Jordan
Jordan is the best country for family travel in the Middle East (and a new Petra video)
Jordan is the jewel of the Middle East. The food is cheap, classic Levantine – the kind Americans think of when they want “Middle Eastern”. The country is a pleasant, safe place to do your travel to Jerusalem, Syria and Egypt. It’s not a great budget destination yet because they are still building the tourist … Continue reading
The 2009 family trip to the Middle East
Our Middle East posts are done! We still have about 60 percent of the video to compile and edit — it’s beginning to look like that may never get done. They look great! Thanks to Trish for photographing, editing and producing these.
Traveling with kids? Seek drama and keep moving
Some of the joys of travel are subtle. I spent a fair amount of time in Siberia, and despite the romantic image it produces in our minds, it was hardly exhilarating in reality. The enjoyment was distributed evenly across the experience and noticable only when I would look across the flat landscape to the horizon … Continue reading
Video: Jordan Valley Pool and Dead Sea
Here is a video from our first few days at the resort in Jordan. The original blog is here.
Israel to Jordan to Egypt: Days 9-10
These are transition days from Jerusalem to Amman, on to Cairo and finally Luxor. They weren’t particularly eventful. We again crossed the bridge after saying goodbye the the American Colony, which is the kind of hotel you remember forever. Expensive at $540 per night, yes, but very memorable. It’s a summer Thursday so it’s extra … Continue reading
