During my recent trip to Jordan, I had the pleasure of participating in a homestay at the Orjan Village in Al Ayoun, Jordan. My group and I stayed with Abu Mahmoud and Um Mahmoud in their beautiful home. We were welcomed in warmly, and treated better than I treat myself at home. Though […]
After the release of the critically acclaimed film The Martian, shot on location in Wadi Rum, the Jordan Tourism Board released the above video where an imaginative little American girl travels to Mars on her family vacation to Jordan. Often used in Hollywood films as the Mars location, Wadi Rum has made quite an impression […]
Once again, it’s that time of year; the annual community olive harvest in rural Jordan. We are heading to Northern Jordan for a full day of harvesting olives with a Jordanian family on their farm. Learn about the importance of olives to local Jordanians, crush your own olives, and take a jar home with you.
The olive harvest […]
Dear Traveler,
We’re thrilled you stopped by. We remember the day we saw you struggling to sift through all the tourist fluff to find something that brought more meaning to your life; not some stale, repackaged itinerary. It was then we realized we could help you get what you really want out of your Jordan […]
If you’ve signed up for the Amman photo scavenger hunt, here are a few things you’ll need to know:
[checklist icon=”arrow” iconcolor=”#ffffff” circle=”yes”]Familiarity has a tendency to make our everyday experiences seem banal; a commute to work, a neighborhood park, a bag of chips… Actually, it’s difficult to imagine a bag of chips not seeming trite.
It’s only when we experience a dramatically unfamiliar place, and then return home that we are able to see with fresh […]
