Amman- I spent two very long days hiking around the remains of the Nabatean kingdom in Petra in Jordan’s Ma’an governorate. I first explored this site back in 1998 when the surrounding area was far less developed and it was…
Amman-I took a break from the hilly hustle of Amman and took a service taxi (shared taxi where you split costs with strangers that only departs when its full) down to Jordan’s sole outlet to the sea, sleepy Aqaba. I…
Amman- After much delay the first part of my Jordan series is finally online with the rest hopefully being uploaded in quick succession. I lost almost my entire first week here after my phone was crushed leaving Beirut which sent…
Amman- This is a shorter than usual post about a shorter than usual video on my channel. On the way back to Beirut from Srifa last month, we made a quick stop at the Sadia sea castle. I’d always wanted…
Aqaba- My latest Fabled City episode takes you though both ancient and present day Baalbek in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa valley. Today is the area is more known as a Hezbollah stronghold and an area of illicit narcotics production. But this…
Aqaba- I finished my latest Fabled City episode (above) which is a bit of a very personal mini-documentary. It is rare that I revisit specific sites from past wars. Usually you report a story a move on to the next…
