The pyramids. They feature in so much of popular culture. From books to films, to tv shows to popular music. One of the seven wonders of the world, I'd always been interested in seeing them so I was delighted to finally make that dream come true last week. I took a few photos, though since the photos were taken on an iPhone they probably don't look that great … [Read more...] about Pyramids By Night
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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
A Mixed Bag of Experiences With Delta & Air France Customer Service
I spent the first two weeks of 2015 in Las Vegas attending CES and then NamesCon. After over two weeks I was looking forward to going home. I was "done". I was meant to be flying Las Vegas - JFK - Dublin, leaving Vegas Friday morning and arriving into Dublin the following morning. Unfortunately, as can happen, there were weather issues at JFK which led to flights destined … [Read more...] about A Mixed Bag of Experiences With Delta & Air France Customer Service
Jetlagged In Vegas
I spent all day yesterday travelling. The flights and everything else were fine, but by about 9 PM local time last night I was completely confused. It was 9pm in Vegas, but 5am in Ireland! So sitting down for a relatively light dinner around the time that some people might be thinking about getting up for work (or whatever) is rather odd. The joys of jet lag! Moving … [Read more...] about Jetlagged In Vegas