Her book, Ribbons of Highway: A Mother-Child Journey Across America, takes you around the U.S. Her blog takes you around the world. Lori Hein, who's written for scores of publications including the Boston Globe and Philadelphia Inquirer, hopes you enjoy these brief trips to far-flung places. Text & photos, all copyright Lori Hein, are available for reuse and publication for a modest fee. Contact Lori at www.LoriHein.com.
August 14, 2006
Jordan: A simple act of kindness
Hatred continues to blow its bloody way through the Middle East and rain despair on millions. And that is all many people know about that part of the world.
In the current issue of The Traveler, I take you to Jordan, where, by being kind to a stranger, a young boy became the face I will always see when I think of the Middle East.