Wadi Musa Travel Blogs

[ 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…

Como tarde a las ocho y media queríamos empezar nuestra excursión de un día a la antigua ciudad de Petra, que queda detrás de las montañas rojizas que podíamos ver desde el balcón. Por tanto, ese día madrugamos a conciencia, desayunamos con las terribles imágenes de Líbano, y fuimos raudo…

  The village of Wadi Musa lies about 5 kilometres from the legendary Nabataean capital of Petra, the best known and most visited sight in Jordan. So it should come as no surprise to anyone that this town consists mainly of hotels, hotels and even more hotels. So it was a bit odd that the pl…

Driving from Amman Beach along the Dead Sea is yet another display of the instability of the region. Israel and Jordan may have a peace treaty and do recognise each others borders but they still dont really trust each other. Hence you see one military installation after the other along the s…

Today is Sat and it’s the day to leave Wadi Musa the plan was for all 6 of us to meet at 2pm and catch a bus back down to Aqaba everyone has checked out of the hotel and gone to Petra for a final few hours, we have just found that today is the last day of Ramadan so a 4 day holiday is starting…

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.

Honneymoon 26/08/09 2009

Amazing 9 day trip around Jordan with my younger brother.

Volunteering in Israel and travelling around the Middle East

Petra, Wadi Rum and more