Coral Bay Aqaba

... The chapel is not very big, but it is very old and full of Greek Orthodox character. The burning bush draws the most attention, with tourists touching it and trying to take leaves off of it. How pathetic and disrespectful.<br><br>We arrive back at the hotel and have an hour and a half to eat breakfast and have a quick shower before we depart for the ferry in Neweiba for Aqaba, Jordan.<br><br>We leave on time, but do not arrive in time to make the 1:30 PM ferry ...

... dat we zouden bellen als we nog eens een lift nodig hadden). De touristiki informatiki wist wel een goedkoop hotel voor ons, maar gelukkig wist de Rough Guide een nog loucher kakkerlakken gat: Dweik (1). <br><br>We gingen eerst even internetten (jaja, is een hele bezigheid als je geen couch surft) en Chinees eten (onze darmen kunnen geen droog witbrood meer aan!). Heeeerlijk! Beetje hangen op onze geaircoode hotelkamer (en dat voor 18 eu per kamer!), de ...

... in Jordan was that everything was clean, everything worked like it should, no one demanded extra tips and everything cost as much as we`d pay at home. <br><br>Our guide told us we could wear whatever we wanted in Jordan, that we wouldn't have any problems. I wasn't so sure, a few men the first night had been trying to talk to me, even as I walked with the group through town, so the next morning I dressed in my most conservative gear as a few of us headed ...

Well today we said goodbye to Ghandi as we went through immigration at the Ferry terminal, once through there we went to the "departure lounge" (big shed) and waited for the ferry........it was on Egypt time.......after a nice cool and refreshing drink the ferry arrived. We lined up gave over all our documents, dumped the bags and headed upstairs to the 1st level. Non Egyptians are restricted to the 1st deck, we couldn't go up to any of ...

... large, well appointed complex, including a large open-air dining hall, satisfactory bathroom facilities, an apparent entertainment hall, a swimming pool (yay), and a choice of dozens of cabins or tents. We dumped our stuff in the largish tent (figured out how to tie the flap shut), and settled by the pool to read for a bit (despite the loud young Jordanians frolicking by the pool). We hiked up the rocky hill behind the camp for an awesome ...

... and no sound but the wind. It is moments like these that feel truly spiritual. Later, we walked out into the desert sand and watched the sun set. Back at camp, Kerrad had cooked up another wonderful meal that we ate around the crackling fire, washing it down with more sweet Bedouin tea. Then to bed - instead of sleeping in the tent, we spent the night out in the open around the dying embers of the fire, gazing at the desert star filled sky. We woke the ...

... school graduates who have gone to the most reputable American boarding schools. Their goal is to import that culture to King's. I have heard a few people mention the Turkish gold that was hidden and left behind as the Ottoman Turks were fleeing the region. Salah was claiming that there were related treasure maps in Turkey. I wonder if any of this is true. Had beer and sushi at a place in Amman called "Living Room". It was a very nice lounge/restaurant easily ...

... what a girl will do for a shower when she's been 4 X 4ing in the desert all day!! We were thrilled to reach camp and realize that new REAL toilets had been constructed as the old desert toilet was described as "horrendous". We were also told that there was a shower but that it had no front on it so you needed someone to hold a towel up for you for a bit of privacy. After letting everyone else go for a ...

... making the ascent in time for sunrise was something I've never done. I've never hiked all through the night. At the top the stupid guide Josiph told us to go up for 5 min, come back down, and watch the sunrise from the coffeeshop. I had trucked my tripod up the whole hike and basically refused, I watched the sunrise from the top and it was beautiful. :) When I came down, not only was my group not in sight, but apparently Josiph fell asleep. I didn't know ...

... mountains. The colors were not particularly brilliant, but the overall scene was breathtaking none the less. We watched the colors change for half an hour after the red disk disappeared, enjoying the calm and the immensity of the creation in this amazing place. As the sky began to darken, we climbed down to the vehicles and drove the rest of the way back to our camp. As we arrived we were invited to take tea around a campfire in the middle of camp ...