Abraham’s Path Video
William Ury, founder of The Abraham Path, shares about the path, and peace through tourism.
(William Ury from Coexist Foundation on Vimeo.)
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Walking in Ayoun, Northern Jordan
Our friends at The Abraham’s Path Initiative and the Ayoun Community Project have started weekly walks in this beautiful area of Northern Jordan. If you’re traveling in Jordan, or live here and want to experience this surprisingly green side of Jordan, check it out.
Walks are held each Saturday and include a locally prepared lunch in […]
Hiking Into Petra With Moses
Staying at the Ammarin Bedouin Camp within the Petra Archaeological Reserve helps the traveler enter into the atmosphere of ancient Petra. How jarring it is, then, when they pull up to the front gate and feel like they’ve walked up to the Disneyland gift shops.
My preferred way to enter Petra […]
Americans and Arabs Bond Over An Amazing Race
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 […]
Olive Harvest in Jordan!
The olive harvest has begun in Jordan. We had a nice rain yesterday and the farmers are saying it was just what they needed. Usually mid November marks the first days of picking olives but the recent rain and above average summer temperatures are causing an early harvest.
It was my […]