Holiday Inn Amman

... Middle East. Stay only at the best hotels...and expect the worst. Live and learn... I am sure the manager of the Holiday Inn Amman is expecting my letter...as well he should be..... But, Amman as a city is very interesting. I only wanted to do ...

... Canadians friends had met a week earlier and snuck into a hotel resort. It was quite a treat! We picked the (rather fancy) Holiday Inn and after telling the two security checkpoints we came for their dinner buffet (which would have been nice, just way ...

... way back from the past few days in the Jordan Valley working with Friends of the Earth Middle East. We're currently at the Holiday Inn Dead Sea enjoying our last day seaside/poolside/spaside. Ok the spa was really only for Janessa who wanted a massage, ...

... , and lots of police officers watching the road.  Its very clean and modern too.   We met Bo and Shannon at the Holiday Inn Dead Sea Resort.  It is a super fancy resort with a million pools right on the Dead Sea.  We are really excited ...

We landed in Amman yesterday evening and had no idea what to expect. We didn't know whether everything would also be in English, how well the people would speak english, or how friendly the people would be. When we got off the plane, we walked into a bit ...

... lady twice a week  is always a bonus. Greg arrived back early next morning, well before breakfast, tranisiting for 2 days from a holiday in Cambodia on his way to take up his post in Jo'burg.  He took us on a tour of Amman - ...

... . It was a nice apartment with a maid. Her original intention was to go our for dinner, but changed her mind due to the holiday. We had a light appetizer and then went into the dining room for dinner. It was a traditional Phillapino meal with a ...

... a tiny Italian restaurant, where we enjoyed some great pasta dishes. Completely satisfied, we walked back to our hotel, stopping by the old Holiday Inn that was bombed out during the civil war in the 70s. It looked rather eerie at night. As soon as we ...

After yesterdays epic drive, border crossing and trying to navigate through Amman at midnight, we decided to relax today. We toured down the east coast of the Dead Sea and back up to the hotel region at the north end. Most people don't realize that ...

... and more spectacular snorkelling round the reef. Then back home after a wonderful four weeks combining so many diverse, fascinating and exciting experiences and not forgetting that important ingredient in any holiday recipe, ...

... washing up etc.  I was on cleaning duty - what's a mop and bucket?  Where's my Mrs. Mop from Windsor?  I'm on holiday!!  Today was a big day also as we were introduced to the pit stop.  From here on in toilets as we know them ...