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Downtown, Salt

The scoop on Salt.

March 31st 2007
When we’d planned our day-trip to Salt, a historic town about a half-hour’s drive from Amman, Akram talked about pulling some strings to arrange a meeting with the mayor. It was a nifty ploy to pique my interest, reluctant as I was to spend one of my last few days in a city named for a kitchen condiment. But how often do you get to have a sit-down with a mayor in the Middle East? I wasn’t e ... read more
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Jordanian Flag 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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Christopher Vourlias
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Chris is an avid traveler and hypercaffeinated writer, criss-crossing the globe and occasionally remembering to call home. Follow me at postcardjunky.wordpress.com. UPDATE, 22 January 2010: For those of you - both of you? - who have been following this blog off and on (mostly off) for the past few years, it's time to officially put it on a permanent hiatus. As much as I love these nutty little essays about my time on the road, they're just a bit too time-consuming to keep up with, given the demands of my freelance work. So for now, my dear TravelBlog, it's time to say adieu, though ... full info
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