Travellers, visit Jordan now! Exactly a year ago we wrote a blog called ‘Independent travellers: 2015 is the year to visit Jordan!’. Only days before writing that blog we learn about the horrific murder on our pilot Muath al-Kasasbeh in Syria. We instantly knew that it...
Magloubah: the delicious upside down dish Our Bedouin kitchen has some iconic traditional dishes. Earlier we wrote a blog about Mansaf, which is also our countries national dish. The second best-known dish is Magloubah. The English translation for Magloubah is literally upside down. Upside down refers...
How to prepare Zarb, Bedouin barbecue, in 7 steps Zarb is one of the beautiful and delicious treasures of Bedouin culture. For centuries Bedouins in the whole Arabian Peninsula cooked their food underground in earth ovens. This way of cooking does not require much equipment. Which...
How Bedouin prepare goat milk, butter and cheese After winter and early spring rains passed by the desert comes a life. Different type of plants start to grow, turn green and bloom. The season of ‘desert abundances’ finally arrived again. Time to take our herds of...
Review on Wadi Rum Nomads' online activities It is early March 2015. Winter left Wadi Rum desert and we enjoy the warmer and sunnier spring weather. It will not be long before tourist come to enjoy the beauty of Wadi Rum desert once again. A excellent...
The heart of Jordanian culture: Ahlan wa Sahlan “Ahlan wa Sahlan” (meaning, be as one of the family and at your ease) or “Welcome to Jordan” sounds familiar to every foreigner who visits Jordan. Welcoming people is something we do from the core of our being....
Independent travellers: 2015 is the year to visit Jordan! Our tourism industry is experiencing the side effects of what happens elsewhere in the region. The uprisings in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. The civil war in Syria. And the rising of IS in Syria and Iraq. The...
Mansaf: our national dish with a rich history Mansaf is the heart of our cuisine. Our national dish has a rich history and tastes absolutely delicious. The recipe originates from the Bedouin who lived in the Arabian desert. They were always on the move in search...