Ma Salaama Urdun!

As I leave Jordan behind for the francophone, sweltering streets of Morocco, a few parting thoughts....

Far from the "Kingdom of Boredom," the Kingdom of Jordan has a heck of a lot to offer. I think it gets a bad rap because the city of Amman is so sprawling and everything is so spread apart, a layout that makes "cafe crawls" fairly inconvenient for tourists. But once you know the ropes, you can seek out innumearable places to relax, see and be seen :-).

This recent article is an interesting overview of dynamics afoot in Jordan that I've tried to describe. Given Jordan's security, relatively stable economy, moderate (domestic) Islamists and modern monarch, it will be a rising star (or crescent moon?) in the Levant.

ciao for now Jordan! see you in morocco!