Today might be St Patrick's Day, but yesterday was "ME Day" I've always liked the .me domain name. It just makes sense! So yesterday afternoon I attended their "bash" across the street from the Austin Convention Centre and the Hilton in downtown Austin. The event, which was sponsored by Domain.com, was part of the #SXSW 2015 crazy The guys at .me were doing some fun … [Read more...] about #MEDay Hero
Archives for March 2015
Enjoying Regional Cuisine in Jordan
Last night I had dinner with a couple of friends in one of the hotel's restaurants. Although I'm in Jordan the restaurant was Lebanese, but it's still in the same region (more or less). The food was excellent and most of what we had we simply shared "family style". One of the things that really impressed me were the fresh almonds. I've always liked almonds, but the ones … [Read more...] about Enjoying Regional Cuisine in Jordan
Exploring Jerash
I'm currently spending a couple of days in Amman, Jordan. This afternoon I'd planned on going to see a couple of the sites in the city itself, but when I hopped in a taxi the driver suggested taking me to Jerash instead. (I had been told by a friend that it was worth visiting) Jerash is about a 30 minute drive from Amman city. In Roman times the city was called Gerasa and … [Read more...] about Exploring Jerash