Outside of meeting and marrying my husband (and ever since, as he pointed out during the editing phase of this post), the four months I spent studying abroad in Rome, Italy in 2006 were some of the happiest times of my life. My undergraduate alma mater, Kalamazoo College, has a wonderful study abroad program that […]
Happy Thanksgiving from Redhead Roamer
Happy Thanksgiving, dear readers! It’s a little late, but I’ve been busy with a quick, action-packed visit stateside to spend Thanksgiving with my family and celebrate my mom and aunt’s birthday (they’re twins, in case you can’t tell from the picture above). Thanksgiving is a really big affair for my family, and the only one I’ve […]
Joyful in Jordan
How much do we love Jordan? Let me count the ways. The joyful buoyancy of the Dead Sea. The ancient masterpiece of Petra. The unearthly beauty of Wadi Rum. The seaside destination of Aqaba. The cosmopolitan capital of Amman. It has stunning natural beauty, some of the best Roman ruins outside of Italy, medieval castles […]
Lauren of Arabia and the Best Day Ever in Wadi Rum
After Petra, we were next looking forward to visiting Wadi Rum, an inhospitable desert made famous as the setting for Lawrence of Arabia (both the real guy, T.E. Lawrence, and also the movie) and, more recently, The Martian. Chris had found a highly-reviewed Bedouin guide company early on, and we planned to spend the full day in […]
Petra at Dawn
Visiting Petra—one of the Seven New Wonders of the World—was one of the top five things Chris and I were looking forward to most on our RTW trip. This ancient city was built by the Nabataean people more than 2000 years ago as their capital and spiritual center during the height of their trading prosperity and […]
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