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Over at IsabellaBroad, Study Abroad 2008: Jordan and the Middle East blog, we learn three important things about Umm Qais:

The geological make up of the startling ruins that mark the spot of the once Hellenistic-Roman city once known as Gadara;
The Jordanian famous hospitality extends even to their taxi drivers; and
Why it’s not a great idea [...]

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The Jordanian Royal Family’s love of classic cars and racing has been well documented, so it comes as no surprise that this October sees the return of the Jewel that is Jordan - a spectacular classic car rally set against the stunning desert scenery of Jordan.
There are many ways to explore this Middle Eastern gem, [...]

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Earlier this week, Barak Obama delivered a speech facing the ruins of the Umayyad Palace, adjacent to the Temple of Hercules, both located on the historic Hill of the Citadel. Known as Jabal al-Qal’a as in the Arabic, or Rabbath-Ammon to afficianatos of antiquity, the site offers travelers to Amman an opportunity to take at least 9,000 of history … contrary to the chronology offered by ABC New Senior National Correspondent Jake Tapper. Here are 24 things Senator Obama may have seen while there:

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No Christian pilgrimage is complete without a tour of Jordan. And no tour of this ‘other holy land’ is complete without walking where Jesus walked to the place where John the Baptist helped initiate Christ’s ministry - Bethany Beyond the Jordan. A now muddy, oily creek that separates Israel from Jordan, while uniting the hearts of Believers for decades - as reflected in some of the following blog posts by the posts of pilgrims visiting its banks:

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Getting married? Want to honeymoon someplace spectacularly more memorable than the Magic Kingdom for about the same price? Then how about a couple of weeks exploring the wonders Jordan has to offer? A point well made by a recent post entitled “Honeymooning Outside of the Box” on a blog entitled D.C. NearlyWeds.

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Described as ‘Vast and echoing and god-like’ by T.E. Lawrence in his famed 7 Pillars of Wisdom, rarely does a visitor leave unawed and uninspired by this moonscape. In fact the only regret of this writer is that he did not have enough time to spend the night in this “magically haunted [2]” moonscape - vowing to come back one day with his family to take a 2 day camel caravan to fully drink in its arid beauty.

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Who ever it was who said that the longest journey begins with the first step never sat on their behinds for several hours on a plane. Even though I’ve earned my iron-butt flying wings for 28 hour hauls to and from Malaysia - twice in a six month period - international travel is fatiguing if [...]

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Dean Peters is a programmer, sometimes freelance writer, gifted website healer, and über-blogger who has forgotten more about computers than most of us will ever know. His websites have won accolades, and he even worked with the world-famous Vincent Flanders on “Son of Web Pages That Suck”
Dean and Chuck have collaborated in the [...]

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Today we saw the location we enjoyed a quiet but stirring communion where Elija ascended into Heaven, where Joshua lead Israel across the Jordan, and where Jesus was Baptized by John. I am so incredibly grateful to the Jordan Tourism Board for this once in a lifetime opportunity . It is my prayer that this blog will encourage readers to visit this amazing country and enjoy the gracious hospitality of the Jordanian people. Shokran Gazillan.

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Lot’s get-away cave, his wife’s pillar, spa treatments and floating about the Dead Sea, all in one day. With our journey is about to end, we’re getting a little relaxtion in before having to return home.

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