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Little Petra…

Photos by Takan Click here to view all photos By Rakan MehyarThat day we decided we’d like to enter Little Petra from the other side, so we went off-road to reach a place called Al-Farsh overlooking Wadi Araba. We sat on a cliff for an hour enjoying the view before continuing our short trek towards […]

The Magnificence of Wadi Rum

Photos by Tala & Rakan Click here to view all photos By Ahmad Hallak   Believe it or not, this will have been my first trip to Wadi Rum ever! Quite honestly, as much as I’ve heard people enthuse about it and extol its wondrous proportions, I can’t say that I’ve ever been tempted to […]

Wadi Himara / Beauty Under Threat

Photos by Emyr & Yamaan Click here to view all photos By Rakan Mehyar   In July last year, along with a Jordanian adventure tour guide we went to visit Wadi Himara (Valley of the Donkey in Arabic). We had heard that a highway bridge had been built over the valley; so we decided to […]

Rambling in Green Ajloun

Photos by Tala & Rakan Click here to view all photos By Ahmad Hallak   It was 9pm on a cold Thursday night and I was at my sister’s house about to be served dinner when my phone rang. It was Tala, suggesting…no…ordering me to go home and pack my things because we were going […]

Heading into the Eastern Desert where the Sun Rises

Photos by Tala & Rakan Click here to view all photos By Tala Bassam Momani   Restless and finding it impossible to sleep I sent him an SMS at 5:30am “awake ?!!”; the last thing I expected was a reply but he did , before the sun had risen we were on our way, driving […]

My Jordan Holiday – Spring 2006

Photos by Ulli & Claudia Click here to view all photos By Ullrich Kastner Claudia and I stayed for two weeks in beautiful Jordan and the number one on a list that is full of spectacular places is definitely Wadi Rum. There can hardly be a place in the world that has such a fine […]

Amman’s Wheat Fields?!

Photos by Omar Shaheen Click here to view all photos By Rakan Mehyar   What do you think of the urban planning of Amman?   Where is the countryside of the city? What happened to Al-Biader – the wheat fields of West Amman?          

Tackling Air Pollution in Amman

Photos by Abed Sultan Click here to view all photos Special thanks to Abed Sultan for raising the issue and providing the photos…   By Tala Bassam Momani   Let me tell you what happened yesterday: we were sitting peacefully in the office (Friends of the Earth –  

Abu Zhayer of Wadi Rum

Photos by Daniele Click here to view all photos By Rakan Mehyar   His name is Salem Zalabia, better known as Abu Zhair or Abu Zhayer; a 24 year old Bedouin guy from Rum.