The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day was #BeBoldForChange. I think it’s an amazing thing to instigate change, but let’s be honest: most people can’t be bothered. It’s much…
Please Stop Telling Me My Country Does Not Exist
In 2006, I went on a group overland trip across Egypt and Jordan. After two weeks in Egypt, we were getting ready to board a ferry from the Sinai Peninsula…
Riding a Camel in Jordan Transported Me Across the Desert and Back in Time with Gertrude Bell
After a horrid lurching sensation as the camel moved from prone to standing, my heart soared much higher than the seven feet I was now sitting above the ground. I’ve…
Know Before You Go: Jordan
Floating in the Dead Sea! Image by Colleen Hagerty. This month I decided to try something new and let you lovely Wanderful readers choose the focus of this column! Cathy…