By John – former guest of Engaging Cultures Travel
I had the privilege of traveling to Jordan late last spring. I had traveled to Africa and Europe a couple of times before, but never had the opportunity to travel to the Middle East. It had always been a dream of mine to go, so when I found out […]
Coming off the ten year anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, fear and distrust between Americans and Arabs remains high. The biggest contributing factor to this, in my opinion, is that we still don’t know each other.
I’ll admit, getting to know each other isn’t easy. In the […]
A few photos from our recent trip where local Jordanian students traveled with our guests. Our guest booked a customized version of our ‘Engage Jordan’ Tour. They were able to experience Mt. Nebo, Umm Qais, Jerash, and other sites on their tour with local Jordanian students.
Our guests were able to interact with the local […]
I know interacting and participating with the local host community can enhance a person’s travel experience. But, can actually traveling with locals (same van, same hot sun) add to the discovery and understanding of a travel destination and its people? Could it even benefit all parties […]
This past weekend I joined twenty eight Tunisian friends from the country’s north to bring food, clothing and medical supplies to a village in the south whose main source of income – tourism – has almost completely disappeared following the Jasmine Revolution.
For […]
Is Jordan safe? To find out, we hitchhiked from the border of Syria to the Red Sea. We went to cities off the tourist grid, to see how they would react to foreigners. We relied only on local communities to take care of us and guide us. Our journey began at 7:30 am from the […]
We want answers this weekend, when we hitch-hike across Jordan.
Do Arabs like us? As a foreigner, there are certain stereotypes I have about what Arabs think. I want to see if these stereotypes are accurate. I’m working on a list of questions to ask people who pick us up.
Here’s a few we’ve thought of:
We’re in the process of revamping our website, and it hasn’t been updated in a while. So, we thought we’d let you in on some things we’re doing to help travelers engage Jordan this summer. We would love to hear your thoughts and feedback.
