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Welcome to Jordan

“You are welcome to Jordan” was the phrase we heard from almost everyone we met on our recent whirlwind trip to the Middle East. “Please, go home and tell your friends and family they are welcome to Jordan too.” Jordan, like Turkey, is a predominately safe country with some very difficult neighbors. It doesn’t have any state issued travel warnings. Mexico does. (Just to provide a little perspective.)

The curbs were the most colorful part of Amman.

I was nervous about traveling to Jordan until I got there. Even though the flights were long, it was worth the trip. We had three days in country which gave us time to see Amman, the Dead Sea, Petra and spend the night in the Wadi Rum.

Amman had some good local food and dabbled in interesting graffiti, but in my short stay there I didn’t see much else worth discovering. It’s a very beige city—the Earth and buildings are the same color.

Floating in the Dead Sea

The Dead Sea disappointed in its beauty […]

Welcome to JordanMaggie Downie2017-10-25T14:24:29-04:00

Italy: Make It Happen

Before a dip in the Blue Grotto while on Capri, we took a lengthy hike in the hot, hot sun. Towards the end of the hike we were supposed to be able to hike down (which means we’d have to hike up later) to the water and swim in the blue waters off the shores of Capri.

We agreed it was totally worth the extra hiking, and so we descended steps cut into the cliff face to get to the water. There were two beaches where you could swim, but each place required an 18 Euro fee per person to swim. That’s pretty steep, especially since we only had about 15 minutes to hang out before we needed to head back. We asked if they could give us a discount since we were only staying for a bit and the answer was no. Our answer was also no. We’d wished our guidebook had mentioned the fee. $25 per […]

Italy: Make It HappenMaggie Downie2017-09-12T19:32:11-04:00

Indoor Sky Diving

When Matt and I were in Tennessee last month we tried indoor sky diving. It’s right up my alley since I’d love to sky dive, but am terrified about leaping out of a plane. I don’t like most rides, but indoor skydiving wasn’t scary at all. It was just fun and a lot warmer than I expected. They pump warm air onto you. For some reason I expected cool air.

Best of all, I think Pilates helped me “fly” better. When they put the air on, you have to hold your body in a very specific way so that you don’t tip forward or backward because the air will push you in different directions. It was a fun challenge.

I searched for places in Connecticut you can indoor sky dive and the closest place I found was Nashua, NH, which claims to be the only place you can do it in New England. I’ve never been there, but it was fun in TN and if you’re up for a good adventure your might want to try it out.

My only complaint was that for all the prep, you […]

Indoor Sky DivingMaggie Downie2014-08-04T18:06:50-04:00