Enjoying a beautiful day in a beautiful place

Jordan: Ancient Civilizations, a Shrinking Sea and Noisy Neighbors

March 2nd 2016
Amman From the minute we stepped off the plane and entered the airport in Amman, the vibe was good. We had a feeling that we were going to like Jordan. Amman is a big, clean, modern, progressive city, renowned in this part of the world for its universities and medical care. After the less than clean environs of Egypt, this was a most welcome change. Thanks to great planning by Brendan, we moved v ... read more

Middle East » Jordan » South » Petra

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

9th March 2016

Readingfcboi
Alan Atkinson

Hungry
All this talk of food is making me hungry, shame you guys are too far away for me to be a guinea pig. It seems I have some catching up to do as haven't read your Egypt blogs. I love your Jordan blog and what a lovely photo of you both.

10th March 2016

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Hungry
Hey Alan, we've had guinea pig before and that is enough for me. Certainly glad you are enjoying it. So much to see in South America. Thanks for commenting.

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