Jordan Travel Blogs - Page 3

I was working on an old steam ship, a tramp steamer, in 2008 and we made two trips to Aqaba in 2008. On the first trip we went from Lake Charles, LA with a partial load of grain to an Army ammunition base in North Carolina and loaded some military cargo to be delivered to the Egyptian Army in Alexa…

It's a sunny Thursday afternoon, sunbathing once again on the beaches of Tel Aviv after a round robin tour of Petra, the Dead Sea, and Jerusalem.  Where to begin?Landing smack in the beginning of Rosh Hashanah and finding the means to Eliat and towards Petra took some effort.  Then, I wil…

We eventually found a mini van driver that was willing to take the six of us from Wadi Musa to Aqaba even though all public busses had stopped for the day. The price was 7JD each which seemed reasonable. Once we were moving the driver insisted we all pay an extra JD each to make up for the empt…

Amman, The Dead Sea, Petra...Amazing! More to write later.

Finally, we covered new territory when we crossed into Jordan, described by our taxi-driver as the 51st state of the USA.  Surely not, I questioned him.  Wouldn't Iraq be 51st and Jordan 52nd?  He held his view firmly!  

Petra, Wadi Rum and more

I finally got the chance to discover the beautiful Jordan. Heard a lot about it, read even more about it but everyone was right: you need to see it for yourself to experience it! Started out in Amman, the white city. The city has a long shape, with roundabouts that are used to indicate the way. So…

Traveling around Jordan, seeing the places and meeting good people. I'll write a proper review when I get more time.

Three days ago I walked through the Siq at Petra, it is a long path that cuts through massive rock and ends at the Treasury (from Indiana Jones). It got more and more amazing as we walked through: the walls grew higher and since we went in the early morning, the path was quiet and still. When I f…

The highlights of Jordan

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…

Petra has always been a dream destination for me. After a few days of business in Amman, I finally had the chance to visit this ancient city. It was blazing hot of course, but that wasn't going to stop me! Petra was built by the Nabateans-ancient bedouin traders and apparently great architects and engineers as well. They built some amazing structures and hydraulic systems throughout the city. Incredible.

As the plane begins it descent into Amman, my heart begins to beat faster. The welcoming green lights of the minarets seem to twinkle hello's to me as the jet draws closer to Queen Alia. I can barely contain my excitement as I fidget in my unnaturally small dungeon - yearning to be free after 1…

people say there was a war there.. i haven't noticed.

I spent a week in Jordan and traveled around on my own. This is what I saw