“No man can live this life and emerge unchanged. He will carry.. the imprint of the desert… and he will have within him the yearning to return…. For this cruel land can cast a spell which no temperate clime can match.’” T.E. Lawrence Still ecstatic after my Petra experience, I thought there was no other place in Jordan... Continue Reading →
I have a fascination for the Crusades, that period in Middle Ages when military campaigns were sanctioned by the Latin Roman Catholic church to restore Christian access to holy places in and around Jerusalem. They were turbulent times with several transitions between Christian and Muslim rule. After two centuries of fighting, the crusaders departed the... Continue Reading →
Comfortably seated on an easy chair with a good book. That’s how my early evenings were spent at Genny’s; just like most of my evenings at home. Whenever I travel, I try to look for a place in a local neighborhood or for a place to stay where I will get to experience what its like... Continue Reading →
Located amid dessert canyons and mountains and once the urban and religious centre of the Nabateans, Petra was hidden to the western world until the early 1800s when a European traveler, disguised as a Bedouin, infiltrated the area. Fast-forward 2012, when I finally made it there. Excited to make another check off my bucket list,... Continue Reading →
Two years ago I went on a trip to Jordan, a relatively small country yet it has some of the world’s most phenomenal sites and landscapes. Best explored by car, for days we cruised along scenic highways, one of which, called the King's highway follows the path that once was a major trading... Continue Reading →
“But you have to experience it” Sufyan, insisted in his American accent as he drove. I wasn’t keen on taking a dip. I just really wanted to walk on the beach, take a few pictures and head back to Amman early. Besides, I didn’t bring a swimsuit. “You can get one at the hotel.” he... Continue Reading →
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