Living and Traveling in Jordan
Traveling to Petra - Jordan I will be honest, it took me some time to go back to Petra. Actually, I haven't managed in the last two-and-half years while I was living in Jordan. So it was 10 years back that I first visited Petra and Wadi Rum. And with small kids and the birth …
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Greening The Desert Project is an interesting demonstration site that you can visit near the Dead Sea, about 50 mins drive from Amman. It has been created in 2008 by the non-profit organization Jordanian Association For Environment Quality. It showcases permaculture, which is a self-sufficient and sustainable way of agriculture. The site is demonstration site, …
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Two weeks ago weekend I joined Have A Hike for a wonderful hike in Wadi Al-Rayan in the North of Jordan. It was my second hike with Have a Hike and it was again an awesome day outdoors. We left Amman early in the morning with two small buses towards Ajloun. Approximately 2 hours later near …
In about 2 weeks this year's Thru-hike of the Jordan Trail will kick-off. Only two years ago, the first thru-hike was completed. As of now the Jordan Trail has already gained worldwide publicity and manifested its place as one of the most interesting hikes on the planet. Certainly, it doesn't lack diversity, challenge, extraordinary places, …
Last Friday I joined Cycling Jordan for the very first time on a Mountainbike tour from Amman to Kafrein Dam. Little did I know what I signed up for and what we would encounter. For sure it was an adventure and it actually pushed me (and some others) to our limits. More on that later. …
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Last weekend, we made our way towards the East of Jordan to explore the Desert Castles and the Azraq Wetland Reserve. I have been to Eastern Jordan ten years ago, but can't remember exactly which places we have been to. This time we went the South route number 35, which is a bit shorter/faster but …
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