Edom Wadi Musa

... entered the area with the treasury in front of us I noticed the bedouins with their camels. One guy looked just like Johnny Depp in 'Pirates of the Carribean.' They wanted us to take the tour with them so bad. However, Hamdi grew up in Egypt and knew the cost of 45JAD was way too much. The tour would take you to the roman paths and around to all the sites and back. They continued with us for another km or so before they found another group of ...

... probably in his early to mid 40s but he's arrogant and sleazyyyyyy. I don't like him so i keep my distance which makes me seem rude but i am sick and not in the mood to be hit on by smarmy men i have no interest in.

Any how, we entered Jordan through the port town of Aqaba which is in a really bizarre position. It's a 15 minute drive away from Saudi Arabia and a short distance from Eilat in Israel. You can actually see the city of ...

... nu bij zn neef in een kast van een huis te laptoppen..

Morgen Petra.. Khou jullie op de hoogte!]

Oke, couchsurfen bij Bedoeinen is niet zoals bij andere mensen.. Zo slaap je waarschijnlijk niet bij je host zelf.. Na onze i-netsessie nam Ghassab ons mee naar klein Petra, alvast een soort voorproefje.. Bizar grote 'gebouwen' in en om grotten uit steen uitgehouwen, en een heleboel goten en waterkelders om niet om te komen van de dorst..

Wadi Musa, Ma'an, Jordan eyre

... our hostel was offering an early bus at 7am. But when they say bus they really mean Ute. So one person could sit in the cab and the rest get to sit in the tray.
Petra is truly amazing better than any other ruins we have seen so far. We have been walking around the sites for the last two days and fending off the donkey touts.
Petra is a spectacular rose stoned city built in the 3rd century BC by the Nebataeans, who carved temples, tombs and ...

... emmène je fais la connaissance de Fernando, mexicain vivant à Barcelone, qui débute un tour du monde en solo en commençant par la Jordanie. Copieur! Je ne lui en veux pas et accepte de partager avec lui une chambre double et de visiter Petra ensemble.

Le site est à la hauteur de sa réputation et les 3 jours que j'avais prévus pour s'y promener ne seront pas de trop. La ville fut taillée dans la roche par les tribus Nabatéennes il y'a plus ...

... War came alive for me the first time I was in Boston. Maybe it's the way I was brought up, that whole notion of the Protestant Work Ethic or "there's no such thing as a free lunch," but I can also now say why I had to walk up those 995 steps. There is no donkey halfway. You either do it or you don't. I would quote Yoda, but this here's a classy blog. (For actual descriptions of what we saw and did in Petra, see Rich's blog.)

... jeden wichtigen Ort belagern und gute Bilder unmoeglich machen. Deshalb am besten gleich beim Oeffnen um 6 Uhr erscheinen. Man betritt Petra durch den so genannten Siq, eine spektakulaere 1200 Meter lange Schlucht, die von bis zu 80 Meter hohen Felswaenden eingefasst ist. Es ist neben der Tatsache, dass es den perfekten Anfang eines jeden Ausflugstages darstellt, noch wegen den vielen verschiedenen Farbstufen des Gesteins interessant. Aber das beste ...

... one of the clinic's vets. They treat up to 600 horses and donkeys a month! And an occasional camel. 700 horses and donkeys work at Petra carting fat people (and kids) around and provide a living for 1,000 people. The Director was very articulate and passionate about animal welfare, owner training and education, sustainable ownership, and especially tourist education. Their new campaign encourages tourists on how to make responsible choices when using ...

... so there is some hope!). We were amazed that we were able to climb all over the sight - this wouldn't happen in many other places eg. the Roman Forum, and presumably will be stopped soon here too (in the interest of preserving this Unesco world heritage site people should be restricted from using the ancient tombs as toilets don't you think?) Malesh. We went as far as climbing up the long set of stairs to the monastery (quite a work out in the heat). Here, a young girl ...

... out, in a different way. Also saw very few people so was by myself for the most part. Sat up 200m or so up from the treasury on a cliff watching the people below. Met the two french people up there and we've agreed to head up to Amman on Sunday morning together.

Lots of Bedouin selling postcards, jewelery, drinks, donkey rides etc etc.. Good thing is once you've said no once they leave you alone. So different than the experience at the Pyramids. Exception is the ...