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What's the hottest you've ever felt?

Posted by jeremystravels

... telling the difference since it was hot. 40 vs 45 has no real bearing on me to tell the difference, in the desert at least.. I have a picture of a sign in Aqaba, Jordan that said 40°C at sunset. I know for a fact that we hit 43 a few days in Aswan.

Jordan

Posted by dancejill

... mint tea and fruit drinks are available everywhere. Try the wide variety of fresh nuts, roasted and salted in Aqaba Shopping - Jordan offers a range of quality souvenirs. Look out for high-quality artifacts including rugs, pottery, paintings, jewellery, ...

Aqaba to Petra and onwards!

Posted by _tz_

We are spending five nights in Jordan next month on arriving at Aqaba. We plan to drive to Petra where we shall stay three nights. Is it a fairly easy and quite well signposted journey and how long should it take? Any hints? After leaving Petra, we ...

Petra

Posted by _tz_

Since I've been asked so nicely here's some information on Petra: Jordan The place everyone coming to Jordan visits is Petra. Sure it is wonder of the world, but Jordan has much more to offer. But since it is what people always ask for, let&# ...

Aqaba to Petra and onwards!

Posted by manzara

We are spending five nights in Jordan next month on arriving at Aqaba. We plan to drive to Petra where we shall stay three nights. Is it a fairly easy and quite well signposted journey and how long should it take? Any hints? After leaving Petra, we are ...

Jordan Public Transportation - Dana Nature Reserve travel question

Posted by cratchit9

How do you get to the Nature Reserve from Aqaba with public transportation?

Aqaba to Petra and onwards!

Posted by starlagurl

How far is Aqaba from Wadi Rum? I see this on Wikitravel: The minibus from Wadi Rum costs 3 Jordanian Dinars (JD) each. It takes 1.5 hours to get to Petra. Have the Rum Guesthouse or your tour operator call the bus owner the day before to arrange an ...

Tour Groups Egypt and Jordan - Advice Requested!

Posted by trent

... at other companies like Intrepid, Gap, and Imaginative Traveler and found a really good itinerary on Gap (their Egypt and Jordan adventure (http://gapadventures.com/tour/DPJA)) that is roughly the same itinerary as Contiki's, but includes an extra 2 days ...

Israel stamp

Posted by stereobread

... border guards to stamp a separate piece of paper to enter Israel, then do the same thing to get back into Jordan, then take the ferry from Aqaba to Nuweiba and get a Jordanian exit stamp there. That way it looks like you entered Jordan from Syria and ...

A Cautionary Tale!

Posted by manzara

... we had the correct paperwork to go to Cairo in a couple of weeks time. Then on return to Taba following five nights in Jordan, we were specifically asked if we would be travelling on to Cairo. We said we were, our passport and visas were carefully ...

Israel stamp

Posted by aopaq

... if you want to visit these countries. Be aware that I have also heard that people were denied entry into Syria when it was obvious that they came from Egypt and travelled through Israel to Jordan even though their passports had no Israeli stamps!

Want to do a tour in Egypt with me?

Posted by georgiaturkiye

... will arrive via Jordan as I live in Istanbul, so will travel overland from there, via Suriye and Jordan, fast ferry, insallah it's running....from Aqaba to Newibba, I'm now working on the plan. I am a retired British lady and travel independently ...

Israel stamp

Posted by hajjabdullah

... Jordanians won't give me any incriminating passport stamps, going to Jerusalem and back from Amman. So how about it? If I went from Jordan to Israel then back to Jordan by the same border crossing would I be able to avoid all of the stamps or just ...

Israel stamp

Posted by stereobread

... Jordanians won't give me any incriminating passport stamps, going to Jerusalem and back from Amman. So how about it? If I went from Jordan to Israel then back to Jordan by the same border crossing would I be able to avoid all of the stamps or just ...

Newbie: Istanbul to Cairo

Posted by Jambo

... and . So, you could just do all that but in reverse. The route is not all that difficult, it kind of looks after itself once you are in Syria and Jordan because most of the good places are towards the western side of those countries. Hope this helps.

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