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Travel Blogs from Dana, Jordan
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Our Own Wheels
This is a top pick! ... 's highway as it is difficult to find efficient public transport to travel that way. (Syria has much better public transport than Jordan.) After much consultation with his "agent" (his brother) and deliberation between Martin and I we took him up on ...
Petra
This is a top pick! ... save our time to enjoy the monuments instead. On the way to Dahab from Petra we had another adventure: we went from Jordan through Israel to get to Egypt again having to go through borders and customs and even the Egyptian consulate in Elaat, Israel ...
Meeting Archeologists and the Eco Lodge
Today we got up at 5:00 a.m. to start our trip to Mudaybi, where we were invited by a friend of Penny's to look at a sight that was being excavated by archeologists. It took about two hours to drive from Amman to Muta where we met two of the ...
Terhaal Eco-adventure
If you want to wander off the beaten path and explore Jordan's natural wonders whilst benefiting local communities, then look no further! Whether you live in Jordan and are looking for something to do over the weekend, or you're planning an active ...
Dana Village and Little Petra
... Khaled, I drive to Dana village near the Dana Nature Reserve. I decided to stop here because Dana is the largest nature reserve in Jordan containing "diversity ranging from wooded highlands to rocky slopes and from gravel plains to dunes of sand, ...
Deserts and camels and religious sights...
... was a touch hazy. I think Moses was happy when he died though, and that is the main thing (however, in reearching Jordan i came across someones blog whometioned that Moses had come so close but not achieved his mission or something..? I dnt know..) ...
Dana Nature Reserve
The bus pulled over on the side of the highway and with a snatched farewell to the others we followed two men into the pitch dark and a waiting car where we were greeted by the man I had spoken to on the phone. His English was good and it turned ...
Mount Nebo and the Dead Sea
... Jews. Also, it is preportedly where Moses was laid to rest, though there is no tomb to visit. There are breathtaking views of Jordan, Israel, Palestine, and the Dead Sea. Later that evening, we drove a bit further to the Dead Sea and had dinner there ...
Dead Sea
... dancers move their bodies in crazy ways, that's the art of it in my opinion. I would like to belly dance here in Jordan but the reputation is not something I would want to have! I'm still looking into teaching though if I have the time. ...
Hiking The Beautiful Valley At Dana
So Dana is a old abandonded town that they have sorta revitalized by turning the old ruined Buildings into some Guesthouses. Its really cool coz you walk around and everything is Ruined Except for like 2 guesthouses and a store and it sits right on a ...
Dana Nature Reserve
... hill. The cloud has descended, and the drive to Dana takes longer when our driver gets a little lost amidst the zero visibility. Dana village is quiet and empty, cloaked in grey. The nature reserve includes a huge valley caused by an earthquake but all we ...
Ajloun
... a banana for me, even though I insisted that I was only looking and not buying. “OK” he said, ” Welcome to Jordan!” Another insisted on giving me an apple, with a similar greeting. Walking back up the steep hill in the dark, a ...
All Hiked Out!!!
We left Wadi Musa in the early afternoon and headed to Dana Village. On the way we stopped at Shobak Castle which was built by Crusader King Baldwin in AD 1115. The castle was mostly in ruins, but there were a few well preserved ...
My First Jordanian Wedding
(photo props to Laith Majali) May 16, 2008 Shukri invited me about two months ago to a Jordanian wedding being held down at the Dead Sea. I didn't know the bride or groom but did know the groom's brother so I didn't feel too ...
South of Jordan Trip- Part 2 (belated, sorry)
... trips of my life, and I had some of the greatest adventures ever. I really hope that someday I can bring all of you to Jordan, because seeing such beauty made me really fall in love with this country. I hope you're all doing well. I know I'm about a ...
Salam
It soon became apparent that by "come stay with my family," what Menal really meant was "sleep under the stars with my crazy brother Salam." This was perfectly okay with Laughing Moon and I. When we met Salam, he ...
Just floating about
We hit the road this morning for Shawback castle. Rabbi decided to change the itinerary, as he believed this castle was better than the one we should have visited. It seemed okay. It did have a secret passage or two that we were able to go partly down. ...
Wadi Hassa
... already, but we were more than ready for naps in the van. Hassa was a great trip. The wild herbs, tree frogs, and water snakes made us forget we were in Jordan. The scorpions made us remember. ...
Christian Sites, Salt Water, and A Castle Town
... House. No sign of it. I think it is being refurbished, or else was destroyed and is not being rebuilt. It seems the government of Jordan is getting out of the tourist business and leaving it to private operators who (seem to) charge a lot more. We then ...
The Little Known Mountains of Jordan
... really glad we did as the overall experience left a very positive lasting impression on us and is the closest we came to experiencing "real" Jordan in our all too brief visit. Number one on our list here was the people. This is a tiny town, pretty much ...
on the road to Petra
... the pilgrim path to Mt. Nebo where Moses saw the promised land before he died. From there we went to the Jordan river spot where Jesus was baptised. It was pretty thrilling . We passed typical Bedouin settlements with leanto huts and ...
Dana Nature Reserve
... ... however, any destination that follows Petra and Wadi Rum has a tough act to follow. It was worth the trip, though, as the Dana Tower Hotel where I stayed has to be the most unique place I've ever stayed. You enter the hotel through an open air ...
Northern Jordan
... , so we embarked for our inn for the night which was located in Pella, not quite an hour to the south, and down in the Jordan River valley. We arrived around 6:00 pm at the Pella Countryside Hotel, an inexpensive family-run rest house with a view of the ...
Karak Castle and Dana Nature
November 14, 2010 We set off with Jeremy, Michelle and the two kids for a 4 night excursion to south Jordan, all travelling in their big Ford SUV which was handy for the trip… plenty of room for 6 people and our luggage. The route south was on the ...
De Guatemala a Guatepeor..Israel to Jordan...PETRA
Oh my God, was I scared for my life!!!! Crossing the border from Israel to Jordan wasn't too bad. Getting from the border to Petra was the scariest thing in my life. Sorry to be such a pesimist, but I honestly did not know what the hell was happening when ...
Earth, Wind & Water
... . "Man Handed" Women: One thing I've noticed in general about Arabic women, particularly those in Jordan is that they have extremely large hands & fingers. As Seinfeld would say, they have "man hands". The ...
From Red Sea Beaches to the Lowest Point on Earth
... Petra, just a couple of miles away. Petra, known as the Rose-red City, one of the new wonders of the world, is Jordan's most valuable treasure and greatest tourist attraction. It is a vast, unique city, carved into the sheer rock face by the Nabataeans, ...
Attempt #1 - Petra
Time to embark on our travels around Jordan - first stop, Petra!! Or so I thought. Our first attempt to reach Petra saw us head off to Wahadat service depot filled with anticipation of seeing the "rose red city" and with little ...
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