Categorie: Jordan

"What did all those men want?" Anna asks. We are in our rental car on the way to the hotel. It’s 9 PM, pitch dark outside, and the traffic in Amman is chaotic. I try to focus on the road while cars, vans, and trucks zoom past me, honking from every direction. To make matters … Meer lezen over Rough Landing

With gestures, he makes it clear that he doesn’t want my money. His hands, covered in grease, refuse the bills I extend with a big smile. “You are welcome!” he says as we sit on chairs behind a garage in Ibbin, a suburb of Ajloun, about 150 kilometers northwest of Amman. The mechanic has just … Meer lezen over ​​Welcome!

I feel a sharp pain piercing through my spine. I know this pain all too well, and I realize it’s not a good sign. My back is acting up again. Just yesterday, we were scrambling through Petra, following our guide who kindly offered his services and his donkey. The kids jumped with joy: “Can we … Meer lezen over Abdoullah and the Wisdom of the Bedouins

It’s 3 degrees, foggy, and when we step out of the car, we find ourselves in snow up to our ankles. “Where are we? No idea, but according to Google Maps, we’ve arrived.” Having exited the Desert Highway 150 kilometers north of Wadi Rum, which we left this morning under the sun, we’re met with … Meer lezen over White World