A side view (arid!)

A Diamond in the rough - Wadi Weida

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July 27th 2011
Tad and I went to the most surprising place I could imagine in Jordan. Jordan as a whole, and the Ghor in particular is incredibly arid. There is very little water visible anywhere. But there are magical pockets distributed in and amongst the rocky hills. Tad and I went to one of these magical valleys and it was so cool. We had been told by one of the workers at the NGO that Tad ... read more

Middle East » Jordan » South

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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