Amman, Jordan
Observations: I am stunned by the physical changes in the city of Amman. Eight years ago it was a scruffy city reflecting its economically poor population. Bedouin goat herders and their flocks ambled in and around the outskirts of town. Not today. My jaw dropped as my taxi driver took me to a hotel across town for my early evening meeting - under, through and over new tunnels and bridges; around new rotaries, each with modern sculptures, signage, and the local s...