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.
Sandal Survival in Wadi Ibn-Hammad
Photos by Tala & Rakan Click here to view all photos By Tala Bassam Momani I’ve always been passionate about showing people around
Three Bridges – Three Eras
Photos by FoEME Click here to view all photos By Tala Bassam Momani My Grandmother told me how she had once visited my grandfather many years ago whilst he was serving in the British army in Samakh (a village south of Lake Tiberius – west of the Jordan River). She went by train, crossing the […]
“Are You Inviting Us To Lunch?” the Captain asked!
Photos by various Click here to view all photos By Tala Bassam Momani One of the most fun things I’ve ever done is kayaking off the shores of Aqaba in the South of Jordan on the Red Sea; I went there not long ago with a friend of mine. We started paddling out to sea, […]
Wadi Rum: A Second Impression
Photos by Nada Click here to view all photos By Nada Momani Wadi Rum for me wasn’t a totally new place, I had been there once before on a school trip, although going with Tala and Rakan was a totally different experience. It came as a surprise to me that I hadn’t noticed all these […]