My Hotel Aqaba

Growing up on an island, I consider myself a bit of a ferry boat pro so it is fun to experience them in other countries. The ferry from Nuweiba to Aquaba also serves at the border crossing from Egypt to Jordan. While it has a scheduled departure time, it doesn't seem to pay much attention to it, so we had to arrive at the terminal in time for the 2 pm scheduled departure but were warned that groups regularly have to wait until 8 pm to leave. <br><br>Mayer ...

... Hotel, the place is nice and all facilities are new. The food was excellent, and the staff are very helpful and attentive. <br>I realy enjoyed my travel to Aqaba, and the next time that i will come over, i will still choose to stay at the Captain's Hotel- the friendliest hotel in town.

... sie im Staedtchen noch etwas relaxt und am Abend wieder zurueck kommt. Klar, kein Ding meinte der. Gegen 17 Uhr dann - sie war gerade dabei, am Strand zusammenzupacken und den Heimweg anzutreten - rief Zedane sie an und fragte, wo sie denn sei. Als sie meinte, sie waere noch in Akaba, war der stinksauer und meinte, sie solle sofort zurueckkommen. Am folgenden Tag hat er sie dann mordsmaessig zusammengeschissen, meinte, sie sei ja nie da und kuemmere sich einen Scheiss um ...

... for people telling me what to do or where to sit so I just plonked myself in the corner and watched and waited, my stomach was still hurting me and I was having to visit the bathroom which was about as clean as a night out down chippy ally in Cardiff with **** everywhere, was not the best. After a while a few westerns started to emerge and I ended up talking to a load of them, really nice people some in big tour groups some individuals who were all nice. They had ...

Today is the halfway point of my 1 year trip around the world. I am definitely tired. I notice that I have lost a bit of enthusiasm. I notice it in my daily planning and also in my journal entries. I also take a lot less photos than I used to. I have lost a bit of motivation keeping my travel blog up to date. I don't see as many sights as I used to as I have lost some of my energy. I just cant be bothered to go to far places most of the time ...

... we reluctantly had to leave, so we took quick showers and hopped back on the bus. However, we were all really excited for our next stop, which was Wadi Rum. As we drove north of the Red Sea to Wadi Rum around noon on Friday, the landscape changed dramatically. All of the sudden, we were in a region of giant sand dunes, colorful stone mountains, and entirely uninhabited areas. As we drove into the Wadi Rum national park, surrounding us were red and tan stone mountains ...

... begun. But we weren't stupid - 2 engineers, 1 chemist, and one hell of a Les Stroud buff, just like myself. :) While completely exhausted, just as planned we spotted camp around 6pm. We were probably around 2-3 hours away from experiencing a situation. There was a definite sense of accomplishment for having tackled the Sahara with just our physical and mental strengths. That night we talked about Islam, ate A LOT, and once more we slept under the ...

... of Aqaba itself is a very conservative community because it has not had a great amount of outside influence. However, that is soon to change as entrepreneurs are realizing its potential. Aqaba is a treasure of Jordan and should definitely be taken advantage of (I know it's sad that the locals will lose their way of life, but Jordan desperately needs more tourism and cash coming in to help all of the people of Jordan). Development is already taking ...

... time in a week. Okay, so the drain drained with the speed of an egg timer - meaning the place flooded like the Titanic - but we didn't care. Jordan on a whole suffers with severe water shortages but Aqaba bucks the trend; it sits on a series of fresh water springs, springs that allowed all three of us (individually of course) to wallow in the freshwater with a guilt-free conscious (don't judge... you would have too). <br><br>It's safer<br>We're probably not going to die ...