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Traditional Bedouin Barbeque. Yummy carrots and potatoes on the top layer, chicken on the middle layer, and lamb on the bottom.
I`m glad I didn`t skip dinner!
I sped up the video, hope you enjoy.
Aug 6
A new view of Wadi Rum. Still amazing!
Aug 5
Ahh the simple binder clip may not seem like a must pack item, but trust me.
Binder clips aren`t just for paper. They are one of my essential travel items.
They take up almost no space. I have used them to close the gaps between curtains. (I couldn`t get all the way to the top in my current location.) A pants hanger with clips comes recommended by many sites, but not all hotels and definitely not all rental units have them. A hair claw clip works too!
They can close bags of chips or other foods. They are tough to break unlike chip clips, which are basically binder clips with large plastic arms.
If you don`t have a safety pin, a binder clip could hold a hem or seam together in a pinch. (I also suggest carrying a few safety pins of a couple sizes.)
They can be used as clothes pins!
I have one on my toothpaste tube, why pay for a dedicated tube squeezer?
Use as an emergency wallet or to hold backup credit cards and cash separate from your main stash just in case. Or to keep currencies separate. On my trip to Gibraltar I ended up with four different currencies, USD, GBP, Euro, Gibraltar Pound. On my current trip I started with five until I could exchange some for local currency, tho only 1 5GBP note so it doesn`t need a clip. 😉
You can clip 2 together for as a phone stand.
You can use 2 to prop up a laptop to help with airflow and prevent overheating. Which is definitely helping me right now!
Hope you pack some for your next trip.
Aug 4
I woke up around 0500 this morning and got up to watch the sunrise. I thought I heard some scratching around the rocks below my favorite spot (because it has cell coverage) and then this Arabian Red Fox showed up to say hi.
#no regrets
Aug 4
Taken with my S25. Lightly edited with Snapseed.
Aug 2
No 🦈🦈 here. Just peace, quiet, and rocks. #sharkweek
Jul 31
The Temple of Seti I in Abydos is now off the beaten path down a VERY bumpy road but reachable on a day trip from Luxor. Go early and have the temple all to yourself.
Side note: I first learned of Abydos from the movie Stargate, then the show Stargate SG-1. ☺️
I think one of the most significant things in the temple is the Abydos Cartouche List of Pharoahs is an ancient record of 76 pharaohs from early Egyptian history, beginning with Menes and ending with Seti I. It is carved onto a wall in the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, Egypt. The first 2 rows list the pharoah cartouches in chronological order. The third row repeats the throne name and birth name of the reigning pharaoh, Seti I over and over. (A tiny bit egotistical. 🤏🏻)
The list intentionally leaves out pharoahs the 19th Dynasty considered illegitimate, heretical, or politically disruptive: Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, Smenkhkare, *Tutankhamun*, Ay, the Hyksos rulers, and the ephemeral kings of the 9th, 10th, and entire 2nd Intermediate Period. It might be some of the earliest examples of revisionist history.
Jul 30
#sharkweek White tip reef sharks patrol just beyond the reef in Maldives.
Jul 29
Another thresher shark for #sharkweek
Jul 28
#sharkweek
A shy white tip shark and my dive buddy!
Jul 27
One of my favorite sharks are Threshers. I think they are adorable and graceful.
#sharkweek
Jul 26
#FlashbackFriday to watching sunset surfing at Dreamland Beach.
Jul 24
I saw a photo of Saturnia Terme, Italy and immediately added it to my list. The more places I go, the more places I add to my list!
It is free to visit! (You do have to pay to park.)
If you go in July (like I did), the water temp is almost the same as the air temp so it didn`t seem hot.
TIPS:
-Do bring or wear watershoes or hiking sandals to walk down to the river to get this view of the travertines.
-Go early in the morning to avoid crowds.
-Use a waterproof phone pouch to protect it.
-ENJOY!
Jul 24
Everyone knows octopus are master of disguise, but so are frogfish.
Can you spot the frogfish in the pic??
Hint- Look for the toes.
It makes me wonder how many other cool things I swam right past while diving...
Jul 23
The Wadi Rum train is an authentic, Hejaz Railway steam locomotive built between 1900 and 1908. You can take a ride as a historical reenactment ride called "Journey Through 1916", recreating part of the Great Arab Revolt ambush (including Lawrence of Arabia) complete with Ottoman soldiers and Arab fighters using horses, camels, antique cars, and a tank!
If you book as part of a Jordan Pass, the ride train is free!
Jul 22
Wadi Rum is amazing.
Jul 22
Playing with puppies is always fun.
Jul 21
One of the amazing things about being a global wanderer is living like a local.
I had a basic dental cleaning for 15JD ($21).
Across from the dental clinic was a salon where I got eyebrow & lip wax/thread for 20JD ($28). The facial mask was included.
Both were walk-in, no appointment necessary. It probably helped it was on a Monday starting at 10am.
#winning
Jul 20
