Candles Hotel Wadi Musa

... desert tour. Travel by foot or camel, as the local Bedouins do, and soak in dramatic landscapes and culture.Day 7 Aqaba (B)Enjoy the sun, explore archaeological sites or try snorkelling or diving in the coastal town of Aqaba.Day 8 Amman (B)Return to Amman, a city stuck in an uneasy cultural position somewhere between the western and Islamic worlds. Within the city, admire the beautiful white limestone buildings or venture to the desert castles east of the town.Day 9 Depart Amman (B)<br>

... sheets which i did get. then when we started replacing the sheets we found all sorts of nasty dead bed bugs. GROOOOOSSSSS so we beelined out of there and found a new place. it was called Saba'a hostel. do not go there whatever you do. however, it's under new ownership in 2 weeks so hopefully it will be cleaned up. we met the new owners too. good luck to you guys. it will take a lot to clean up that poo hole.<br><br><br><br>

... Wel grappig, iedereen denkt 'hey, die toerist gaat de verkeerde kant op!'. Daar kregen we thee aangeboden door Ghassab's zus en moeder, waarmee we niet zo goed konden communiceren, maar al snel kwam Ghassab ons redden en hij bracht ons naar Atallah's villa, waar voor ons gekookt was en waar we 5-sterren mochten douchen. 's Avonds bleek opeens dat we daar zouden slapen (kleine ruzie tussen de mannen blijkbaar, maar wij verstaan dat natuurlijk niet ...

... be on the road quickly in this realitvely snmall country and after a relaxed ride on the highlands along the King's Highway we entered Wadi Musa, to visit the must-see sight of Petra.<br>We also choose to take 2 days to discover this widespread area of rock hewn temples and thombs and palaces, who were become famous not only of one of Indiana Jones filmmaking. A wonderfull palce to be, but unfriendly overpriced and also overrun at many palces!

... than 3 seconds, they hover around you. "You like it? It's only 25 shekels. What do you mean you're only looking? How about a nice challah cover. Where are you from? America? Oh, now it's only 20 shekels. I thought you were from France. How can you not pay 20 shekels? That's practically free! It's like I'm giving it away! Wait, don't leave, I have more..."<br>The greedy ones: Two teenagers took our seats on the airplane because they wanted to be by the window ...

Well this morning after a wonderful sunrise that lite up the desert like a golden sea we packed up our gear had some breakfast and we back in the Jeeps heading out of the Wadi Rum area. Once back at the gates we boarded our bus for one of the most anticipated places for the whole trip, Petra! After about an hour on the bus we stopped and had a look at a wonderful national park where they are growing back the forrests that use to grow in this area of the world. Before the Ottomans arrived ...

... the classic Treasury building of Petra. But I like to think that the defining moment of the day is more interesting than the details. In a way, the idea of no donkey halfway describes why Rich and I are here and why we found ourselves refusing the help of a donkey to hike to a monastery. If monks could do this for hundreds of years, then we could do it once, on foot, and with maybe just the aid of advanced footwear and clothing that wicks away the sweat from our bodies ...

... direkt neben dem Highlight des ganzen Landen liegen, waere dieses Kaff genauso klein und bedeutungslos wie die unzaehligen Doerfer in der Umgebung. So gibt es aber Restaurants, Laeden, Banken und Unterkuenfte in allen Preisklassen. Ich selbst habe ein Bett im Schlafsaal des Valentine Inn, einer Backpacker-Bude, die mich von der Aufmachung und dem Klientel her stark an die Hostels in Suedafrika erinnert. Trotzdem will ich mich nicht ganz heimisch ...

... knew that the bus cost 5 Dina to Petra so we were not going to pay much more. One driver offered us 7 Dina to take us there as he lives there and came from there to drop people off so if he didn't take us for cheap he might be going home empty handed so in the end we jumped in and go there in one piece, he was actually a nice guy. When we arrived in to Wadi Musa which is basically the town for Petra we headed to Valentine Inn which is a cheap backpackers seems a ...

... they're very proud. <br><br>Hiked up another mountain which was tough going. Shouldn't have done it when it was fairly hot. More enjoyable than Mt Sinai, maybe because I'm going at my own pace and can stop and take in the view if I want to. Saw some other monuments and structures which were very cool before I headed back down the mountain which also had great views over towards Israel. Once down I had to head uphill for an hour's walk back to the main entrance, where I got ...