Marriott Amman

... Petra.   After we left the site we showered, sat in the lobby of the Movenpick for coffee, and then drove back to Amman. We didn't arrive here until about 8:00pm so there was not really time to explore the city. Maybe next time...   We're ...

... Saudi Arabia… Cathy and Jeff and two daughters, Ana and Ella, and their friend Giuseppi, who is general manager of the Amman Marriott Hotel, for a tour of Jerash, which is the Roam Ruins about 40 kms from Amman. It was a very different experience ...

OK, here I am sat in the Marriot Hotel having drinks and eating steak. Ben needed to go back to Beirut to do some things he missed out on so Israel is off the list. I, on my own...am heading off to Egypt now for a relaxing week....should be nice. ...

... We had a blast. I must say it was quite nice to stay in classy hotels for once (yes, my family is now a  frequent flyer of Marriot Hotels). We hit the big sites of Jordan, but I think my family can agree, that a week was not enough time. We went to ...

... after a half day of travel from Cairo, Egypt. It was nice to sleep in this morning and then lounge around the Cairo Marriott to enjoy it one last time before departing. Sipping tea in the outdoor café, we were able to appreciate the diversity of people ...

... Sea with Jessica to attend the Marine Ball with Shawn. Yeehaw! We went up Thursday night, I finally met Paola, we stayed at the Marriot with Eric, and then headed to the Movenpick(sp?) next door for a lazy day by the pool and floating in the Dead Sea ...

... on the recommendation of our travel book, I think I would opt for one of the hotels next time. (Currently, there is a Marriott and a Movenpick, but many new hotels are under construction). Drove back the main highways in the dark. Pass many very ...

... 24/7/365. They even have a satellite dish so the vendor can watch TV. Finally we arrived in modern day Petra, complete with a Marriott and Crowne Plaza. Our first stop was at a monument/gift shop for the spring of Moses. He’d be disappointed to ...

... more of that class than I was expecting to.  Sunday night, some of my friends and I went to this sports bar in the Marriott here to watch the super bowl.  It was like stepping back into the US; everyone there was from the States.   It ...

... ; A few of my family members who didn't make the last trip we took there, had found another resort that was better than the marriot.  so we check out that place.  It was incredible!! it was like an old spanish villa, and the pools stayed open ...

OK, last entry for this trip. I am sat in the Champions Sports Bar (Marriot Hotel) just about to watch the Utd game...come on Sunderland!! OK, should be sight seeing as it is my last day....but what the hell. Was in here last night aswell at a ...

After traveling throughout the Middle East on business trips over the past few years, I highly recommend Jordan for first-timers.  It's certainly different than the Western World, but the people and culture are very Western friendly...therefore ...

The best pictures of the trip thus ...

... Arabic food I was dying for a hamburger & fries with ketchup  and as providence would have it, my resort was a Marriott and they had the ever-present Marriott restaurant "Champions" located within, so I was able to sate my culinary desire.  ...

... in tents made of goat or camel hair, which is water resistant. Most Bedoin children do not attend school. Finally, we arrived at the Marriott Resort and Spa at the Dead Sea. This lovely resort was like an oasis in the desert. A beautiful building made of ...