Silvano On The Go

One of the things I enjoy most about holidays is hopping off the plane, dropping my bags at the hotel and then setting off to ramble around the unknown. Reading local maps, using a phrase book to ask directions and ultimately getting lost are some of the sheer delights of being in a foreign country.   Jordan was an organized tour, which took these simple pleasures away. That said, it’s probably the best way to explore this country if you only have a week. Had an amazing time exploring this wonderful country as you’ll read, but it was dampened by the reality of what was happening only a few miles away in Syria. The sites Spectacular, breath-taking, astounding, awe-inspiring….just some of the adjectives in my limited vocab to describe this magnificent country. Sheltering the sun in Pella   Pella – The first and least impressive of all the excavations we visited. The city, which became part of the Roman Empire, now hosts the remains of a...