Jordan 20.9.2008: Eventually the train reached the classic Hedjaz Railway station in the desert at Deba’a, seemingly miles from anywhere. Er, no! Within a few minutes of our arrival this small boy and his donkey appeared literally as if from nowhere! Some Jordanian Dinars changed hands, so that we could capture a cliché, but nonetheless, charming picture. Roger Griffiths; roger.griffiths@hotmail.com