When I first started posting Montage Monday, I said it would be a collection of some of my best travel photography to inspire others to travel. This photo doesn’t exactly qualify as a quality photo, but I felt the content deserved a post of its own (and maybe you, the reader, can offer an explanation!). […]
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Montage Monday: Making Mosaics in Madaba
Madaba has one of the largest Christian communities in Jordan. The town was abandoned for about 1100 years, until 2000 Christians migrated from Karak in the 19th century due to a dispute with Muslims. While settling the area and building their houses, these people discovered the Byzantine mosaics that are now Madaba’s tourist attraction. Today […]
Montage Monday: A Room With a View
Even though I have been staying in budget friendly places (i.e. cheap hostels & hotels), I’ve somehow managed to get a room with a view more often than not. While heading to the Amalfi Coast for a few days, my mom and I stayed in Sant’Agnello, the next town over from Sorrento. We stayed at […]
Montage Monday: Wadi Dana
One of my favorite stops in Jordan was in the village of Dana. Set in the Dana Nature Reserve, which is run by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN), the village has magnificent views of Wadi Dana (the valley). It is great stop for nature lovers, offering lots of different hiking options. […]
Montage Monday: Over the Edge in Petra
After being in Petra for about four hours, I made it up the 900 or so stairs to the Monastery. I snapped some photos and walked a bit further for an overlook of the Rift Valley. On our way back, we caught a glimpse of some local Bedouins and tourists on the top of the […]
Montage Monday: Pompeii’s Victims
During our five hours that we spent in Pompeii, one of the most shocking sights was seeing the tragic reality of human loss from Mt. Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 AD. Wandering through the ruins gives you an inside look into how people lived and just how large the community was back then. However, it’s not […]