World Travelers
By Nanette On May 13th, 2012
Jared, Lily, and I were world travelers for the first two weeks of May. For me, however, the trip started much, much earlier.
Way back in October, we discovered that “points” or whatever had been building up on Jared’s business credit card. We cashed in, and between that, and the airmiles that Jared’s parents so generously donated, we figure we could go on a pretty awesome trip. I hadn’t seen Emily for almost a year, so we decided to visit her and Ty in London, and then all take a trip somewhere together. We decided to visit the country of Jordan. Best decision ever! There were a few things that pushed us towards Jordan; we wanted to go somewhere warm, since it would be spring; one of our friends had recently returned from Jordan with AMAZING photos; I have been reading about the Middle East for the past year, and am fascinated with the area; and EasyJet had recently begun a cheap flight to Jordan from London.
We booked our flights, and the planning begun. If you know me, you probably know that I am a compulsive list maker. Since my short term memory only covers a period of about 45 seconds, lists are my only hope of not forgetting everything. Also, with Lily coming along, I felt like we needed to be prepared for every possibility. Typically when we travel, we’re pretty spur-of-the moment. We’ll show up in a town, check out what hostels the guidebook recommends, and book it when we arrive. However, since we were traveling with 3 kids under the age of 4, we needed a little more structure. I spent months researching places to visit, making sample itineraries, looking for hotels……the list goes on. In the end, it was worth it. Both London and Jordan were amazing. Everything went so smoothly, with the exception of a few passport emergencies. Jared discovered 4 days before we left that his passport wasn’t valid in Jordan, since it was close to expiring, and when we arrived at the SLC airport, we had forgotten Lily’s passport. The kids were awesome. We ended up hiring a driver to take us around Jordan. It really made the trip. All in all, it was amazing. We took 1,300 pictures! Over the next few days I’ll (hopefully) narrow them down, and start posting!






























































