Monthly Archives: November 2018

After Petra we headed out to a jeep ride through the desert.  I was not to keen on this initially, as I had been on one of these in Dubai and it was a ride sliding up and down the dunes full of thrills and spills!  Frankly I felt car sick throughout it and oneContinue reading “Wadi Rum, Orien’s Sword and of course Lawerence”

So sad to hear today that there have been more flash floods in Petra. This blog was written just after we visited. I was sitting in the Hotel at breakfast remembering in Ireland where they so charmingly sit you at the table and ask you what hot meal you would like and sometime have troubleContinue reading “Petra (Five days before the flash floods)”

After 24hours + travel I was warning Pat that this better be worth it and so far so good! We spent the first day resting and just wandering around the opulent part of town watching all the suave Jordanians with their pristine Dishdāshahs (the long tunic they wear) and perfectly ironed Turban and the womenContinue reading “Travels in Jordan”