sheraton hotel’s "green choice" is really just precarious work
These days, most hotel rooms contain some sort of green messaging, as companies are expected to show how eco-friendly they are. Usually guests have the option of not having their…
travels
our papyrus painting is finally on the wall
You can read the story of how we got these: here. This, below, is the smaller painting that the salesman added to the pot after the price would budge no…
in which old photos make me think things
I’ve been scanning some old photos — some of Allan and me through the years, others with my siblings at various ages — and have been posting them on Facebook.…
amman to cairo to home: in which things out work very nicely
EgyptAir, we love you! I’m writing this from an airport hotel, where I did not expect to be. After Ridiculous Breakfast #3, we did a little negotiating (see below), then…
amman to cairo to home: in which things out work very nicely
EgyptAir, we love you! I’m writing this from an airport hotel, where I did not expect to be. After Ridiculous Breakfast #3, we did a little negotiating (see below), then…
unesco world heritage sites i have visited
The United Nations Educational, Scientic, and Cultural Organization — better known as UNESCO — has created a list of natural and human-made sites that “are of outstanding universal value” and…
unesco world heritage sites i have visited
The United Nations Educational, Scientic, and Cultural Organization — better known as UNESCO — has created a list of natural and human-made sites that “are of outstanding universal value” and…
amman
I’m writing this from the beautiful lounge of the Amman Marriott Hotel while drinking a Bailey’s hot chocolate. Allan is drinking a Bailey’s martini and working with the guidebook for…
amman
I’m writing this from the beautiful lounge of the Amman Marriott Hotel while drinking a Bailey’s hot chocolate. Allan is drinking a Bailey’s martini and working with the guidebook for…
jordan is the anti-egypt and petra is the anti-giza
From what little we’ve seen of Jordan so far, it is the opposite of Egypt in many respects. I admit we have a small sample size, but in both countries,…
jordan is the anti-egypt and petra is the anti-giza
From what little we’ve seen of Jordan so far, it is the opposite of Egypt in many respects. I admit we have a small sample size, but in both countries,…
petra, day two
Staying overnight in Petra was a great idea and worked out beautifully. After an elaborate but nondescript (and overpriced) breakfast buffet at the Petra Moon, we left our luggage at…
petra, day two
Staying overnight in Petra was a great idea and worked out beautifully. After an elaborate but nondescript (and overpriced) breakfast buffet at the Petra Moon, we left our luggage at…
petra
Petra is breathtaking. It is unique, certainly in my experience, but likely in all the world. Imagine an extremely unusual and beautiful natural site, with unique rock formations, colours, and…
petra
Petra is breathtaking. It is unique, certainly in my experience, but likely in all the world. Imagine an extremely unusual and beautiful natural site, with unique rock formations, colours, and…
aswan to amman
I’m writing this in a run-down hotel room in downtown Amman, the capital of Jordan. It’s been a long day, but we are finally showered, fed, and in bed, and…
aswan to amman
I’m writing this in a run-down hotel room in downtown Amman, the capital of Jordan. It’s been a long day, but we are finally showered, fed, and in bed, and…
aswan: abu simbel
Our last full day in Egypt was a study in extremes, both good and bad. Abu Simbel has been on my wish-list to see since learning about it in university…
aswan: abu simbel
Our last full day in Egypt was a study in extremes, both good and bad. Abu Simbel has been on my wish-list to see since learning about it in university…
aswan sights
We were very tentative about breakfast this morning, in a kind of truce with our stomachs. Breakfast here is an elaborate buffet — the usual yogurt, honey, and bread, several…