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Boiling on the coast
Jul 19, 2008
"When we finally made it to Aqaba on the coast, and our last stop in Jordan, we were tired, sandy, sweaty, and in desperate need of a shower. Aqaba was known as a diving/beach ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
youngtravellers
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It actually is Red!
Jul 2, 2007
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"Just arrived in Jordan via ferry...only three hours late. Time spent waiting in a dank and hot waiting area. The ferry was really modern though. Only first class w ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
tracystravels
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Celebrate
Apr 25, 2008
"· Aqaba, Jordan · GMT +2:00hrs This is an extract from our guide book on travel in Jordan and on the Jordanian people - 'Veterans of travel in Egypt or Morocco will be pleased to l ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
byrnedm
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You Big Ferry
Sep 20, 2006
"After a couple of days in Petra, I caught a couple of mini-buses to Aqaba on the Red Sea coast. This was one of those days when travel kicks you in the ass, and challenges your pre ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
djchurch
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Red Sea Dreaming..
Sep 11, 2006
"Here we are in Aaqaba, one of the premier dive sites on earth. Did we actually make it into the sea however ? Nope, all we have to report from here is that we spent 5 glorious days ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
natandkat
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Jordan - Edamame's quest for the holy grail
Jun 16, 2006
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"A large part of why we wanted to come to the Middle East was Jordon. My reason was a little superficial - I wanted to see the Lost City of Petra, the resting place of the holy grai ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
edamame
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Aqaba - Rosco of Arabia
Mar 6, 2006
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"As mentioned in the last post, although I desperately wanted to dive at Ras Mohammed and the Thistlegorm wreck down near Sharm El Sheikh, my dive pusher couldn't tell me when they ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
technotrekker
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Going to Jordan
Oct 21, 2005
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"Miles travelled: 11001 We've said goodbye to Egypt and arrived in Aqaba, Jordan. We said goodbye to 5 of our Austrailian companions as 4 of us hooked up with another tour group goi ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
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Coastal break
May 15, 2007
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"We're slowly making our way to the Israeli border, via a very early (and thus less sauna like) mini bus from Wadi Musa to Aqaba, Jordan's city on the Red Sea (And it shows as this ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
papayaprincess
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Bothering God, dawn on Mt Sinai
Mar 8, 2007
"Oh my god it is cold in the desert at 2am!! It isn't what you think, we haven't been up drinking till 2am - No we have just crawled out of bed to go climb Mt Sinai to see the sun r ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
gointravelin
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Red Sea swimming
Sep 22, 2008
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"Having had enough of deserts, the following day we headed direct to Aqaba, instead of going via Wadi Rum, which is meant to be an awesome desert landscape, and is the number 2 tour ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
fifoota
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Under the Sea
May 17, 2007
"We had decided the day before that we would head back down to Aqaba for some Jordanian hedonism. We had been in Aqaba before, but I was too sick to do anything. The point for this ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
dresdenfae
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The Kings Highway
Oct 12, 2008
(4 photos)
"Do you know what is so great about Aqaba ferry terminal ? Nothing. Its a huge, noisy concrete monstrosity with bright lights, big lorries moving 24 hours a day and a horrendous PA ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
spooky388
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Roll Jordan Roll
Apr 20, 2008
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"Getting off that wretched ferry from egypt was the most wonderful refreshing feeling. We were so ready to be out of egypt where the people were urgently pushy and yelled when they ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
keetchadam
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Cappadocia - Syria
May 23, 2007
"Hi folks sorry this has taken so long it hasnt been very easy to get on fast enough internet since turkey, but we are both well (some wee tommy hicups but fine again) and getting o ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
ants
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Chapter two
Oct 29, 2007
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"It was 2am, and I awoke with a start to the sounf of a loud knock at my door. "Good morning!", I hear. It was my wake up call... After a really wrank cup of tea, we jumped in the m ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
doowral
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Wadi Rum
Nov 28, 2007
(35 photos)
"Today I decided to splurge on a 4wd tour of Wadi Rum (the desert in southern Jordan of Lawrence of Arabia fame), complete with an overnight say in a Bedouin camp. As I write ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
ebolaben
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First glance of the sea since Istanbul
Dec 6, 2007
"In Aqaba, Jordan at the Red Sea. Got dropped off in somewhere downtown and walked around looking for hotels. Found one right near the water where I was able to get a single room wi ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
thejourney
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Petra-fried
Jul 4, 2007
"I am currently in Aqaba, Jordan, on the west coast of Jordan on the Red Sea. When I was still in Europe, my friend Nick agreed to come down to Egypt (he was with me two night ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
minhee
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Landrover Ahoi!
Nov 3, 2008
"Hallo everyone, we had a very touristy time in Amman visiting the souk, the Roman citadel and amphitheatre and going on a day trip to biblical sites on Mount Nebo and along the Jor ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
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aqaba
Dec 22, 2007
"The winter weather desended upon us as we finished our second day at the wonderous ruins of Petra. No sense staying up in the high country with the cooler weather so we hi-tailed i ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
ckalenchuk
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Aqaba
May 4, 2007
(2 photos)
" Jeannie here. We left Petra and headed to Aqaba in order to catch a ferry to Egypt tomorrow. While an important port city in a bizarre neighborhood of countries (Israel and ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
seanandjeannie
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Aqaba
Oct 7, 2006
(4 photos)
"Left with Eids bro in law on the minibus to Aqaba. Saw once again a demonstration of the way things work in Jordan. A couple came in. They of course had to sit together so there wa ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
bharden
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Aqaba
May 4, 2008
(12 photos)
"I went to Aqaba this past weekend with Shukri. We left Thursday morning and came back Sunday morning. His family has a house in Tala Bay, which is a residential resort. ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
ashleyheacock
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Gulf of Aqaba
Dec 14, 2007
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"December 14, 2007 Aqaba, Jordan For some reason we missed the bus to Aqaba so we paid the hotel's driver 35JD to take us there. That's about $50. We were already in his car anyway ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
yoni
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Aqaba
Oct 30, 2007
(8 photos)
"Aqaba (who ever said always put a u after a q , well She was wrong!!!) It took a while too get here but i made it , the ferry was only two hours, but all the waiting around was a j ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
bugs1983
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We've taken Aqaba!
Oct 5, 2008
"Question: What is a stupid tourist? Answer: She who bargains over the price of a rock with a vendor in Petra, when there are rocks for free all around. Then after successfully barg ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
roffels
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Drinks on the beach
Feb 11, 2006
"Me and Rebecca both wanted to go to Wadi Rum, which is supposed to be one of the prettiest desert landscapes around. The one where they recorded 'Lawrance of Arabia'. It turned out ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
rutgervd
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Aqaba - the Red Sea
Mar 27, 2005
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"On Saturday night we arrived at Aqaba, the southern most city of Jordan, a resort on the Red Sea. Petra was grueling but awesome. We were all ready for a rest. From the Aqaba you c ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
philiphannis
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Aqaba
Aug 9, 2008
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"We spent a day by the Red Sea and hired some snorkelling gear. Despite Tom and Rik returning from the water with bleeding ankles thanks to scab-nibbling fish, I went snorkelling fo ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
tomandanna-rose
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The Ancient City of Petra
Apr 5, 2006
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"Aqaba, Jordan We were never sure we would actually be seeing the ancient city of Petra, but here we are. As some of you may remember, there was a rocket attack in Aqaba against a U ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
worldcruise
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OMRTEY
Feb 12, 2006
"As our crappy Egyptian bus rolled out of the Sharm El Sheikh station and into the imposing hills of the Sinai Peninsula, we thought twice about being so critical of Moses. At first ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
stevecori
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Rea Sea and Bay of Aqaba
Aug 7, 2005
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"Aqaba The following morning we had a quick argument with an arrogant French couple before heading back to the main road. We waited for about 30mins for a bus. The bus or mini bus a ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
hodge
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Aquaba, crossroads of Arabia
Aug 26, 2007
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"I am standing on a hill overlooking Aquaba, Jordan, which was the city attacked by Lawrence of Arabia from the desert, when everyone thought that it was impossible. From her, I can ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
moviejcd
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Aqaba, No Vacancy, and Bedouin Tent Villages
Oct 25, 2006
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"The drive down to Aqaba was uneventful, except we arrived several hours later than we expected due to the flat tire/stuck in sand episodes. Oh well, at last we were in Aqaba. I alm ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
shadocg
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Dahab to Aqaba
Jun 30, 2008
"Nick and I relaxed in Dahab for a few days, a local well known for excellent snorkeling. Today was comprised of 14 grueling hours of travel from Dahab to Aqaba. We set out at 10 am ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
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Aqaba
Feb 26, 2006
"2 nights in Aqaba ..."
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hyme
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On to Aqaba
Jun 28, 2008
"This Sabbath was a delightfully restful day. David Baker and I decided to let everyone rest as much as possible. Breakfast was open until 9:00 and we set our Sabbat ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
joelmeeker
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Up to the top of Mt Sinai
Apr 6, 2006
(19 photos)
"We had a 2am wake up call this morning, as we are going up Mt Sinai, which sounds like hard work. We began our walk at 3am, 5 minutes later I take the camel option- I wouldn't want ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
jcastellan
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Aqaba
May 21, 2005
"Helaas, Aqaba is niet het shopping-paradise waar we op hoopten. Het schijnt voornamelijk een plaats te zijn waar Jordaniers goedkoop koelkasten kopen :-) En dat is nodig ook, want ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
renate
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Hey theres no rum in Wadi Rum...
Feb 14, 2008
(10 photos)
"So we slept in a bit and our guy picked us up to take us to the Wadi Rum....Wadi means desert....Rum is the name. I was really disappointed once I heard that..... So it was a ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
tyamkovy
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Red Sea ferry, fingers x'ed
Mar 16, 2006
(1 photo)
"No disrespect to the poor soles who lost their lives in the Jeddah to Safaga disaster last month, but the sign painted in English "always safety first" on the ferry next to me was ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
tinker
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Aqaba
May 23, 2007
(35 photos)
"Another country down and another border crossing to do. This time on our way into Jordan they decided that tourists shouldn't be treated differently. So in order to make it look li ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
richardandsusie
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No thats not where Aladin takes place
Apr 5, 2006
"I had a great day in Aqaba it really is beautiful! I ate the best Humus and babaganoush ,blood orange juice Kebab and falafel ever!!! Then we went shopping through the town and the ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
giofunny
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Aqaba
Jul 16, 2002
(1 photo)
"Aqaba is a seaport, Jordan's only outlet to the sea. It is at the Northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, one of two arms of the Red Sea. The other is the Gulf of Suez which connects to ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
radsolv
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Can I Still Say Ferry If It's About a Boat?
Apr 13, 2008
"Anxious and confused, frustrated but intrigued, grateful but embarrassed. Welcome to our Nuweiba - Aqaba ferry experience. Nearly the only way to get from Egypt to Jordan without f ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
dinojay2
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Eilat to Aqaba
Jan 18, 2007
"Crossed the border into Jordan, must not be a popular border, we had to wake up the money change man, and interrupt the game of freecell that the others were playing. *megs later c ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
meg-kev
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Luxury by the Red Sea
Nov 6, 2008
"There was no room at the inn in Petra. (This is not a stable story.) So, we weary travelers had to go to Aqaba and the brand new RadissonSAS resort on the Red Sea. What luxury! Sta ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
krgentzler
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India night and Jordan
Apr 30, 2006
"HI!! Well let me begin by telling you about the India night that I organized a few days back on the boat. It was so much fun!! It ended being a full scale Peaceboat event and about ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
sunitamathur
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Aqaba - but couldn´t find Laurence of Arabia
Feb 28, 2007
(6 photos)
"And off to Jordan after our Mt Sinai mountain top experience. One would think a 1.5 hour ferry ride would be quite simple. But as is Egypt, it took us about 8 hours by the ti ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
tim_to
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getting the never on time ferry to Jordan
May 21, 2007
(1 photo)
"I was up around 9am to start packing my bags...when you stay somewhere 2 nights you always seem to make more of a mess ! We all sat around chatting with our new group l ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
chooklotto
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The Red Sea and Midnight salsa
Jun 24, 2005
(2 photos)
"Walked about Aqaba town for a bit and had breakfast before taking a drive to a public beach. The boys stayed on the beach while Natasha, Dylan and I jumped into the Red S ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
i8toomuch
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Aqaba & 4 different walls
Nov 29, 2008
(8 photos)
"Today the four walls were the car and windows! It was so nice to get out of the house and have some different scenery rather than the blue walls of my living room or the white wal ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
kcroone
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the mediterranean, or is it?
Feb 28, 2008
"For a more readable version of this BLOG, click this Link: Permalink I never really understood the word mediteranean mediterannean mediterranean until i came to the m ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
jandepq5
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Aqaba
Nov 8, 2008
(4 photos)
"We woke pretty refreshed from an early night and set off towards Aqaba but not before stopping off in Wadi Rum for a bit of 4x4 action around the area made famous by Lawrence of Ar ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
longwaydown
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Aqaba
Aug 22, 2008
"I spent most of my time in Jordan getting sick and then getting over being sick. Still, there was plenty to keep my mind and body busy, so I didn't notice it too much. ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
brianvanhise
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Aqaba
Aug 29, 2006
(5 photos)
"We rented a car for the entire journey around the country (6-7 days). From the Amman airport we went straight to Aqaba. The ride was easy, roads were empty (compared to ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
tourjournal
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Desert Highway South
Feb 27, 2008
(18 photos)
"To keep the story going; we found out that the drunks were a group of Doctors from Iraq so I guess they were letting off some bottled up steam. They left to be replaced by a group ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
jmabro
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Wadi Rum - Aqaba
Jul 16, 2007
(10 photos)
"The Wadi Rum was our last station before Aqaba. The landscape became famous by Lawrence of Arabia. A part of the movie of the same name was shot here. With a SUV we drove through t ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
rabbitcruiser
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Aqaba
Oct 7, 2008
(3 photos)
"Hello! We left Wadi Musa and Petra and went south to Aqaba, Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba. From this port city you can see Israel and Egypt across the waters, so it's an important bo ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
alonandjenny
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Aqaba
Apr 23, 2008
(3 photos)
"(in movie trailer announcer voice) It was a quiet town... And hot! The temperature was close to 110 when i pulled into town. It was so hot that I had to take a di ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
stevevls
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Up Mount Sinai with Michael Schumacher
Nov 7, 2006
(2 photos)
"Greetings from Jordan - and I don't mean Mrs Peter Andre. Left Cairo at 5.30am Sunday for Mount Sinai and arrived in time to climb the mountain for sunset. The choices were t ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
valetroy
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Jordan (Aqaba & Petra)
May 23, 2008
(22 photos)
"Great few days ın Aquaba (loungıng on the beach) ın Petra (overwhelmıng splendor of 2000 year old cıty). Vısıted wıth my brother Asıf and cousın Imran. ..."
A travel blog entry from Aqaba by
akbar
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On to Jordan
Nov 11, 2008
" We crossed the red sea in the mid afternoon and arrived in Aqaba in the late afternoon. This town seemed a lot more ordered then what we were used to in Egypt. Crossing roads ..."
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