Sports & Sea fun
Horse riding in Jordan : 3 wonderful days in Petra
Living in Jordan, it would be a shame not to enjoy the wonderful little local arabian horses! Horseback riding in Jordan is really exciting.
Sports & Sea fun
Discover the Full Moon Desert Marathon in Wadi Rum
I am always suspicious when people begin their story with “it is the hardest”, or “it is the most beautiful”, or “it is the best”, or “it is in the top ranking marathons …”
Lands & deserts
Dana Biosphere: an unexpected bad Karma, but’s let’s give it a second chance!
This is just our second article in the “issues” section. We hope not to have too many others! Dana biosphere is presented as The Perfect Place to visit in Jordan. Its reserve is regionnaly known for its biodiversity. The village is renowned for its authenticity…but..
Lands & deserts
Wadi Dahek, a.k.a the”white desert”: a sanctuary for marine fossils!
Jordan holds numerous treasuries, hidden off the beaten tracks. One of them is located near the Saudi borderline, around al-Omari checkpoint …This jewel is called wadi dahek!
Hiking & Trekking
Hiking memo: King Talal Dam and its lake
The King Talal dam hike is an ideal package : you can wake up late, take your car for a short drive (45 minutes from Amman), have lunch on the lake banks, and get back to Amman before 3p.m.
LIFE STYLE & CULTURE
The word(s) of the month: Keffiyeh, Shemagh…and Mandil !
Here we are, back for the word of the week the month. In order to let you calmly digest the last word of the month (the fabulous story of the hashemites ! ) , today we will focus on the local popular clothing accessories : the shemagh , and its twins the keffiyeh and the mandil !
Cooking & arabic food
Street food in Amman : two greedy pleasures near downtown…
Today, I wandered in Amman streets, trying to grab some food…So let’s discover together some gourmandise shops I just found in order to warm up in this ending winter in Amman… Here are two adresses to be recommended: The first one is actually quite famous, as it referenced in the Read more…
LIFE STYLE & CULTURE
The word of the month : the Hashemites !
Let’s begin this new category “word of the month” with a quite important word, at least as far as Jordanian are concerned.
LIFE STYLE & CULTURE
Let’s speak about demography in Jordan!
Demography in Jordan is totally different to the demography in France, UK or US! By the way , what does “demography” stand for? This word is an inheritage from the ancient greeks: “demos” is the people, and “graphy” is related to the act of writing. In short, it deals with Read more…
Hiking & Trekking
Wadi Numeira, a.k.a the “water Petra”. Wonderful, peaceful, colorful !
A new wadi to discover, with a really wonderful ambiance : you feel just as if you were walking in the great Siq of Petra. Plus there is a little stream so that the kids can play watergames on your way in the wadi! 🙂 .