Aug 25, 2019At Home in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesWe had been traveling for over five months since we left home. We have never gone longer than six months without seeing our children and...
Mar 28, 2019A Night in the Desert, Wadi Rum and Amman, JordanLate in the afternoon, we left Petra and drove into the spectacular desert scenery of Wadi Rum, where friendly Bedouin hosts greeted us...
Mar 24, 2019Lost in Petra, JordanWe began our day once again with no wake-up call, but thankfully both of our alarms went off as planned. I did not want to be late, we...
Mar 22, 2019Running Late and Going Back in Time, Jarash and the Dead Sea, Jordan“Jen, wake-up! It’s 8:10!” As Ol’s words sunk in, I bolted upright. Within seconds I was barking orders, “grab the phones, get dressed,...
Mar 19, 2019The Holy Land, IsraelMy step dad Gary was an amateur archeologist. Our basement was so full of artifacts that it looked like it should have been Indiana...