Tag: jordan
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A Day in a Bedouin Camp in Wadi Rum
Our taxi pulled over on the side of the road in Wadi Rum next to the only pickup truck in sight. We were surrounded by orange sand stretching in every direction, broken only by scattered desert bushes and towering gray rock formations. It looked nothing like any landscape I had ever seen before. A man…
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Discovering the Ancient City of Petra
Long before I ever traveled to Jordan, I already knew Petra. At least I thought I did. Like millions of people, I had seen photographs of the Treasury and watched Indiana Jones ride towards its towering façade. For years it was simply one of those places I hoped to see someday. What I didn’t know…
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A Camel, a Shepherd, and the Road to Petra
Traveling through Jordan felt as though we had stepped into a landscape that had remained unchanged for thousands of years. That morning, we crossed the border into Jordan and found a taxi waiting for travelers heading to Petra. The drive would take about two hours. I sat with my face pressed against the window, mesmerized…
Notes From Everywhere 