june 23, 1999 amman, jordan i’ve lost track of time in the magical forests of mitzpeh amuka for almost a week. so, waking up in the cool morning air one eventful morning, i decide to re-immerse myself in harsh mideastern…
Middle East, 1999, chapter 21, pissed on and off the kings’ highway
kings’ highway, jordan june 24, 1999 i’m rolling along the kings highway – racing the sun south – from amman to petra, the fabled rose-colored, sandstone-carved city of the ancient nabateans. getting a rental car on friday, in closed-for-sabbath amman…
Middle East, 1999, chapter 22, petra, the cliff’s notes version
june 25, 1999 petra, jordan okay. i’ve driven the kings’ highway from daybreak and finally arrived. without incident. petra. rose colored city of the nabateans. the one must see sight in all of jordan. by eight o’clock, i’ve changed some…
Middle East, 1999, chapter 23, wadi rum
wadi rum june 25-26, 1999…
Middle East, 1999, chapter 24, back from aqaba – and the nba
june 27, 1999 aqaba, jordan bright, sunlit, azure blue and aquamarine green waters. deep crimson, purple, and multi-colored, live coral reefs. the gulf of aqaba. right across from egypt’s great sinai peninsular. the view from the opposite, jordanian side. another…