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‎⁣↠ ⁣إلونا ♥ #nyc 🎗 cancer Survivor⠀⠀⁣
↠ Philanthropist l Luxury Travel Blogger | Avgeek 🛩⠀⁣
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You have to learn the difference between someone d

You have to learn the difference between someone disrespecting you vs. you feeling disrespected. ⁣
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Emotional ears hear form a place of offense. It’s not always what someone says but rather what YOU are triggered by. ⁣
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Unless you know your triggers, you’ll see everything as an attack. Keep peeling back the onion and you’ll realize that your perception of life entails subconscious beliefs, past trauma, experiences and so many more layers. ⁣
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Your perception is not someone else’s reality. ⁣
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Your offense is likely triggered by a part of you that requires healing and not the other persons intentions. ⁣
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Healing requires a lot of work ... otherwise you’ll spend your life at war. You will feel like you’re always under attack and consequently you’ll project your insecurities onward, attacking people back. ⁣
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What do you think 🤔 & is this something you ever had to face?⁣
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*an obligatory shemagh shot that has become my staple photo 😌 taken by @jerometraveller *⁣
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#TalksWithElona cc: @wishinguwelltoday

The city of Petra (Greek for “rock”) as we kno

The city of Petra (Greek for “rock”) as we know it today, is carved into soft rosy pink cliffs. Believe it or not only about 15% of the city is discovered - the majority is scattered underground, unexplored 😦⁣
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Some of the most beautiful carvings are actually tombs - this is how the Nabateans traditionally honored Gods, leaders and prominent families. ⁣
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Ad Deir, الدير, Arabic for “The Monastery” is the name given to the colossal facade behind me by local bedouin’s, who found crosses inscribed on its interior walls. ⁣
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Ad Deir, like the Treasury in part 1 of my post, is actually a tomb (albeit an unfinished one).⁣
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It is incredible to think how skilled the Nabateans were, not just in terms of architectural marvel, but also in the way that they built their city for practical use. ⁣
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For example, the Nabateans struggled during seasons with little rain - so they built a unique and intricate system of dams to store rainwater for that they’d use all year round. They had networks of water storage, transport, and irrigation that you can still see to this day! ⁣
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This “Monastery” is about a 1.5 hour hike which includes over 900 steps. The trail is quite simple to follow and you can do it on your own. By the Monastery there is a shop with souvenirs, coffee, snacks & more. Along the trail there are also a plethora of little souvenir booths where you can meet local bedouins, share some tea and stories and support small businesses 😌⁣
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Please avoid riding animals like donkeys on this trail or anywhere else in Petra as they do these treks multiple times a day, in the heat & often with no breaks. ⁣
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Would you do this hike or you’re not into walking ? 😏⁣
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📸: @jerometraveller⁣
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#7wondersoftheworld #travelthroughtheworld #petra #bestview #perfectview #amazingview #travelbloggerlife #shareyourjordan #visitjordan #jordan🇯🇴 #themonastery #🇯🇴 #petrajordan

Wadi Rum Practical Information Part 1 [save this p

Wadi Rum Practical Information Part 1 [save this post 🤓]:⁣
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Wadi Rum is also known as Wadi al-Qamar ,وادي القمر, Valley of the Moon. Why? Well - I think you can see for yourself 😉 ⁣
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The region has been featured in countless movies: The Martian, Red Planet, Star Wars - you can tell the common theme 🪐⁣
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Wadi Rum is home to the Zalabieh tribe - this tribe owns most of the accommodation, restaurants, and shops in the area. Members of this tribe are local guides who are highly experienced in the treks and have incomparable knowledge of the region 🏞⁣
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Wadi Rum is huge (roughly the size of NYC) - and different hotels (camps) are scattered all over the area. We loved staying in @suncity_camp because it wasn’t very deep in the Wadi Rum “protected” area. In fact, it is a few KM outside which makes it easy to get to! ⁣
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Each property works with local guides on various tours. There is something for everyone: you can go mountain climbing, star gazing, seeing some of the most insane geological evolutions of the earth, looking at inscriptions from 12,000 years ago, experiencing a simple bedouin life, yoga, and so much more 🤩 ⁣
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When we arrived to Sun City Camp, the staff told us: “make yourselves at home, everything is open, everything is yours, let us know if you need anything” 🥰⁣
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There are different room categories: bedouin tents, family suites, and the martian domes (pictured here). Everything is simple and eco-friendly however, as in a regular hotel, you get things like air conditioning, wifi, coffee machine etc. ⁣
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Would you stay here? Feel free to ask questions below 👇🏼⁣
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📸: @jerometraveller / edited by me!⁣
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#hotelview #beautifulhotels #travelthroughtheworld #wadirum #bestview #perfectview #amazingview #travelbloggerlife #shareyourjordan #visitjordan #jordan🇯🇴 #🇯🇴 #visitwadirum #suncitycamp

The year is 312 BC - the energy in Petra is palpab

The year is 312 BC - the energy in Petra is palpable 🤩⁣
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The Capital of Nabataea is home to the hustle and bustle of over 20,000 people - the Nabateans - who are making their way through the rosy pink sandstone siq, السيق, Arabic for canyon. ⁣
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This is one of the most powerful and wealthiest tribes in the Arabian Peninsula! Most are very skilled traders - their trade routes extend to China, India, Egypt, Greece and more 🌍 ⁣
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Little did they know, they were about to be attacked by the envious Greek Empire. It wouldn’t be the first or the last time that they are attacked ... but 312BC is the first time Petra is referenced to in written history as we know it.⁣
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Of course, the Nabateans were strong enough to fight back - using the knowledge of the mountainous terrain to their advantage ⛰ ⁣
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...to be continued 😌⁣
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Is Petra on your list of places to visit? 😍🇯🇴⁣
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📸: @jerometraveller⁣
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#7wondersoftheworld #travelthroughtheworld #petra #bestview #perfectview #amazingview #travelbloggerlife #shareyourjordan #visitjordan #jordan🇯🇴 #travellingthroughtheworld #petrajordan #🇯🇴

if you could go anywhere in the world and time, mo

if you could go anywhere in the world and time, money, visas and 🦠 weren’t an issue - where would you go?⁣
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bonus points if you tell me why 😉⁣
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✈️ @qatarairways w/ @tourdelust 📸

I have a happy personality with a heavy soul. ⁣

I have a happy personality with a heavy soul. ⁣
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I spent the last few months consciously detaching expectations from all of my actions and situations. ⁣
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@ericdamier and I had one of our long chats over the phone and in all my storytelling he noticed one thing: I’m always expecting things to happen. ⁣
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The truth is, I already knew that detaching expectations is the key to living in peace and harmony. ⁣
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As my professor used to say: if you keep your expectations low, you’ll always be pleasantly surprised. ⁣
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Easier said that done.⁣
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Anyone that took a basic science class will remember Newton’s Third Law: every action has a reaction. So it seems that from a young age we’re conditioned to "expect” things to happen. ⁣
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Do good and good will come back to you.⁣
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Expectations create an unhealthy attachment to people, things, and outcomes that we wish to have control over but ultimately don’t.⁣
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Next time you’re feeling frustrated or disappointed, try to take a step back and ask yourself: do I feel this way because I imagined some thing and the outcome didn’t play out the way I expected it to? ⁣
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How do you manage your expectations?
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📸: @jerometraveller 📍 @mo_newyork

Tbilisi means ‘warm place’ in Georgian 🌝 I

Tbilisi means ‘warm place’ in Georgian 🌝 I am standing in front of what I was nearly 100% sure is a Mosque ...⁣
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... but it’s not! ⁣
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It’s actually an ancient bathhouse. ⁣
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Legend has it - in the 5th century, King Gorgasali stumbled upon the sulphur springs in [what is now] Tbilisi and he was so impressed that he built an entire city around them! ⁣
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Eventually, his son would make Tbilisi the Capital of Georgia and the sulphur pools would become a tradition for centuries to come. ⁣
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The Orbeliani Bathhouse was even visited by the poet Alexander Pushkin in 1829. There is a plaque on the entrance to the bathhouse that shows a quote from Pushkin, where he describes the baths as ‘luxurious’. Now there is a room named the A. Pushkin Suite! ⁣
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Private rooms for 1-6 people start at about ~$34 and there are many unique add ons like massages and body scrubs 😉
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Have you ever been in a bathhouse? ⁣
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📸: @tourdelust ⁣
📍: @travel.tbilisi

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