Jordan: Where is my donkey?
I’m sure you’ve met a lot of donkeys and some of you will say, ‘Well, there are donkeys and then there are mules. But they’re all asses, aren’t they?’ All I can say is that I am yet to meet a smarter donkey than this Jordanian one who managed to teach me a lot about...
Jordan – Five things you may not be aware of
Jordan – Five things you may not be aware of ‘I’ll be going to Jordan in another week,’ I told a friend sometime in May this year. ‘Jordan? Good,’ he said, and then after an uncomfortable pause, added, ‘where is Jordan?’ I gave an equally perplexing answer, ‘Somewhere in the Middle East.’ Well, Jordan...
Every journey begins with two words – “Let’s Go!”
Yes, I know people who keep reading on cities and countries and after months they sigh and mutter, ‘Let me do some more reading… I’m still not prepared to take this journey.’ This is ridiculous. One doesn’t really need to know and expect everything that a new place has to offer… let it take you...
What do you see?
Two kettles? Just two kettles? Is that all that you see? You don’t see two generations looking in different directions? Don’t you see rural life and an urban perspective? Or the tussle between machine-made and man-made? Don’t you see a story trying to come out? Or a poem simmering inside? Or maybe just the excitement...
Jordan: Compressing an adventure
‘Hustle-bustle’ has a hyphen… my wild guess is that this hyphen is like a hammock for peace to be there and chill! Almost like Jordan. Jordan is surrounded by countries with unrest that is almost genetic and right in the middle of the Middle East is this small country where peace reigns. ‘Small country, is...
