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Travel Blogs from Nuweiba
Dreaded Nuweiba - Aqaba ferry
... to convince them to sell you a one way ticket even though you are obliged to return through this route within 7 days, not sure how they'd actually police that.
I opted for the Nuweiba-Aqaba ferry. Every blog i’d every read of this ferry was negative, they all told of a ridiculous wait, never actually knowing when the ferry was leaving, nor how long it was going to take.
Here’s an account of my experience:
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One Day, Three Countries
... joke. This chowbouy, you know like jhon whayne, he ride into town on joolyie 14, stay tree days in this town and ride out on joolyie 14. So, I say, how is this possible?” Says cabbie. “Because that’s the name of his horse.” Says Cara from back seat.
We arrived in Petra around 2pm. Amazing.
Tomorrow is more amazing – we get to go into the wonderland of Petra – the city built in Rock almost 2000 years ago. ...
The Red Sea
... snorkel and read. It was really nice not having any internet as it meant I couldn’t organize anything giving us a total break from 'travelling’.
I spent a lot of time just staring out to sea – the colours of the Red sea were really beautiful with lots of different shades of blue and green caused by the offshore reefs. It was quite bizarre looking out across the ocean and seeing Saudi Arabia – you really knew ...
The Ferry Bust
... it’s maybe two football fields away – walkable! But no, back we go. And, we were there for HOURS. Apparently, the ship broke too.
Our trip has been seamless so far, not one wrinkle, so maybe we were due? Maybe this is karma slapping me for loathing the Kick the Can guy and the Russians atop Mt. Sinai? Sigh...
As we waited, we were befriended by a Jordanian family with four sons and one daughter. They spoke very ...
A destination is not a place but a way of seeing
... on this beach; uneventful until a soldier with gun and bayonet attached (!) came to visit.
Security is tight on Sinai. Three frightening terrorist attacks in the last 5/6 years resulting in many dead with confusing ideas about who and why is responsible. The many checkpoints make up in enthusiasm what they lack in efficiency. They grabbed our passports, fought over who was to hold them (foreign passports!) and read them cover to cover as if perusing ...