Jordan - Facts and figures
Trip Start
Sep 20, 2007
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Trip End
Dec 24, 2007
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Palmyra,
Syria
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Itinary : Singapore - Malaysia - Thailand - Laos - Thailand - Nepal - India - Pakistan - Iran - Turkey - Syria - Jordan
Total days since I left : 73 days.
Mileage done : 18480 km
Total riding time excluding the stops : 271 hours.
Number of riding days : 53 days.
Average mileage per day when riding : 348 km.
Average mileage per day (inclusive of the no riding days) : 253 km.
Highest altitude : 5370 meters - India
Highest Temperature : + 34 - Malaysia
Lowest Temperature : - 15 - India
Highest Mileage : Bahawalpur - Quetta, 770 km - Pakistan
JORDAN - 30th November to 4th December 2007
Itinary : Amman - Wadi Rum - Petra - Amman - Dead sea - Amman
My thoughts on Jordan : Very nice country with fantastic people. Felt very safe and welcomed. Much more developed than I would have thought and the tourism industry seems to be well exploited by the locals. A lot of things to see in this country and 1 week seem to be too short. On the negative side, I found that everything from food, hotels and drinks are pricy but that's maybe because I hanged out in the "comfortable" places...
I dedicate the Jordan entry to Hazim and Celine for their warm welcome and much appreciated stay at their place in Jordan. It was great and I will have to come back...
Road : nothing to say about the quality of the roads. There are 3 main north-south routes which are the dead sea highway, the king's highway and the desert highway.
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The 3 have their advantage and drawback. If you have time and you want to take it easy and explore the "real" Syria, the king's highway can be good to discover the towns and meet Jordanians.Petrol : No problem to find petrol. Unleaded is 0,90 usd/liter, the super is 0,60 usd/liter.
Food : Oups! No data guys...We were invited most of the time or we gave ourselves an expensive treat! More seriously, we had food in simple restaurants in touristy area and expect to pay 15 usd/meal! Local food in a restaurant on the road, I paid about 5usd/meal.
Accommodation : Once again, very little data as we slept at friends house but we stayed one night in a room in a desert camp and paid 20 usd/person per night. For a descent hotel in a touristy area, you will pay about 40 usd/night. A nice hotel in a touristy area, expect to pay 80 usd/night!
weather : It's beginning of winter so the weather was cool during the day and cold during the night. It was cloudy most of the time. Temperature ranged from 8 to 20 degrees celcius.
Currency : Jordan Dinar, 1 usd = 0,70 dinar.
My high : Visiting the Petra ruins.
My low : The doudou shooters!
Total days in country : 5 days.
Mileage done : 1000 km
Total riding time : 11,75 hours.
Number of riding days : 5 days.
Average riding time per day : 2,4 hours.
Average time on the road per day : 4 hours.
Average riding speed (excluding the stops) : 85 km/h.
Average riding speed including the stops : 50 km/h.
Average mileage per day when riding : 200 km.
Average mileage per day (inclusive of the no riding days) : 200 km.
Highest altitude : 1700 meters - Petra, (- 412 meters at the dead sea!).
Highest Temperature : 20 - Amman
Lowest Temperature : 8 - Wadi Rum
Highest Mileage : Amman - Wadi Rum, 300 km.
