King Hussein Mosque at Night
Another Beautiful Hand-Painted Wood Ceiling
Saint Thaddeus Church in Amman
Picturing Jordan
+Sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.
+Beautiful Hand-Painted Woodwork
+ +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.
+ + + Read more → +Buying Baklava in Amman
Azraq Wetland, a Disappearing Oasis
Camping in the Dana Biosphere Reserve
Aqaba is Dirty and Disappointing
King Hussein Mosque at Night
Another Beautiful Hand-Painted Wood Ceiling
Picturing Jordan
+Sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.
+Azraq Wetland, a Disappearing Oasis
+ +There’s an amazing wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Amman — in thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.
+ + + Read more → +Buying Baklava in Amman
+ +There’s a shop in one of Amman’s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I’m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of baklawa — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it.
+ + + Read more → +Saint Thaddeus Church in Amman
+ +Even if the number number of mosques in Amman didn’t outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself “Is that an Armenian church?” I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it.
+ + + Read more → +Picturing Jordan
+Sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.
+Camping in the Dana Biosphere Reserve
+ +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.
+ + + Read more → +Beautiful Hand-Painted Woodwork
+ +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.
+ + + Read more → +Don't WhatsApp and Drive
+ +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.
+ + + Read more → +Picturing Jordan
+Sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.
+Eid Mubarak in Your 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.
+ + + Read more → +No Noise Near the Noisy Mosque
+ +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.
+ + + Read more → +Aqaba is Dirty and Disappointing
King Hussein Mosque at Night
Another Beautiful Hand-Painted Wood Ceiling
Picturing Jordan
+Sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.
+Azraq Wetland, a Disappearing Oasis
+ +There’s an amazing wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Amman — in thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.
+ + + Read more → +Buying Baklava in Amman
+ +There’s a shop in one of Amman’s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I’m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of baklawa — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it.
+ + + Read more → +Saint Thaddeus Church in Amman
+ +Even if the number number of mosques in Amman didn’t outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself “Is that an Armenian church?” I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it.
+ + + Read more → +Picturing Jordan
+Sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.
+Camping in the Dana Biosphere Reserve
+ +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.
+ + + Read more → +Beautiful Hand-Painted Woodwork
+ +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.
+ + + Read more → +Don't WhatsApp and Drive
+ +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.
+ + + Read more → +Picturing Jordan
+Sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.
+Eid Mubarak in Your 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.
+ + + Read more → +No Noise Near the Noisy Mosque
+ +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.
+ + + Read more → +King Hussein Mosque at Night
Buying Baklava in Amman
Saint Thaddeus Church in Amman
Picturing Jordan
+Sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.
+Don't WhatsApp and Drive
+ +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.
+ + + Read more → +Eid Mubarak in Your 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.
+ + + Read more → +No Noise Near the Noisy Mosque
+ +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.
+ + + Read more → +