Jordan Travel Blogs

And we’re off.  A good start as I arranged for an unusual flight plan to reach Amman and team up with Mark (rendezvousing with me from Dubai).  There was a direct flight from JFK to Amman departing 11:30P Wednesday night, but to get there in time I bought a ticket to LaGuardia and c…

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…

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…

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

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…

[ Owing to the loss of my camera the photos in this entry have been donated with exceptional kindness by Cameron & Nicole.  I thank you both. ] Time to move on people.  Three and a half weeks in Egypt, my visa speeding towards its conclusion and myself desperately in need of a change…

After crossing the border from Eilat, Israel into Jordan, we took a quick taxi into the heart of Aqaba.  Aqaba is a beautiful little city right on the Red Sea in the south of Jordan.  We booked a room in a lovely little budget hotel right on the sea, and crashed for an hour or so before i…

During 7 days in Jordan we took 2800 pictures:).. most of them is just results of over-clicking:) and some are a collection of pointless but somewhat funny pictures along the trip.. about anything and anywhere

I am leaving Syria now. It is with a bit of mixed emotions never before have I gone to a country with so few expectations and been so positively surprised. I will come back to Syria some day in the future - they should change the government and change the politics of the country - but let the …

Middle East-The land of neverending conflict, struggle and dispute.Three weeks of Turkey, Syria, Lebanon,Jordan and Sinai, Egypt. This is where epic cities of antiquity rub shoulders and architectural aspiration.Prior to that pre-backpacking to Toscana Italia, summer 2009 will long be remembered. Predominantly an Islamic region,it is one of the most misunderstood region and religion in the world.

During Christmas and NYE I spend my time in Jordan. It was my first time there and I loved it and didn't want to leave. I took about 500 pictures, but I wont show them all haha. I'll wright my journal later, first it's time to show some pictures!!

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…

Petra is an archaeological site in Jordan, lying on the slope of Mount Hor n a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah. It is renowned for its rock-cut architecture. Petra remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was discovered by Swiss explorer Johann Lu…

Vance (vances) has been on a big adventure to Jordan and the Dead Sea recently.   As he was returning, sitting in an airport he noted one of the shots he had taken needed a little “un-wiring”.  Having seen my work before, he sent me the shot and asked for my help.    …