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Monthly Archives: February 2014

Here yesterday, gone today, when will it be back?

February 26, 2014by Middle East Moments 8 Comments

Why of course tomorrow! Tomorrow – the universal answer here in Jordan to any question to which the recipient either doesn’t know the answer to or knows that you won’t […]

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A picnic under the Almond tree

February 21, 2014by Middle East Moments 19 Comments

Yesterday was one of those gloriously perfect winters day. Hard to call it a winters day when in Wadi Musa/Petra it was 20 degrees out, the sun was shining and […]

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Showy blooms and the race against the sheep

February 20, 2014by Middle East Moments 10 Comments

As if the winter wildflowers don’t have enough to contend with in the harsh conditions in which they bravely choose to show their colours, but they are also having to […]

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Look at the opportunities, not the dead goat you have to cook with.

February 18, 2014by Middle East Moments 6 Comments

My girlfriend in Australia was speaking metaphorically.  Ironically I was faced with the reality…..literally I had a dead goat to cook with. I was speaking to my girlfriend about what […]

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A trip out to Baida

February 13, 2014by Middle East Moments 16 Comments

Baida (or Bayda) is an area 10 minutes north of Petra and the town of Wadi Musa. It is a great area to explore and there is the opportunity to […]

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Winter Wildflowers

February 11, 2014by Middle East Moments 12 Comments

And so it begins, another year of wildflower spotting. Exploring the local area and hunting out wildflowers is one of my favourite activities to do here in Jordan. Even in the […]

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Post Australia blues and sparkly red shoes!

February 6, 2014by Middle East Moments 19 Comments

The more times you do something the easier it gets…..right? Well then tell me this – why hasn’t coming back to Jordan after visiting my home country of Australia gotten […]

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