Amman Travel Blogs

After our tour from contiki(visiting Egypt for 9 days) we have another arrangement to visit Amman, Jordan, our gateway to Petra.  I always thought of the middle east as a warm place to be but as we were landing at the airport, it was announced that it would be 5 degree celsius outside...and th…

We have had some problems navigating this city, but we’ve had some success as well (we found the Dead Sea, after all). Today we had pretty high hopes as we set off towards the Eastern desert and the town of Azraq. We planned to see the many “desert castles” on the route, and to visit one of t…

Back in Amman the three of us went out to sample another bit of Jordanian culture: Football (soccer for our friends across the pond). The UEFA-cup semi-final between AC Milan and Manchester United was broadcasted in a 'pub'. Now is pub a loose concept country, and in the Middle East this usually me…

Used net and had to wait for RamiAte some food, read, sat outsideSettled in to apartmentTaken out for nice meal with good views

My first trip with Exodus.co.uk

We took a break from class on Saturday so Khalood our teacher took us on sort of a field trip to the King Houssein gardens.  I felt like I was a kid again on a elementary school field trip.  Atop the gardens, perhaps the most fitting memorial to the late King, is the Royal Automobile Muse…

First thing in the morning was visiting the King Abdullah mosque with beautiful blue mosaïcs. The ladies had to dress up again, this time in long black, head covering, dress. Later we went to the Roman theatre (with a small museum with again beautiful mosaïcs). Then went up to the citadel. Great…

It was already dark when we came back to Amman. In 8 days we had seen Jordan! Very early in the morning (to early for me) it was time to say goodbye to this great country and wonderfull experience. In the afternoon we were back in Amsterdam, time for me to say goodbye to my travel buddy's and go ba…

Chris, (chrisfati) had a birthday on Aug 24th and I looked at his profile photo and thought, I could give him a gift by changing his shot. I downloaded the shot and did a little lighting and color changes.  I hope he is happy with the outcome.  Happy Birthday!!   If this is a phot…

Heading from Jerash to Amman leads you through the Jordanian dessert which got some green patches here and there producing loads of vegetables in some places. All in all the driving is pretty in my opinion - but then again - I like the dessert.   I am not staying long in Amman only…

We were meant to leave the hostel at 730am.  Naser (the hostel owner) called the bus company the night before to reserve us two seats so that, when the bus drove by the hostel, we could jump right on.  The 730 bus stopped at the hostel- with one seat open.  No worries, we just waited…

i have been there about 10 times. Everytime was differnent! so unique

Because we were flying out early  (I mean 0-dark-30 early)  the next morning, we drove straight back to Amman.  I thought we would have the opportunity to stop at Mount Nebo, another religious site, but that was not to be.  It was already getting late and we still had to pa…

If you go to the city of Amman you HAVE to take the 3 hour drive to the ancient city of Petra. Leave early (7am) and arrive in Petra by 11am and you will be able to spend at least 4 hours to see the most amazing city in the world!! Make sure you have great walking shoes, lots of sun screen, a hat a…

After traveling all day from Beirut, getting a service taxi in Damascus and dealing with all the border hassles, I was finally packed  into a tiny car cruising at 130 kph through the desert darkness nearing Amman. As I was drifting into a hypnotic, fatigue induced daze the …