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A pleasant surprise
A Travel Blog entry by stevecori from Amman, Jordan
... jewelry shops and currency exchanges but a dearth of hospitable looking cafes, so we changed plans and hopped a cab to the Grand Hyatt Amman for a little pampering. No sooner did the cab pull up at the door and we walked through a security gate ...
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Cities of red rock
A Travel Blog entry by rodandeleanor from Petra, Jordan
... can the women shop for? Quality of accommodation was hilarious – one night we found ourselves in the 4 star luxury of the Grand Palace Amman, including no less than 8 chairs in the room in different areas, a bags/dressing room and a giant bed, the ...
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Getting There
A Travel Blog entry by perl from Amman, Jordan
... from just outside the Terminal 2, bought our tickets on the bus for about 3JD I think and about 40' later we were in central Amman. Another short taxi ride to our hotel and we were in our huge room at the Golden Tulip. Actually... that Tulip was not so ...
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On the Path to Ruins
A Travel Blog entry by joe-and-jill from Amman, Jordan
... continuously inhabited places, extending over 7,000 years. The ruins – such as the Temple of Hercules, a restored palace, a basilica and a huge cistern – were pretty cool, but we preferred just strolling around and enjoying the panoramic ...
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Got no oil, but is rich and safe anyway
A Travel Blog entry by swisscott from Amman, Jordan
Downtown, visiting Jerash and the Desert Castles ...
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Air Jordan to the rescue
A Travel Blog entry by mitulkapadia from Amman, Amman, Jordan
Never flown Royal Jordanian before. Nice surprise. Excellent flight and put us in a fancy hotel with full dinner for free during our 9 hour layover. Got a nice nap and shower in. Would have ventured poolside if we had more time. Definitely would ...
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Rand of Smirels and Temp-pohls
A Travel Blog entry by jmwaters from Bangkok, Thailand
... matter how basic the living standards are, the temples are always ornate with plentiful rice, flowers and fruit. We wanted to go to the Grand Palace but because it was a Sunday, the monks were chanting between 12 and 3 so we went to the Golden Mount. The ...
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Begginnings of a sweaty story
A Travel Blog entry by nickybushnell from Bangkok, Thailand
... our budget which was less cool, but we had a very schilled day, did some sight seeing, very necessary, visited the 'Grand Palace' which was incredible,( had to borrow some sexy shirts from the front esk to cover out shoulders),Golden buildings all over ...
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Indiana Jones here I come!
A Travel Blog entry by rebecca.mcneal from Petra, Jordan
Amman, Jordan Upon arriving at the Palace Hotel via the airport shuttle I got checked in and immediately ran into two French ladies looking for a third to share the taxi down to Petra. I joined them and had a scenic 6 hour drive down the Kings Highway, ...
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Indie meets Rammie
A Travel Blog entry by carlier from Petra, Ma’an, Jordan
Getting stuck into Jordan we headed south from Amman visiting a few towns and staying overnight on the way. We hooked up with Rick, a Canadian guy who tagged along with us on a few trips. A nice guy who had the added benefit of talking North American ...
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Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety-Jig
A Travel Blog entry by stephspeirs from Karak, Jordan
... last great race of our roadtrip. We made it back with no problems, were welcomed back heartily by the staff at Abbasi Palace. We greeted them like old friends and happily recounted the adventures of the previous days, enjoying the feeling of returning; of ...
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UK-Kathmandu
A Travel Blog entry by pinkkaz from London, United Kingdom
... other ideas and leapt all over us until we surrendered much to the amusement of the local people. After a stop at Fatehpur Sikri Palace I finally got to see what I had marked down as the highlight of the tour for me - the Taj Mahal - the ultimate ...
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The city of minarets, Istanbul
A Travel Blog entry by hilary_todd from Istanbul, Turkey
... the crowds flocking to the Topkapi Palace, the main palace of the Ottoman Kings, located in the middle of Sultanhamet. The palace itself was ok (again, not as impressive as the palaces in Southern Spain), but what was absolutely amazing was the treasury ...
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Koolkata
A Travel Blog entry by ricduncombe from Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India
... city but such fears have proved totally unfounded. The one tourist sight I did manage to see was the Victoria memorial, a grand white marble palace similar to the Taj Mahal though rather more like a modern rip off than something I might actually compare. ...
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An evening in Cairo
A Travel Blog entry by john_tillett from Cairo, Egypt
... being the sort of massive international hotel that forgoes character for comfort, manages to rise above this through its central palace. Built, and renovated to house the Empress Eugenie when Napolean came to see the opening of the Suez canal, it is ...
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Where is your middle name?
A Travel Blog entry by ktjen09 from New Delhi, India
... mid afternoon with nothing to do, so promptly spent $30 on hour long massages. Main attraction here was seeing Amber fort, a palace dating back several hundred years . We got to ride an elephant through the main gate. The fort was pretty much ...
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This is the End
A Travel Blog entry by christinasworld from New York, United States
... myself standing in a concentration camp outside of Phnom Penh, climbing up the temples of Angkor Wats, wandering awestruck in the Grand Royal Palace in Bangkok, pouring water over a shrine at the Shwedegon in Burma, stepping out of my tent in the ...
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Riding across the desert
A Travel Blog entry by kmartadventure from Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
... the structures are quite well-preserved, with ornate figures carved directly into the sandstone buildings. We visited the Palace Museum which offered a very interesting insight into Rajahstan’s history of grand kingdoms – indeed, rajahstan ...
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Bali - Island of Gods
A Travel Blog entry by funklicks from Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
... of antiques, restaurants, bookshops, art galleries, boutiques and a market full of little things to test your temptations. The famous Ubud Palace is on the main road and down the road; one should not miss this Pura Saraswaty. In there is a temple with a ...
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