"Swam in the Dead Sea today...or rather floated big time! We stopped at a resort and had a huge buffet...especially great when all you are doing is sitting on your rear i ..."
"Back on the road, and heading north, Steve and I left the Canadians behind in Petra, and made our way to Madaba. A quaint wee town, only 30 kms from Amman, it's a little bit of a b ..."
A travel blog entry from Madaba by
el_condor
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"As Sara was also heading north, it didn't take much to persuade her to join us. The rain continued as we left and until we made it to lower altitude we couldn't see 10 feet in fron ..."
"First stop in Jordan was Jerash, site of yet another Roman city, this time complete with a hippodrome in which they run chariot races for the tourists. This was one of Ben's ..."
"I get out of school on Wednesdays at 10 AM so Shukri and I decided to go to Madaba for the day. It was a beautiful day with the sun shining bright but the weather not being t ..."
"Madaba is an easy day trip from Amman, but it's also supposed to be a nice town to stay in instead of Amman. The city has found its place in history because of its massive co ..."
"Today was another interesting day of travel. I began the morning wandering around some more areas of Damascus. The regular bus to Amman that I wanted to catch was packe ..."
"I've now made my way further north to the tiny town of Madaba. It's famous for it's buildings with old tile mosaics, and also nearby Mt. Nebo where Mose's apparently first laid eye ..."
"I can't believe I'm calling this a treat, but it felt like one. That is to be woken up as late as 7am by Madabas church bells ringing out this Sunday, rather than the usual call to ..."