We’re going away this evening for our long-awaited weekend in Wadi Rum and Petra, so I thought I’d fit in a quick post before I go. Most friends will know I have a surprisingly big appetite for someone who is about 5 feet tall, and I really love... Read More
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Jerash
Another post about Roman ruins! (last one, promise…) Last weekend culminated with a trip to Jerash, sometimes referred to as the ‘Pompeii of Asia’. We arrived at Jerash in the heat of the day, so I definitely had a euphemistic... Read More
Mosaics in Madaba
On the same day as our trip to Mount Nebo (see previous post), we also visited Madaba. This market town is about an hour’s drive on the bus from Amman, and is most well-known for its Byzantine-era mosaics. It was abandoned after a devastating... Read More
Mount Nebo
I’ve decided to split up this weekend into three posts since it’s been so busy. We went to the Madaba mosaics, Mount Nebo and Jerash. All of them were great in different ways and I took a ton of photos. However, I’m going to do the... Read More
Ruins and Rice
We have some really awesome weekend trips lined up. The highlight of this month is going to be a weekend away at Wadi Rum and Petra, and maybe a camel ride thrown in for good measure! but there’s a bit of a wait until we can pretend to be... Read More
Beating those Sunday morning blues
Back to work today! We’ve pretty much found a daily routine now. It goes something like this: 7.15 Wake up, shower, breakfast, etc etc. 8.15 Leave the flat and walk to the office. All the locals think this is weird, even scandalous, as nobody... Read More
First Impressions
It’s the end of my first working week in Amman, and here are my observations so far: Weekends are Fridays and Saturdays. The phrase ‘Sunday of next week’ can therefore get pretty confusing if you’re from the UK. Jordanians have a... Read More
Kitty in the City!
A few (well, a couple of) people have asked me to do a blog about my travels, and so I’ve decided to indulge my (hopefully appreciative) audience – starting with a blog series about Amman. I haven’t really done much writing since Finals, so... Read More