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I travel to see how people live all over the world, how they are similar to me and how they are different. Guess what? I do laundry. I know, weird, right? I don’t know what it is, but I love seeing all the different fabrics, colors flapping in the wind. I try to take [...]
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As I travel from country to country visiting World Heritage Sites, I find it interesting to see how the land is being used. In many or even most places, once the site is inscribed on the UNESCO list, the locals are pushed out, the prices go up, and it becomes solely a place for [...]
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This portrait of a woman in a small town in Jordan, not too far from Petra, is one of my favorites of that trip. I love the pinkish columns and the contrast with her black clothes.
The other thing it makes me think of is the perception of many Westerners, sometimes myself included, that [...]
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Felafel. Here we were in Jordan, eating on the street and this man is making the most delicious felafels. It was the middle of winter, a bit chilly in the mid-East and a warm felafel and mint tea was just the thing we needed to refuel and keep walking the streets of Amman. [...]
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Jordan is full of surprises, and this World Heritage Site is one of them. Umm ar Rasas houses some of the best mosaics in the country.
The keffiyeh this castle guard is sporting is in red and white, which are traditional Jordanian colors.
Time-Lapse So, due to my inconsistency getting this blog going, I’ve missed being able to talk about many of the countries we’ve visited over the years. I’m going to start a new feature. It’s a Time-Lapse, which will highlight the places we visited and our thoughts on a place. Tell me what you think of [...]
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About Us 
Jim and I are an American married couple who have had the opportunity to live all over the world thanks to our work. We are both teachers, and currently we're working in Ankara, Turkey where we plan to stay for the next few years.
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