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PO BOX 96 S N Aqaba, 77110, Jordan
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Ferrying to Egypt
Ok so left about 8:30am on a bus to aqaba, i needed to get there early to get the boat ticket and the boat which was supposed to leave at 1pm. Bus got in and I got a friendly taxi driver who took me to get the ticket and to the port gates without over charging or trying to take me else where. So into the port by 11am, paid ...
More Flashbacks from the 90's
... in need of abit of TLC. The TV was from the 80s and the remote control was falling to bits. The shower head was falling to bits (water would spray at random angles from the shower head) and the bathroom needed a good layer of paint. The view from the room was onto a apartment block that I thought had been abandoned- no, it was just a really run down building. The hotel had a free breakfast but you had to fight for a plate, knife or cup or the coffee was cold etc.
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Nothings too far from Aqaba! (Lol!)
... despite extreme weather conditions throughout the year. Even after 40 minutes when the bus turned off onto a small road, the condition was one of smooth asphalt.
Our first amazing sight was a mountain called ‘the Seven Pillars of Wisdom.’ If you’re reading this, Ms Rowling, I have a great title for the 8th Harry Potter book…. ‘Harry Potter and the 7 pillars of Wisdom’. In fact this works for anything: ‘Scooby Doo ...
How many camels to make you happy?
From Israel, Jenstar & I made our way to the "Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan" (I just call it Jordan too). For the first few days, we based ourselves in Amman & our days took on a familiar pattern. I'd spend mornings at the Lebanese embassy trying to sort out my visa (for various reasons, I ended up going 3 times & then a 4th to collect) while Jenstar would go for a run & then get breakfast ready (yip, legend) ... as often happens when you spend some ...
In an octopus's garden (In Aqaba)
... and attempts at discussing, it also becomes clear that his English skills don’t go much further than “yes, 4 dinar”. After about the 7th person he asks, he gets the directions, and says it’ll be six. We’re pretty ****** off with him so we say no. But we realize we don’t want a super ****** off taxi driver (you’ve seen the movie!) so we tell him 5.
The place we’re staying is pretty nice and ...


