Shawbak Castle
Shawbak Castle is one of the ruined crusaders castles that can be found in Jordan. It is only 30 mins from Petra and makes for a lovely trip in the […]
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Alia’s Rites of Passage
During our visit to Wadi Rum Alia undertook a Jordanian rite of passage. I suppose if Atef lets me give her Vegemite, which he considers the equivalent of poison, then […]
A visit to Wadi Rum
Things have been a bit quiet on the blogging front for the past week as I had the pleasure of hosting my Dad’s cousin and his wife – really more […]
Last week I was over Jordan so I went to Australia
I’ve needed a break from Jordan this past week. I just wasn’t into it. That’s meant I even needed to not blog about it. It’s just been one of those […]
3 Years, 3 Countries, 3 Continents……3 Very different birthdays
Of all the places I’ve celebrated my birthday, my birthday three years ago would definitely rate as the most unique. I was in Libya. Not somewhere that I would have […]
Jordanian road rules
Some might find this surprising but there are actually road rules in Jordan. Yes despite all that you’ve heard, read, or seen if you have visited the country there are road rules! […]
Where the wild things grow – a walk in the Wadi.
Wadi means valley and the town of Wadi Musa is made up of lots of small Wadis all feeding into the main Wadi that flows all the way into the […]
BBQ in Beida
Friday was a beautiful day with a hint of Spring in the air and we decided to make the most of it by heading out to Beida for a bbq […]
Our day in Aqaba
On Sunday we spent the day in Aqaba. Aqaba is a port city on the Red Sea in the south of Jordan and is Jordan’s only coastal city. Jordan only […]
Where it all began.
Nearly three years ago I got on a plane in Sydney and flew to the other side of the world. I was scared, nervous, excited, terrified, full of apprehension, looking […]
Middle East Moments 