Reading the newspaper in the Dead Sea
The water was barely past my knees as I floated on the surface of the Dead Sea. No matter how hard I tried to touch the bottom with my feet, it just didn’t happen. So I bobbed like a cork in the sticky, salty water marvelling at this new-found buoyancy and read the paper. Here, in […]
Ramadan in Jordan had its challenges when visiting
As we arrived in Jordan’s capital Amman I didn’t really know what to expect. I had visions of Petra and the Dead Sea, but I hadn’t seen any images of Amman. But, what I hadn’t factored in, that was even more important as it was Ramadan in Jordan! Keen to get going and explore the […]
Location, location …visit filming locations of ‘BEST PICTURE’ Oscar nominees 2016
Looking for different destinations to visit – why not travel to some of the exotic and wonderful locations where this years ‘Best Picture’ Oscar nominees were filmed. The Revenant (filmed in Alberta, Canada) Alberta, Canada is so cold in the winter DeCaprio was working in -30C temperatures most of the time. In fact, at one point […]