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Shmeisani St Amman, Jordan, 11194, 6-565-9270

Our flight arrived the afternoon before from Egypt and we were duly picked up by a representative of the tour company we had booked through (Bunniks). For Jordan and Syria we opted for an independent tour designed for just us, but with all accommodation and tours organised and booked ahead. This is not our usual way of doing things but thought for the Middle East this would be a good alternative. After being picked up it was explained to us that they (Atlas Tours the Jordan Travel Wholesaler)...
Umm Qais, Jordan heatheravanPeople strolling nonchantly along the beach caked completely in black/grey mud, steaming hazy air and lukewarm water that forces you to float 1/2 out of the water- sounds crazy? The Dead Sea is crazy! For a start it is the lowest point on earth at 400 metres below sea level. Then its chemical makeup means nothing, absolutely nothing, lives in it. You are not going to step on a crab or have a bit of seaweed drift by. Then the other weird thing is that there are no craft whatsoever on the sea. ...
Amman, Jordan heatheravanWe flew from Zurich, Switzerland, to the Jordan capital Amman. After a four hour flight we arrived at 5 p.m. at the Queen Alia International Airport. We had to wait over an hour till our guide brought us our visas. Then we drove to the Amman Cham Palace Hotel. After a late dinner we went to bed. Tomorrow our trip will beginn.
Amman, Jordan rabbitcruiserToday, on Friday the 13th!, we went to the Dead Sea in the morning. The lake lies about one hour drive south of Amman and is the deepest point of the earth (ca. 420m/1380 ft below sea level). The water level is dropping constantly. One reason is the river Jordan, the only inflow to the Dead Sea. The people who live by the Jordan take a constantly growing amount of water from the river. It is a weird feeling to "float" like this in the water. But swimming is far more exhausting than in "normal...
Amman, Jordan rabbitcruiserVery early in the morning we left the hotel and drove to the airport. We tought how fresh the air was; so much fresher and cooler than in Aqaba. And then we saw a sign that read: 77° F/25° C. It felt so cool! How hot were the nights in Aqaba, when 77° F is cool! As usually we had to wait for the flight home. Thank goodness the shops were already open, so we could do a little shopping. The flight back to Zurich had a stopover in Geneva for 45 minutes. In almost no time we were in Zurich. The t...
Amman, Jordan rabbitcruiserToday our trip started for real. In the morning we visited the citadel in Amman. On the hill you can see ruins of the Temple of Hercules, of an old Byzantine basilica and of an ancient palace. In Amman there is the second largest flagpole of the world: the Raghadan Falgpole. He is 416 ft/126.8m tall and carries the flag of Jordan. By the way, the largest flagpole stands in Aqaba. After Amman we went north to Ajloun. There is, on top of a hill, the castle of Ajloun, Qalaat ar-Rabad. Its one of...
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... this was the first time I was meeting them. Adib picked me up and we went to his friend Firas's house where I met three other Jordanians. I forget what you call them but they are a part of the my-aged people Rotary Club here. It was quite an experience. Firas's home...well actually his family's home...was very nice. i say his family's home because Jordanians stay at home a lot longer than American's in general (although some of my cousins and I are trying to set ...
Amman, Jordan justajaunt... long 6 days. It was great to catch up with Stevo and hang out for a week. We gave him a few things we’d purchased along the way plus some gear we just didn’t need to start with. He was staying on in Amman for a couple more days but it was time for us to head to Israel and the Palestine Territories.<br><br>Highs: Palymera, Petra and hanging out with Stevo (chur chur bro).<br>Lows: Local buses and dudes wanting Backsheesh for nothing.
Amman, Jordan tandlittleman... for us. We had the first guy from 30 EGP down to 15 EGP, but he was making us mad so we abandoned him for his competitors. They went down to 15 rather quickly, but then we decided we wanted 10 EGP, which was pretty easy to do. They were all mad and insisting we go with this one driver, but we opted for a different one, since they were being a bit too forceful for our tastes. About 20 minutes later, we arrived at the bus station, which was ...
Amman, Jordan prfoley... reliable and he took away the hassle. Plus, whether or not we were able to stay at the hotel, I figured he deserved some sort of tip for letting us leave our bags there and driving us to Petra as if we were his guests. His hospitality had been great. <br><br>When we got there he did have a room, it was a triple that people had backed out on. He gave us a reasonable price, not as good as he should have, because he said it was a triple, but oh well. He did deserve a bit ...
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