Kempinski Hotel Aqaba Red Sea

... Vegas erinnert. Sehr viel Licht, große Hotelanlagen. Dann ein Schwarzer Streifen (zumindest Nachts, eil nicht beleuchtet). Das ist die Grenze. Und Richtung Süden sieht man kleine Berge - dort ist schon Saudi Arabien...<br><br>Am nächsten Tag verabschiede ich mich von Erik. Er muss zurück nach Amman, und zwei Tage später nach Damascus, Syrien um seine Reisegruppe zu treffen. Ich gehe in Aqaba an den Strand und zum Flagpole. Es ist der größte Fahnenmast der Welt und von allen ...

... While diving is very cheap in Jordan, the sites are more apt for snorkelers and a few of us jumped at the opportunity, especially for only 20 dinar [a bit more expensive since we had a few number of people, if more of the group went it would have been cheaper]. This was cheaper than the option given in Nuweiba, and lasted longer as well. The trip started us off in a small glass bottom boat as we rode an hour South to the site, snorkeled for around an ...

Pour cette deuxième semaine en Jordanie, j'aurais beaucoup de photos de ruines de châteaux et autres temples romains mais je préfère vous épargner et me concentrer sur ce qui m'a vraiment marqué.<br><br> Après Petra je me rends à Aqaba, sur les bords de la mer rouge et tout près de Eilat en Israel, en face de l'Egypte et à quelques bornes de l'Arabie Saoudite. C'est une grosse station balnéaire et accessoirement une zone économique spéciale ...

... I swear if we had not been heavy enough we would have crashed and be killed. Our guides name Oudi he took us back to the camp. There we are put in a Bedouin tent that is wet and itchy YEAH! After some black tea we are left to our own devises for a couple of hours then we thrown into a car and shuttle to another dune and we watch the sunset. Then go back to the tents and eat a ok dinner (with the rest of the ...

... spectacular place, the landscape, the colours are just incredible. As always, it is not possible (at least for me) to capture in a photo the size, the dimension, the silence, the solemnity of such a place. On top of that, the tour mate (americans, japanese, czecks, yemenies and australians) are really nice, and that contributes to create a great atmosphere and enjoy the trip twice as much.

... I didn't think I would last the 45 mins but eventually my legs went numb and it didn't hurt anymore. The ride actually wasn't that fun because we were tied to another camel for most of it and they didn't go very fast. After the camels we loading our bags back on to the bus and then we went on our jeep safari. Again, this was not my kind of jeep safari. We were in the back of the jeep with no cover and were holding on so we wouldn't fall ...

... my bed a few times haha. The next day, Thursday, we woke up early to eat breakfast and then leave to go out a few miles south of Aqaba where there are huge reefs for snorkeling and diving. We hired a glass-bottomed boat for the whole group, and, wearing our bathing suits, got in to explore the reefs. They were gigantic and the water was so clear! We saw tons of different kinds of fish, a sunken Turkish boat, and coral in all different shapes and sizes! Then, the driver ...

... OF MY BED!!" and he just said "sorry sorry" and backed off, but just kept getting closer 15 minutes later. I got up and slept the rest of the night alone in the tent. While this definitely brought down my mood, I still wasn't ready to leave the desert, nor Joe, Nick and Andrew. The Brits were ready to leave the next morning and at the absolute last minute - even after my bag was packed and in the jeep - I decided to stay. The boys were organizing a hike ...

... and applauded, though they had doubtless heard the story many times. Then the younger generation took over. Wearing baseball caps and short-sleeved shirts, one son sang and strummed a modern guitar, while another kept time on a tambourine. While we enjoyed our day in the desert, our hosts had been making makloubeh, a Bedouin stew. They heated coals in a pit dug into the ground, placed a big pot containing goat meat, carrots, potatoes, onions and ...

... for them (all thanks to the port being part of a designated Special Economic Zone). Sweet. 1st impressions (the terminal) were not great but things got better after that, apart from the taxi driver antics &amp; the fact that no ATM in the town wanted to dispense money to us. <br><br>· Differences <br>I know we've only been here a few hours and thus it might be a bit soon to do this but what the hell. Here are a few stark differences that we've noticed between Aqaba (and ...