travels

Jerash (Jordan, part IV)

January 10, 2009

On our 4th and last day in Jordan we visited Jerash, which is about 50 km (30 miles) north of Amman, and is considered one of the largest and most well preserved sites of Roman architecture in the world outside of Italy. It once had a Roman population of 15,000 to 20,000. We entered the [...]

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Dead Sea, Madaba, Mt. Nebo, and Amman (Jordan, part III)

January 8, 2009

Day 3 in Jordan was spent visiting the Dead Sea, Madaba, Mt. Nebo, and a short drive to see the Roman theatre in the old part of Amman. First we went to Madaba which is reknowned for its Byzantine-era mosaics. Here is the most famous one in St. George’s Church – it was unearthed in [...]

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Wadi Rum (Jordan, part II)

January 6, 2009

The next day, we spent a half day at Wadi Rum which was made famous by Lawrence of Arabia. Unlike the desert of Dubai (which is flat), the desert area of Wadi Rum is hilly – great for rock climbing! – and the scenery is quite spectacular. We hired a driver to take us around [...]

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Petra (Jordan, part I)

January 4, 2009

In early December, Scotch and I decided to get the heck out of Dubai for a few days since we had 3 days off due to one of the Eid holidays. After considering a few places like Maldives, Eqypt, Turkey, we settled on Jordan. We flew Emirates from Dubai to Amman (3.5 hours) and then drove [...]

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Bahrain – Part II

September 27, 2008

Besides Manama, my friends and I were also able to see other parts of Bahrain. We hired a driver with a black Ford Expedition and visited the following sites in under 4 hours: This is King Fahd Causeway linking Bahrain with Saudi Arabia. It was completed in November 1986 at a cost of US$1.2 billion [...]

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Bahrain

September 25, 2008

Sorry for being absent in the blogosphere the last month. I’ve been so caught up with work that I have been neglecting practically everything in my life. Thanks for all the comments that have been left on this site – still no luck on the bubble tea search but the tip about the new Korean [...]

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What We Did in Mahe (Seychelles)

February 25, 2008

So sad to leave La Digue! We had such a relaxing time here biking around and sightseeing the island. Except for when I kept falling off my bike. Mostly because Diana kept stopping short in front of me. The last fall was the worst – I not only fell but got my shorts stuck on [...]

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What We Did in La Digue (Seychelles)

February 23, 2008

La Digue is the fourth largest and third most populated of the Seychelles, with over 2,000 inhabitants. Getting here from Praslin is quite easy. There is a Inter-Island Ferry that runs a couple times a day, takes about 20 minutes, and costs 10 Euros per person one-way. We spent two days in La Digue and [...]

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