Country Info
- Amman
- Capital
- Jordanian Dinar (JOD)
- Currency
- 5,153,378
- Population
- JO
- Country Code
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Jordan
Travel Blogs from Jordan
Exploring Wadi Rum!
Dear Blog, Ali was his name. He wore a long grey robe with white pants underneath and on his head, a tuque. He looked quite westernized with the tuque! As he introduced himself, he explained to us that he was a ...
Cookie monsters
Today was the day that the cookie monsters visited my room! No, just lots of edible maps of Asian countries. This was one of the final project that my geography students could do in regards to Asia. The other choices were a research paper(1), country ...
jordan
... 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 ...
EMAC Middle School Fesitval
Hello-It has been crazy over the last 2 weeks with grades, kids traveling for sports, hosting coaches from Cairo American College, a middle school dance for 150+kids, watching lots of sports, supporting the kids, selling at the Concession Stand and then ...
just some quick pictures from my adventures...
Here are some pictures from my adventures! I hope you like them! <3 ...
Leaving for Taba!
... to wait for the ferry boat so off to McDonalds we went-this was the first time I had been to McDonalds since I arrived in Jordan and definately a first for Mom and Dad. :-) We got on the ferry and rode for about 45 minutes, arrived in Taba Heights, ...
Petra
Rose, rouge, jaune, bleu, noir. Toutes les couleurs y luisent sous un ciel bleu et un soleil de plomb. 2 jours sur le site sont loin d'etre suffisants pour en decouvrir toutes les merveilles mais nous ont deja ravis les yeux. Les bedouins en detiennent ...
Day 2 (Dead Sea)
£1 = 1.25 jd (jordanian dinar) LP = lonely planet As flying goes this wasn't the best, as first days go, this wasn't great Emirates themselves were ok, but nothing special, we left London Heathrow an hour late but arrived on time at 03:25, flight ...
I'm Wearing My Big Girl Pants Today
Who successfully took the bus from the 8th Circle to the 5th Circle today? Tiffany successfully took the bus from the 8th Circle to the 5th Circle today! ...
Walking the Wadi
... , and they are Mennonite(one of their foundational beliefs is non violence, so interesting. Then we crossed the boarder into Jordan, there was someone gaurding the boarder and Micah(6) decided to announce really loudly that he had a big gun! AHAH. As soon ...
Five Hours West To East Of The Middle
... , as cars miss you by centimetres. It was easier to just take it one lane at a time (although lanes were a flexible concept in Jordan, and generally people drove wherever they fit, be it lanes or not). Danny wasn’t feeling great, so Ben and I headed ...
Back in Aquaba
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 ...
Some more ruins...
Well we started off a morning of tours in the Northern town of Umm Qais, from where one can see the sea of Galilee and Israel, not to mention bits of Syria... It's quite scenic and equally hard to get out there so we took a driver/tour combo and made ...
Another Snow Day!
You got it! At about 6:00am this morning, I got an SMS text message saying that school would not to open today!!! I went to bed last night around 9ish and it was not even raining at that time so I thought my bet was safe. Guess not! I looked out the ...
First glance of the sea since Istanbul
... because of a lack of sleep from the last day or two and the got up and walked around. Aqaba is very different from the rest of Jordan. It is a beach town so it is a little more laid back, liberal, etc. I was very suprised at how under developed it was. ...
A night in the desert
Spent a night in the desert last night, in an area of Jordan called Wadi Rum. It easily stands out as the highlight of the trip so far. We had the chance to explore the desert by the day first, something that blew me away. I had not expected the area to ...
Madaba Weekend
... differences between the cultures were very evident. Back in the States, at a water park everyone will be in a bikini; however in Jordan, the guys were in swim trunks but the women were dressed in pants and shirts that they swam in. Even though ...
Kirsten's back!
Well, it is now Tuesday and my house is back to the echoes of only 1 person there. It was great to have Kia here and be able to show her how life is going for me here along with the people I have met. The party was a hit and enjoyed by all! It was ...
6. Tag von Petra nach Aqaba
Nach einigen Tagen der virtuellen Abwesenheit erst heute wieder ein neuer Eintrag, schließlich musste ich erst noch einige Fotos bearbeiten. Text ohne Bilder ist ja dann nicht so interessant... Hier nun der Text (mit Fotos): Unseren Abschied von Petra ...
First day in the Middle East
Arrived in Amman yesterday evening after a 3.5 hour flight from Vienna on Royal Jordanian - my first time with them, and an excellent flight with one of the best airline meals I have had; main courses offered on a trolley so you can see what they are, ...
Our Indiana Jones Adventure to Petra
... ; Heading out to Petra we took a spectacular drive descending into the valley and also seeing the Great Rift of Jordan, a continuation of the rift which starts in Africa. The highlight of our stay in Jordan was viewing ...
Jumping off the sanddune cliffs in Wadi Rum
Dear Blog, Our next stop was on a huge reddish sanddune where we amused ourselves jumping off the cliffs into the soft reddish sand or simply running from the top of the sanddunes to the bottom. The weather was really nice and sunny. ...
Rock of Ages
It’s difficult to find words to express this place. So many have tried before, but failed miserably in comparison to being there. In all the places that we’ve been, I’m sure Petra will make the top 5. So much more than ...
I'm done!
Hello- As I write this, I am now on vacation but that part hasn't set in just yet! School was done at 3:00pm today but I am sure that the kids were done on Sunday or even last Thursday. Yes, it's the same where ever you go and teach-kids will be ...
Friday at the Souk
... such. We also went into the Jordan River Foundation which is local handicrafts and it supports the traditional communites of the Jordan River Valley. There were some amazing rugs and baskets along with all the Dead Sea products. Across the street was ...