Tag Archives: Madaba
Jordan’s Jewels – Part 1
Unbelievably this was nearly 20-years ago. This was how I described the start of our independent tour to the wonderful Kingdom of Jordan. Our taxi driver met us at Amman Airport with a sign saying ‘Welcome Big Ears and Wilbur.’ My little joke went down very well, even though we had arrived bleary eyed in […]
Sunday Photo – The Brazen Serpent, Mount Nebo, Jordan
The Epiphany Today is the day of the Epiphany, celebrating the day that Jesus Christ was baptised by John the Baptist in the River Jordan. It also happens to be the ‘name day’ of my wonderful Greek wife Ourania. For many Epiphany also marks the last day of Christmas , the twelfth night and the […]
Jordan’s Jewels – Part One
Our taxi driver met us at Amman Airport with a sign saying ‘Welcome Big Ears and Wilbur.’ My little joke went down very well, even though we had arrived bleary eyed in the small hours of the day. It was September 2006 and we were paying our third visit to the holy lands. We started […]
