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Desert Sunset

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:34:07 -0500

In album Al-Beidha

Bedouin Dinner of Chicken and Rice

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:34:07 -0500

In album Al-Beidha

Barefoot Bedouin Boy

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:34:19 -0500

In album Al-Beidha

Bedouin Kids

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:34:07 -0500

In album Al-Beidha

Aidric Running from His Fan Club

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:34:07 -0500

In album Al-Beidha

Beautiful Desert Sunset

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:34:07 -0500

This image has been the wallpaper on my laptop for a long while now
In album Al-Beidha

Tatiana and Friendly Horse

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:31:20 -0500

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Village Mosque at Sunset

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:31:20 -0500

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Bedouin Boys Watching Aidric Run Away

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:31:20 -0500

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Bedouin Boys Club

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:31:20 -0500

Love the look of the excluded girl on the right
In album Al-Beidha

Bedouin Mother and Children with Aidric

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:34:07 -0500

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Tatiana and Playful Aidric in Bedouin Backyard

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:34:07 -0500

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Bedouin Boy and Bunny

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:34:07 -0500

In album Al-Beidha

Bedouin Boy and Donkey

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:31:20 -0500

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Nabataean Monument

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:11:38 -0500

In album Siq al-Barid

Opening to a Water Reservoir with Stairs

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:19:21 -0500

In album Siq al-Barid

Worn Water Channel Cut into the Rock

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:11:38 -0500

In album Siq al-Barid

Cave Entrance

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:19:27 -0500

In album Siq al-Barid

Nabataean Temple

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:12:09 -0500

...which archaeologists know little about
In album Siq al-Barid

Our Unwanted Bedouin Guide

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:11:37 -0500

In album Siq al-Barid

Bedouin with Tatiana and Aidric

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:11:38 -0500

In album Siq al-Barid

Nabataean Caves

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:11:38 -0500

In album Siq al-Barid

Tatiana Wearing Aidric

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:11:38 -0500

In album Siq al-Barid

Nabataean Monument with Tourist

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:11:38 -0500

...for scale
In album Siq al-Barid

Storm Clouds and Desert Road

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:22:51 -0500

Rain on the horizon in the east, blowing in over Al-Beidha
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Desert Road

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:23:11 -0500

Between the village of Al-Beidha and Siq al-Barid (Little Petra).
In album Al-Beidha

Bedouin Breakfast

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:02:37 -0500

It appeared to come almost entirely from the plants and animals the family keeps. A pile of homemade bread and a kettle of tea (brewed with local herbs) were set beside a tray containing hardboiled eggs, cheese, oil, za'atar, and salt.
In album Al-Beidha

Aidric and the Road-Crossing Goats

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:02:37 -0500

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Storm Clouds and Rock Outcropping with Cave

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:21:55 -0500

Rock formation with a cave between the village of Al-Beidha and Siq al-Barid (Little Petra).
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Black Bedouin Goat Hair Tent

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:53:45 -0500

The tent is huge (many upwards of 40 meters long), but you can just make it out on the right side of the image
In album Al-Beidha

Forced Bedouin Relocation/Resettlement Government Home (1984 / 1985)

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:03:41 -0500

This is a home for two families, unmodified from its construction by the Jordanian government in the mid-1980s. The regional Bedouins were forced to abandon their inhabitation of Petra and live in villages made of these houses.

Read more at The Forced Resettlement of Petra's Bedouin
In album Al-Beidha

Talal's Backyard

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:14:16 -0500

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Talal's Front Yard from the Roof

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:14:16 -0500

Along with a portion of the neighbor's yard (on the left)
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Bedouin Dinner of Chicken

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:14:16 -0500

A broth of chicken and eggplant (with some other veggies), alongside plain yogurt and homemade bread
In album Al-Beidha

Our Bedroom at Talal's

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:20:42 -0500

We slept two nights in this room as guests of our CouchSurfing host, Talal and his family.
In album Al-Beidha

On Talal's Roof

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:14:16 -0500

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Landscape to the West

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:14:16 -0500

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Bedouin Village Children

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:10:41 -0500

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Village Children Calling for Aidric

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:10:41 -0500

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Bedouin Village Soccer

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:10:41 -0500

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Bedouin Kite Flying

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:10:41 -0500

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Little Bedouin Girl Running

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:15:22 -0500

I really love this image. It's a panorama that deserves a download for full view
In album Al-Beidha

A Desert Turned Green

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:15:07 -0500

Talal with Tatiana and Aidric
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Desert Rock Strata

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:15:07 -0500

In album Al-Beidha

USAID Wadi Musa Wastewater Treatment Plant

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:15:07 -0500

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Talal's Family Home

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:41:10 -0500

It was in this home that we slept two nights, guests of our CouchSurfing host, Talal and his family.
In album Al-Beidha

Talal's Home (Bedouin Living Room)

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:41:10 -0500

In album Al-Beidha

Bedouin Lunch

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:41:10 -0500

This tasty meal was offered to us shortly after we arrived
In album Al-Beidha

Harvesting Veggies by the Shore

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:21:38 -0500

Found next to a park area in the middle of town, with the Red Sea washing against the shore only a handful of yards away.
In album Aqaba

The Red Sea Shore at Sunset

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:21:38 -0500

In the distance, Egypt.
In album Aqaba