Aqaba, Jordan Travel Blogs

Jordan - Edamame's quest for the holy grail
Jun 16, 2006 (20 photos)

... thing about Petra is that it's made up of palaces, temples, and tombs...all carved from rock!! Ending our trip in Jordan was a desert excursion, which of course meant another camel ride! To mix things up a bit we also went on a desert 'jeep ...

Celebrate
Apr 25, 2008 (1 photos)

· Aqaba, Jordan · GMT +2:00hrs   Ok so we've made it. Finally. We've escaped. We're free. We've been liberated. We are no longer in Egypt. That's good. We're in Jordan. That's even better.  This is an extract from our guide book on travel in ...

It actually is Red!
Jul 2, 2007 (5 photos)

... her blog.  Jordan History: 1. 333BC Alexander the Great of Greece 2.Nabetaens a seminomadic Arabian tribe controlled southern Jordan and their capital was Petra, while the Romans controlled the rest of the country. 3. Islamic armies for various ...

Red Sea Dreaming..
Sep 11, 2006

... the water for diving or just sun baking by a pool then Aqaba would be fine. There's very good discounts to be had at the hotels if you bargain hard enough. And that's that. Next pod, Wadi Rum - Jordan. Hope all is well. Love, Nath and Kat.

Aqaba - Rosco of Arabia
Mar 6, 2006 (13 photos)

... after joining the Arab revolt to destroy Turkish railway lines nearby. Now this tip of the Gulf of Aqaba is the boundary of four countries - Egypt, Israel, Jordan and 20km down the coast, Saudi Arabia. The town of Taba (Egypt) faces off with Israel's ...

You Big Ferry
Sep 20, 2006

... he would keep the rest as baksheesh (a tip). I got angry, called him a bad man, called him a thief, said he gave Jordan a bad name. He laughed and walked away. I noticed him talking to the bus driver, a frankly somewhat frightening looking man, large, ...

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 town, but it was more expensive then Egypt and all we wanted to do was ...

Jordanie : Aqaba et Wadi Rum
Jul 13, 2009 (31 photos)

... . Je passe une agréable soirée à la belle étoile à discuter tard avec les locaux et autres (peu nombreux) touristes. De retour à Aqaba je pars immédiatement vers les plages du sud, non loin de la frontière avec l'Arabie Saoudite pour aller explorer au masque et ...

Jordan
Dec 25, 2006 (5 photos)

Aquaba - 1 night

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 visit was to find a snorkeling tour. I'd never been snorkeling before ...

...und weg war er.
May 7, 2009

... entschlossen, den Fischen des Roten Meeres hallo zu sagen, ging ich um die Ecke und steuerte die naechste Tauchschule an: Aqaba International Dive Centre. Die waren - wie man es auch erwarten sollte - froh, einen neuen Kunden willkommen heissen zu koennen ...

Long live the King
Aug 11, 2009

... done to match one of his son that has also been added. Aside from the above I have been having a really good time in Jordan so far, the people have been very welcoming and friendly, and (except for the odd taxi driver) have been very helpful (the exact ...

jordan
May 25, 2007

... hot!!! Camped that night on a hill a bit down from Mt Nebo with amazing views of the deas sea and the border of jordan and israel.s was one of the trip highlights for me sunsetting over deadsea and seeing the lights on jerusalum, jehrico etc. We sleeped ...

Back in Aquaba
Nov 6, 2008

Hi folks, have just returned from Wadi Rum of Lawrence of Arabia fame and before that Petra, the ancient Nabataeen city hewn out of sandstone rock. Both sites very different and very impressive, however also very touristy and expensive. In the meantime ...

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 without a view for a decent price. Went straight to sleep because of a lack of ...

6. Tag von Petra nach Aqaba
Oct 8, 2009 (6 photos)

... einen unangenehmen Ausschlag. Danach war mir die Lust am Schnorcheln vergangen... Am späten Nachmittag versuchen wir in Aqaba einzukaufen (Steuerfrei). Leider sind die Shopping Malls nach amerikanischem Vorbild nicht was man erwartet. Die meisten Geschäfte ...

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 in Cairo) and suggested that we go to Jordan afterward.  I was ...

Stairway To Heaven
Nov 3, 2009 (3 photos)

... at the hotel and have an hour and a half to eat breakfast and have a quick shower before we depart for the ferry in Neweiba for Aqaba, Jordan. We leave on time, but do not arrive in time to make the 1:30 PM ferry.  Enroute, our guide collects a 50 ...

My trip to the south of Jordan- Part I
Aug 3, 2008 (36 photos)

... of Arabia on Duncan's computer. It was fun to see some of the sights we were going to, as it was all filmed in Jordan, but it's a slow, older movie so I ended up falling asleep on my bed a few times haha.          ...

Aqaba
May 4, 2007 (2 photos)

... there.  What was a big deal was the fact that Cincinnati-style chili (think Skyline) is available in a port city in Jordan.  I mean, that's just weird.  However, as we travel around the world, things we don't expect keep showing up.  ...

Our Jordanian Interlude
Jun 2, 2009

... efforts. In the end, the score was Flies 1, Liliens 0. We fled in retreat,choosing to continue our journey north to Jordan via local bus (where the station bathroom would certainly rival any nuclear waste dump in terms of its potential threat to mankind!) ...

The Red Sea
Jul 24, 2008 (25 photos)

I hope to write later.

Roll Jordan Roll
Apr 20, 2008 (18 photos)

... and next to the green trees it all looks quite nice. If anyone wants to visit a middle eastern country I would recomend visiting Jordan. Plus the food is really good here and very fresh! We are off to Istanbul now and then Greece. Take care everyone ...

Ona goes into air-pocket in shipwreck, dies of joy
Mar 16, 2007

Coming soon

Coastal break
May 15, 2007 (4 photos)

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 city is very touristy!) We spent an exciting day of finding a cheap hotel ...

Goodbye Jordan (and the little $hit skool kids)
Nov 20, 2006 (3 photos)

... trucks are so big!) and checked to see if I was ok. Finally a nice bloke. As I left Aqaba I must admit I was bitter with all the kids in Jordan. Every shopkeeper ripped me off. And I was happy to be going. The natural beauty however, was better ...

Camels and Donkeys and So Much More
Aug 26, 2005 (8 photos)

... day in Jordan was the port city of Aqaba on the Red Sea, the meeting point of three countries: Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel. Aqaba is Jordan's only access to the Red Sea and so its 10 kilometre waterfront is the lifeblood of Jordan. There's not much ...

Aqaba
Oct 7, 2006 (4 photos)

... wheres the waves and smooth sand. Stayed one night there. Was cheap but was like a fancy resort as well. The customs of Jordan didnt matter there. Staff were in shorts. Sadly the place meant for like a 100 tourists was dead. Made the pool better. ...

I can see Israel!!
Sep 6, 2008

To follow

Landrover Ahoi!
Nov 3, 2008

... Amman visiting the souk, the Roman citadel and amphitheatre and going on a day trip to biblical sites on Mount Nebo and along the Jordan River and finally having a did in the Dead Sea, where the  salt content is so high you floaton top! Then on to ...