The Siq

The narrowest part of the canyon that opens up to the Treasury. It was so cool to walk the same as many have done for thousands of years.

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Baba Ghanoush

October 8th 2023
I put a deposit down on an apartment in Tel Aviv for the month of November with the idea I would leisurely find my way from Egypt to Israel via Jordan and Lebanon. When Hamas kicked the Israeli hornet nest on October 7th, I was in Luxor, and I suddenly had to scramble to enact a plan B. As any seasoned traveler knows. You have to be ready to pivot your itinerary at a moment's notice when someth ... read more

Middle East » Jordan

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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