Tag Cloud: travel

A few weeks ago we visited one of my favorite places in Jordan. Um Qays is the site of old Roman ruins, and in the spring time it is filled with wild flowers. From the site you can see the Sea of Galilee, as well as Syria and Israel. We always have a deli ...

Marisa Lerin - 04/16/2013 - 07:28 - 10 comments

Last week, or whenever it was that we were gone camping, we also spent the night in Wadi Rum. Wadi Rum is one of the most magical places I've ever visited. Wadi Rum is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site and is a protected nature reserve. Made som ...

Marisa Lerin - 04/06/2013 - 07:58 - 14 comments

This last week we had the chance to get out of the city and do a little camping. We revisited several favorite places, and I thought this would be a good chance to get back to showing you around the great country of Jordan. We spent two nights camping at ...

Marisa Lerin - 03/29/2013 - 05:23 - 11 comments

To continue with our blog trip around Jordan (see the first stop here ), the next stop is the Dead Sea. Located at the lowest place on Earth, 1,388 ft (423 meters) below sea level, it's one of the saltiest bodies of water on the planet. This means th ...

Marisa Lerin - 02/13/2013 - 01:43 - 17 comments

For being such a small country, that is generally unknown to people who don't live here, Jordan has lots of really wonderful places to visit. So many, that I wasn't quite sure where to start. But I guess when you do have one of the 7 Wonders of ...

Marisa Lerin - 01/30/2013 - 02:18 - 23 comments

Somewhat surprisingly, Jordan has become one of the more significant countries in my home story. And since it's a pretty cool place that doesn't get a lot of attention, I thought it would be fun to write some about all the great places in this l ...

Marisa Lerin - 01/21/2013 - 03:30 - 19 comments

Jordan and I have spent a lot of time traveling and taken a lot of photos. I don't know if we're exactly experts, but one things we're pretty good at is getting great posed shots while traveling, which is especially skillful when you realiz ...

Marisa Lerin - 01/09/2013 - 06:43 - 27 comments

I have always wanted to go for a balloon ride. It seemed like a magical thing to do, but I didn't think too seriously about it because it seemed like it would be a long time before we could actually afford it. So it was a little unreal when the trave ...

Marisa Lerin - 11/29/2012 - 01:12 - 18 comments

There are few things greater than exploring a place that's really old. And places don't really come much older than in Egypt. Entering Karnak Temple, Luxor. Karnak Temple, Luxor Luxor Temple Luxor Temple Kom Ombo Temple After Dark. Philae Temple ...

Marisa Lerin - 11/27/2012 - 09:00 - 11 comments

Jordan and I flew from Amman to Cairo (about a one hour flight) and spent a couple days there before heading down on the train to Luxor. Thanks to my wonderful sister who works at a Sheraton in the States, Jordan and I were able to get a special rate at L ...

Marisa Lerin - 11/24/2012 - 05:37 - 12 comments

I'm planning to write a couple posts about our trip to Egypt, to share a few photos and things, but I thought I'd start out by sharing our Top 10 photos from the trip. When Jordan and I spent a year traveling, we took a lot of photos. In order t ...

Marisa Lerin - 11/23/2012 - 04:35 - 5 comments