I love all watersports. Fact. Whether it’s windsurfing in the Lake District, dinghy sailing in Wales, or water-skiing off the New Forest coast, I’ve always enjoyed jumping in a lake or sea. (This might also be why be why I devoted three years to... Read More
Imagine a beach resort filled with apartments and swimming pools. Maybe it’s your idea of heaven (or hell, if you don’t like busy holiday resorts full of tourists). Now imagine that you are the only one staying in the resort. That was the... Read More
Short post tonight as I need to pack for Aqaba, but I wanted to write about two separate dance events I’ve seen in Amman this week. The first dance event we went to was an informal breakdance performance outside the Roman Theatre on Friday... Read More
DISCLAIMER: This post is uncharacteristically long, but there were too many photos I just had to include! After spending a quiet Friday relaxing and visiting the Royal Automobile Museum, it was time to hit the road and head north. We hired a... Read More
I’m seriously behind on blog posts, as the last few days have been jam-packed… I’ll start with our visit to the classy cars of the Royal Automobile Museum. We’d been a bit dubious about the merits of this museum, as it was in... Read More
On the way home from work last night we stopped off at Amman International Book Fair. It took us quite a while to find it, but the evening walk was a good one, especially now that temperatures are starting to cool. Our route... Read More
I’m now over halfway through my 8 week internship, and have reached the point that Oxford students call ‘Fifth Week blues’ – the point when tiredness hits and creates chronic lack of motivation. From nine terms of... Read More
Despite the fact that my blog posts mainly concern our travels around Jordan, we do actually spend 5/7 days a week in Amman. So, before I get onto this weekend, I’m going to talk a little bit about our favourite haunts in the city. Rainbow... Read More
Wadi Rum was the absolute highlight of last weekend for me, perhaps because of all the ‘firsts’. First time in the desert, first time seeing the Milky Way, first time sandboarding, first time driving off-road in a 4×4, and best of all my... Read More
We’ve just come back from our best weekend yet in Jordan. We were allowed to leave work early (win!) and set off down south, bound for Wadi Rum and Petra. Each one definitely deserves its own post, so I’ll start with Petra. I did a bit... Read More