<h2class="blog-post-title"><ahref="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/camping-in-the-dana-biosphere-reserve/"title="Camping in the Dana Biosphere Reserve">Camping in the Dana Biosphere Reserve</a></h2>
<pclass="blog-post-meta"><timedatetime="2016-09-19T09:48:23+03:00">Mon Sep 19, 2016</time> by <ahref="#">Alan Orth</a></p>
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Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere A few weeks ago I slept in a tent on the cusp of Jordan’s Rift Valley. Wild Jordan has regular hiking and camping trips to the reserve and they are very affordable. The staff are friendly and genuinely care about nature conservation. Trips to this and other national parks are part of an impressive government effort to preserve Jordan’s natural spaces.
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<pclass="blog-post-meta"><timedatetime="2016-09-17T15:48:23+03:00">Sat Sep 17, 2016</time> by <ahref="#">Alan Orth</a></p>
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Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling There’s an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. A few flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I’m not sure if it’s typical for the region or not — the man was referencing pictures from a Russian art book — but they are exquisite.
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<h2class="blog-post-title"><ahref="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/dont-whatsapp-and-drive/"title="Don't WhatsApp and Drive">Don't WhatsApp and Drive</a></h2>
<pclass="blog-post-meta"><timedatetime="2016-09-15T14:10:48+03:00">Thu Sep 15, 2016</time> by <ahref="#">Alan Orth</a></p>
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Billboard in Amman cautions against using your phone while driving I can’t even read Arabic but I’m pretty sure that billboard is telling people to put their fucking phones down while driving. It’s like an epidemic here. I’ve never seen people look less at the road while driving than here in Amman.
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<h2class="blog-post-title"><ahref="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/eid-mubarak-in-your-neighborhood-dumpster/"title="Eid Mubarak in Your Neighborhood Dumpster">Eid Mubarak in Your Neighborhood Dumpster</a></h2>
<pclass="blog-post-meta"><timedatetime="2016-09-14T09:36:00+03:00">Wed Sep 14, 2016</time> by <ahref="#">Alan Orth</a></p>
Sheep carcass lazily discarded in neighborhood dumpster As Muslims around the world are busy wishing each other a blessed Eid al-Adha, some poor bastard has to clean up this lazily discarded sheep carcass from my local dumpster (note the entrails spilled below). Keep it classy, Jordan.
<h2class="blog-post-title"><ahref="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/no-noise-near-the-noisy-mosque/"title="No Noise Near the Noisy Mosque">No Noise Near the Noisy Mosque</a></h2>
<pclass="blog-post-meta"><timedatetime="2016-09-07T19:32:36+03:00">Wed Sep 07, 2016</time> by <ahref="#">Alan Orth</a></p>
Sign forbidding sound near mosque on Rainbow Street, Amman The irony is rich with this one, because this mosque has a sound system from another planet. If I wasn’t worried about my personal safety I’d put up a sign right next to it saying: Please mute your mosque, there is a sleeping Alan 50m away.
