Commentary on the Ordinary

“How many camels for a wife?” (Wadi Rum) We left Petra and headed to Wadi Rum via a couple of pit stops for photos & tea. The trip took about 2 hours before we got to the visitor center at Wadi Rum. It is definitely a beautiful country- desert with jagged mounts piercing the sand [...]

I feel like Indiana Jones! (Petra) So today we explored the site of Petra. I had no idea how big it was- 50 km2 with only 5% excavated. we walked into an amazing canyon with the walls being so many different colors- reds, yellows and browns. We finally made it to the “treasury” (actually a burial [...]

Well there we go! I Float! (Amman – Mt Nebo – Dead Sea – Karak – Wadi Musa) Today we got up, had breakfast and boarded our bus to head to Mt. Nebo. Faisel is hilarious- he spent his time telling us about Jordan and jokes about the Tefili people- kind of like us telling [...]

I Think I’m Now a Diabetic! (Jerusalem – Amman) This morning we got up at 6:30, showered and headed up to the roof of the hospice to shoot a quick video. We then had breakfast and left the hospice to take one last tour around Old Jerusalem. First we went to the idolatrist church of [...]