qualities…
Departing Jordan... After four and a half months in Jordan, our “covid-19 normal,” we were flying out. Our time there extended far past the month we planned back in February, partly due to Nancy’s recovery…
It felt so good to be touring once more. After 3 full months of restrictions, lockdowns and curfews in Jordan – plus a few stumbles on arranging a car rental – we were freed to…
A not so usual celebration of Eidh The festival of Eidh al Fitr has passed, as has the coincident 74th Year of Jordanian Independence. It has been a relatively quiet time compared to the usual…
Jordan's recovery: The power of just one After over a week when Jordan reported no new internal cases of covid-19, and many of the limitations of lockdown were lifted, suddenly the statistics looked bad –…
Just for fun... In 70 seconds, here are some of the sounds and sights of Amman, Jordan’s capital, during its coronavirus lockdown (yes, it makes more sense with volume up): Curfew alarms sound at 6pmThe…
Week 7 of Jordan lockdown: Spring awakening… A lot has changed in Jordan over the last 10 days. The spring flowers have come and gone. And so has the virus. After many days with only…
Week 6 of Jordan lockdown: Visiting Fears… Signs of the times while window shopping on Rainbow Street As with many of our friends, we’ve not talked much about our fears during the pandemic. But the…
Week 5 of Jordan lockdown…Ramadan Mubarak! We’ve accepted that we will probably remain in Amman for the next month. We are certainly pleased to stay here that long, but we do regret missing the full…
Day 30 of Jordan lockdown: A high-flying week... Street sale for kites to float above the hilltops As we mentioned yesterday, over the last week Jordan has seen an average of only 5 new cases…