Latest Blog Posts for The Urge To Wander

• The Marvellous Mosaic Map Of Madaba
  on Oct 16, 2015 in Jordan Travel architecture Culture Holy Lands Madaba Madaba Mosiac Map Tourism
  It is quite remarkable how an accidental archaeological discovery can catapult an obscure little town into the world map. The discovery in question is a map in fact, that is eponymous with the Jordanian town of Madaba: once a biblical fortress...
• Fine Wines, Bodegas & Hill Towns Of Rioja Alavesa
  on Oct 1, 2015 in Europe Spain Travel Culture landscape Rioja Alavesa Wine Tour
  For our 40th anniversary last month, (You read right. And ditch the math, I am not quite as old as you are thinking right now!) we consciously decided to give showy sights a miss for a slow savouring of food, wine and languorous coastal village...
• Déjà vu – Petra Revisited!
  on Sep 28, 2015 in Travel
  Originally posted on The Urge To Wander:To my mind, it is the long preparatory trek through the narrow path – the 1.2 km gorge called the Siq – that lays the groundwork for the dramatic unveiling of the city of Petra. A natural geologica...
• Photo Essay: Some Memorable Jordan Moments
  on Sep 20, 2015 in Jordan Travel architecture Asia Culture Jerash Madaba Petra Photography Tourism Travelogue World Heritage Site
  Jordan as a destination has typically played second fiddle to its larger neighbours and usually ends up an add-on to a longer itinerary in Egypt or Israel. Last week the Jordan Tourism Board kicked off a mega tourism campaign in an attempt to a...
• Postcard From Jordan
  on Sep 12, 2015 in Jerash Jordan Travel architecture Cardo Maximus Decapolis Photography Postcards Roman City Tourism
  The 1st century Oval Plaza and the colonnaded Cardo Maximus (main street) of the Roman city of Jerash as viewed from the temple of Zeus. The new city in the background is a striking contrast.Filed under: Jerash, Jordan, Travel Tagged: architectur...
• Who Gets To Visit Jordan A Second Time?
  on Sep 11, 2015 in Jordan Travel Bloggers FAM Trip Jordan Tourism Board Tourism
  I do! R and I went to Jordan in 2010 en-route to Egypt. But I was forced to cut out a number of things from our itinerary due to ill health caused by a severe reaction to antibiotics. Being in no shape to walk back through the Siq for the candle...
• A Man And His Dog
  on Sep 7, 2015 in Spain Travel Culture Dogs Pets Photography Travel Theme
  I don’t think I have ever seen as many people with infants in strollers as I did during our recent visit to Spain. Or as many with dogs of every breed, size and colour on leashes. After all the disturbing stories about how deeply most everyone...
• Cuenca & The Last Of The Casas Colgadas
  on Sep 5, 2015 in Spain Travel architecture Cuenca Culture Day-Trip Photography Tourism World Heritage Site
  The avant garde metal and glass interior of the Fernando Zobel train station was the last thing we expected when we disembarked after our 45 min. high speed train journey from Madrid. A nagging feeling that we had inadvertently got off at the wrong...
• Guggenheim Bilbao – A Spectacular Symbol of Renewal
  on Sep 2, 2015 in Spain Travel Weekly Photo Challenge 2015 architecture Bilbao Guggenheim Museum The Bilbao Effect Urban Regeneration
  When we dashed across, nearly a decade ago, on a (crazy) day trip from Barcelona to Bilbao just to gaze upon those stunning overlapping waves of shimmering titanium, we were clueless about the city’s history of industrial decline, or of the ...
• Hola From Spain!
  on Aug 16, 2015 in Spain Travel Madrid
  It is a good thing I enjoy planning my travels in advance, for spontaneity in travel (abroad) is denied to those of us holding Indian passports. Even more so, it seems, for married couples. You might remember I was required to submit a no-object...

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