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JORDAN | Wed, 27 Apr 2016 | By captainyeller | Views [448]
Rise and Shine at 6 in the morning. Only had a few hours of sleep because I slept extra during the day yesterday to recover from the travel or maybe it was just from being excited about what this day had to offer! I ordered breakfast the day before and ... Read more >
Tags: ancient city, jordan, petra, travel, wadi musa, worldtrip
JORDAN | Thu, 10 Jan 2013 | By annehelenevans | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I am a dreamer. A lover of the light. An admirer of art and its ability to transform the mind of its viewer. I look forward to new experiences, being pushed out of my comfort zone, and soaking each moment in. I am a mover and a shaker. I follow my ...
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Tags: anne helen evans, jordan, oman scholarship entry, petra, scholarship entry, travel
JORDAN | Fri, 20 Apr 2012 | By travel-tips | Views [9260] | Comments [1]
Don’t worry The reverberations of the 2011 Arab Spring have been felt throughout the Middle East, and they’re not over yet. The instability in Egypt especially has had a lasting impact on tourism not only in that country, but surrounding ... Read more >
Tags: jordan, petra, travel tips
JORDAN | Thu, 2 Feb 2012 | By flyingpiglet | Views [2482] | Comments [2]
In June 2010 we spent two terrific weeks in Jordan. NB when you arrive in Jordan airport you have to pay for a visa stamp for your passport. You then have to get the first stamp rubber stamped at another desk. Make sure you do this. We didn't, and ... Read more >
Tags: aqaba, bedouin, camel, dead sea, jerash, jordan, mosaic, petra, roman, wadi rum
JORDAN | Tue, 23 Aug 2011 | By OffTheBeatenPath | Views [4798]
Given the…unstable…situation in the Middle East over the last decade, this might surprise you: tourism is booming in Jordan. A good indicator of a destination's burgeoning popularity is by the airlines that service it: and one particular ... Read more >
Tags: amman, food, jordan, locals, middle east, nature reserve, off the beaten path, petra, travel
JORDAN | Wed, 28 Oct 2009 | By bec-simon | Views [1841]
Loved Jordan! Would love to head back some day and travel around Jordan and maybe Syria too. Could be a while, although I am planning to win a packet in Tattslotto soon, so we'll see! We flew into Amman in the evening and caught a bus and taxi to our ... Read more >
Tags: amman, dead sea, jerash, jordan, karak, petra, wadi mujid
JORDAN | Sat, 23 May 2009 | By houdyman | Views [811]
At the bus station in Wadi Musa(which is the city around Petra) we met a guy in a taxi van who said he would take us to a hotel for free and if we did not like it then no worries. There are no free lunches traveling (actually there are but not this kind) ... Read more >
Tags: petra, wadi musa
JORDAN | Sat, 23 May 2009 | By houdyman | Views [481]
We got up late from the Aqaba because we were exhausted from the night before so we missed the microbus to Wadi Rum, in the dessert of Jordan. Instead we took the microbus to Petra which travels the same highway but will let you off at the turn off for ... Read more >
Tags: petra, wadi musa
EGYPT | Sat, 23 May 2009 | By houdyman | Views [991] | Comments [1]
arriving back in Cairo to complete our Indian visas we finally hooked up with Jessica's friend from Florence, Nardine. She is Egyptian, her fiancee Karem and their friends. They took us on the town and to different famous locations around Cairo. ... Read more >
Tags: amman, aqaba, mt sinai, petra, wadi rum
MEXICO | Sun, 12 Apr 2009 | By rubengzzs | Views [504] | Comments [2]
Despues del trago amargo, llegamos a lo que fue uno de los lugares que mas ansiaba conocer, para empezar el trato de la gente mucho mas agradable. Nos hospedamos en un hotel que estaba a un par de cuadras del acceso principal a la zona arqueologica. ... Read more >
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JORDAN | Sun, 13 Apr 2008 | By sstolper | Views [1945] | Comments [2]
I think I will add both Petra and Wadi Rum to the short list of Wonders of the World that I've seen. Of course Petra already had official status as such in the latest vote on such Wonders. But it's every bit as incredible as one might think. When a fellow ... Read more >
Tags: desert, petra, wonders of the world