Final touch - adding the nuts to the mansaf

July 31st 2012
A warning ahead of time - I don't have a gift for describing food or tastes, but hopefully you can get an idea from the pictures and my few short descriptions; I wanted to show some of the people at home what arab food is like. Laila's mom is just as good of a cook as Laila had described to me. She has cooked most of our meals (but her dad did the fish and homemade pizza) and there ... read more

Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman

For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946, Jordan was ruled by King HUSSEIN (1953-99). A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states... ... read more

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I'm Johnny, an American born in 1991 who loves learning foreign languages and traveling! 2010 - China 2010/2011 - Living in Germany and Europe travels 2012 - Jordan and the Holy Land 2013 - Israel/Palestine and Middle East travels I started this blog about my trip to China mostly for family and friends, so they can see a little of where I'm going and what I'm doing, but I've stuck with it after that as a short of hobby and also to preserve the memories and emotions of my travels. "Obsessed is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated." -Aziz Sha... full info

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