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<\/h3>\n\t\n\tFirst impressions <\/a><\/h2> 22 Aug 2007 \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\tWelcome to Jordan! We arrived in this land of contrasts at the end of August 2007. Some people told us it was boring and quiet, yet others told us it was dangerous \u2013 how could it not be, nestled between Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Despite these contradictory warnings, in our first week we only found positives – the people were friendly and welcoming, the weather was great, the food was delicious, apparently crime was almost…<\/p>\n
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<\/h3>\n\t\n\tHome sweet home <\/a><\/h2> 22 Oct 2007 \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\tJust like our apartment in Bangkok, I thought you may be interested in our home in Amman which we shared with various cats. We had a really great time here between August 2007 and August 2009 We found a home fairly quickly after arriving. It was just what we were after, it was quite large, the ground floor flat of a three storey building, had a garden and was a five minute walk to work. However, it didn’t have an…<\/p>\n
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<\/h3>\n\t\n\tSnow! <\/a><\/h2> 23 Jan 2008 \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\tThink of Jordan and you generally think of desert. And you’d be right 90% of the time. However, in January 2008 we had a couple of days of quite heavy snow. Locals said they hadn’t seen it like this for over 20 years and everything came to a complete standstill. If you are from colder climes you may think the following pictures are nothing special, except perhaps for photos of palm trees covered in snow, but for Jordanians it was…<\/p>\n
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<\/h3>\n\t\n\tBirds of Jordan <\/a><\/h2> 22 Mar 2008 \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\tJordan is a great place for birdwatching especially in Spring and Autumn when many migrants are passing through on their way to and from Africa and Europe. Along the\u00a0King’s highway\u00a0is a great spot for bird watching – especially in spring. We saw a number of migrants on their way to Europe for the summer. Another good spot is the\u00a0Azraq\u00a0wetlands reserve. Although it is no longer that wet, it does have the only drinking water available for hundreds of miles. And…<\/p>\n
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<\/h3>\n\t\n\tOases & desert castles <\/a><\/h2> 22 Apr 2008 \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\tJordan’s deserts comprise 80% of the land area but only 5% of the population. the biggest desert starts as the suburbs of Amman peter out and continue East to the Iraqi, Syrian and Saudi borders. The area is mainly desolate as you’d expect but there are a few highlights, both natural and man-made. One of these is Azraq oasis which used to provide water for roaming herds of animals. Unfortunately since the 1960’s it has had to supply water to…<\/p>\n
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<\/h3>\n\t\n\tThe King’s highway <\/a><\/h2> \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\tThe King’s Highway is the name given to the modern incarnation of the ancient route which travels almost the entire length of Jordan from Amman in the north to Petra in the south. Giants throughout history have trodden its path from Moses through the great Roman Emperors to Richard the Lionheart. Not surprisingly it is therefore the site of many historical monuments and also not just a few natural ones including Jordan’s ‘Grand Canyon’. The ancient crusader castle of Karak…<\/p>\n
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<\/h3>\n\t\n\tPetra <\/a><\/h2> 23 Apr 2008 \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\tI first visited Petra when I was living in Cairo in 2000 and so some of the photos are from that trip. Pre-digital camera days for me meant that the scanned photos lack the sharpness of the other photos taken on a more recent trip in April 2008. Petra. But what an amazing place. Emerging from the canyon almost too narrow for a horse and cart and then to be confronted by the ancient treasury chiselled out of the sandstone…<\/p>\n
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<\/h3>\n\t\n\tWadi Mujib <\/a><\/h2> 22 Jun 2008 \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\tWadi Mujib is one of the undiscovered gems of Jordan. If you are travelling along the King’s Highway you will need to cross this huge canyon. There are some pictures on the king’s highway page, but for this trip we went to where the wadi reaches the Dead Sea. Here the canyon is sheer and narrow and there are some convenient cabins nearby, right on the Dead Sea, in which to spend the night. These photos are from a trip…<\/p>\n
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<\/h3>\n\t\n\tAqaba & Wadi Rum <\/a><\/h2> 22 Aug 2008 \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\tAugust in Amman is damned hot, so where do we go on holiday? To Aqaba where it’s even hotter! Aqaba has one big advantage though. It’s by the sea – the Red Sea which is fantastic for diving and that’s why we went. We stayed three nights in Aqaba at the Al Cazar Hotel and then another night camping in the amazingly beautiful Wadi Rum before heading back up north. There are plenty of dive sites all along the coast…<\/p>\n
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<\/h3>\n\t\n\tDana but not Dana <\/a><\/h2> \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\tWe had friends visiting us in August 2008 so we took the opportunity of visiting one of the top natural attractions of Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve. Basically, millions of years ago the surface of the Earth ruptured round these parts creating a huge rift valley. The land on the west went down and the land on the east went up. On the west you\u2019ve got the Dead Sea valley and the lowest place on Earth. On the East you\u2019ve got…<\/p>\n
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<\/h3>\n\t\n\tNorthern Ruins <\/a><\/h2> 23 Nov 2008 \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\tNorthern ruins describes a number of disparate trips we did in the north of the country. Including to Jerash, the most famous Roman ruins in Jordan, Umm Qais, another Roman site but beautifully situated above the sea of Galillee, more Roman ruins at the attractively sited Pella and Machaerus, the citadel overlooking the Dead Sea where John the Baptist lost his head. I’ve also included trips to the town of Madaba famous for its churches and mosaics and the forest…<\/p>\n
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Welcome to Jordan! We arrived in this land of contrasts at the end of August 2007. Some people told us it was boring and quiet, yet others told us it was dangerous \u2013 how could it not be, nestled between Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Despite these contradictory warnings, in our first week we only found positives – the people were friendly and welcoming, the weather was great, the food was delicious, apparently crime was almost…<\/p>\n
Read More Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t Just like our apartment in Bangkok, I thought you may be interested in our home in Amman which we shared with various cats. We had a really great time here between August 2007 and August 2009 We found a home fairly quickly after arriving. It was just what we were after, it was quite large, the ground floor flat of a three storey building, had a garden and was a five minute walk to work. However, it didn’t have an…<\/p>\n Read More Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t Think of Jordan and you generally think of desert. And you’d be right 90% of the time. However, in January 2008 we had a couple of days of quite heavy snow. Locals said they hadn’t seen it like this for over 20 years and everything came to a complete standstill. If you are from colder climes you may think the following pictures are nothing special, except perhaps for photos of palm trees covered in snow, but for Jordanians it was…<\/p>\n Read More Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t Jordan is a great place for birdwatching especially in Spring and Autumn when many migrants are passing through on their way to and from Africa and Europe. Along the\u00a0King’s highway\u00a0is a great spot for bird watching – especially in spring. We saw a number of migrants on their way to Europe for the summer. Another good spot is the\u00a0Azraq\u00a0wetlands reserve. Although it is no longer that wet, it does have the only drinking water available for hundreds of miles. And…<\/p>\n Read More Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t Jordan’s deserts comprise 80% of the land area but only 5% of the population. the biggest desert starts as the suburbs of Amman peter out and continue East to the Iraqi, Syrian and Saudi borders. The area is mainly desolate as you’d expect but there are a few highlights, both natural and man-made. One of these is Azraq oasis which used to provide water for roaming herds of animals. Unfortunately since the 1960’s it has had to supply water to…<\/p>\n Read More Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t The King’s Highway is the name given to the modern incarnation of the ancient route which travels almost the entire length of Jordan from Amman in the north to Petra in the south. Giants throughout history have trodden its path from Moses through the great Roman Emperors to Richard the Lionheart. Not surprisingly it is therefore the site of many historical monuments and also not just a few natural ones including Jordan’s ‘Grand Canyon’. The ancient crusader castle of Karak…<\/p>\n Read More Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t I first visited Petra when I was living in Cairo in 2000 and so some of the photos are from that trip. Pre-digital camera days for me meant that the scanned photos lack the sharpness of the other photos taken on a more recent trip in April 2008. Petra. But what an amazing place. Emerging from the canyon almost too narrow for a horse and cart and then to be confronted by the ancient treasury chiselled out of the sandstone…<\/p>\n Read More Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t Wadi Mujib is one of the undiscovered gems of Jordan. If you are travelling along the King’s Highway you will need to cross this huge canyon. There are some pictures on the king’s highway page, but for this trip we went to where the wadi reaches the Dead Sea. Here the canyon is sheer and narrow and there are some convenient cabins nearby, right on the Dead Sea, in which to spend the night. These photos are from a trip…<\/p>\n Read More Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t August in Amman is damned hot, so where do we go on holiday? To Aqaba where it’s even hotter! Aqaba has one big advantage though. It’s by the sea – the Red Sea which is fantastic for diving and that’s why we went. We stayed three nights in Aqaba at the Al Cazar Hotel and then another night camping in the amazingly beautiful Wadi Rum before heading back up north. There are plenty of dive sites all along the coast…<\/p>\n Read More Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t We had friends visiting us in August 2008 so we took the opportunity of visiting one of the top natural attractions of Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve. Basically, millions of years ago the surface of the Earth ruptured round these parts creating a huge rift valley. The land on the west went down and the land on the east went up. On the west you\u2019ve got the Dead Sea valley and the lowest place on Earth. On the East you\u2019ve got…<\/p>\n Read More Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t Northern ruins describes a number of disparate trips we did in the north of the country. Including to Jerash, the most famous Roman ruins in Jordan, Umm Qais, another Roman site but beautifully situated above the sea of Galillee, more Roman ruins at the attractively sited Pella and Machaerus, the citadel overlooking the Dead Sea where John the Baptist lost his head. I’ve also included trips to the town of Madaba famous for its churches and mosaics and the forest…<\/p>\n Read More Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\n\tHome sweet home <\/a><\/h2> 22 Oct 2007 \n\n\t\n\t
<\/h3>\n\t\n\tSnow! <\/a><\/h2> 23 Jan 2008 \n\n\t\n\t
<\/h3>\n\t\n\tBirds of Jordan <\/a><\/h2> 22 Mar 2008 \n\n\t\n\t
<\/h3>\n\t\n\tOases & desert castles <\/a><\/h2> 22 Apr 2008 \n\n\t\n\t
<\/h3>\n\t\n\tThe King’s highway <\/a><\/h2> \n\n\t\n\t
<\/h3>\n\t\n\tPetra <\/a><\/h2> 23 Apr 2008 \n\n\t\n\t
<\/h3>\n\t\n\tWadi Mujib <\/a><\/h2> 22 Jun 2008 \n\n\t\n\t
<\/h3>\n\t\n\tAqaba & Wadi Rum <\/a><\/h2> 22 Aug 2008 \n\n\t\n\t
<\/h3>\n\t\n\tDana but not Dana <\/a><\/h2> \n\n\t\n\t
<\/h3>\n\t\n\tNorthern Ruins <\/a><\/h2> 23 Nov 2008 \n\n\t\n\t