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Happily Afloat in the Dead
Sea
The Not-So-Lost-Anymore
City of Petra
Living the Bedouin Life in
Wadi Rum
Happily Afloat in the Dead
Sea
The Not-So-Lost-Anymore
City of Petra
Living the Bedouin Life in
Wadi Rum
My Jordanian Experience... Highs: Floating in the Dead Sea; lathering up with mud in the Dead Sea; the scenery at Petra; starry night in Wadi Rum; overall Wadi Rum experience; donkey ride. Lows: The Bedouins in Petra. Best Moment: Seeing an infinite amount of stars out in the desert. Smells: Donkey poop in Petra. Sounds: Lack of car honking (relative to Lebanon and Syria); prayer call; echoes in the Roman Theatre when you stand at the exact central point; camels and donkeys (in Petra); the motto 'Welcome'. Sights: Petra (21 JD for 1 day, 26 JD for 2 days; 1/2 price for students); Dead Sea (5 JD); Wadi Rum desert (35 JD for 2 hour camel ride, jeep safari, 3 meals and use of a Bedouin camp); Lawrence of Arabia's home (quite unimpressive); Aqaba (the port town); Bedouins smoking cigarettes and drinking tea. Tastes: Baklava; more hummus; some great cookies from a bakery in Petra; home-cooking at our hotel in Petra; Bedouin cuisine of smoked chicken, potatoes and onions. Purchases: None. Street Food: Beans; fuul; bread items; baklava and pastries. Fun Food Finds: None. Western Companies Out Here: McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, Safeway (who knew???), Quizno's. Other General Info... Visa needed? Yes. I got it at the border for 10 JD (~$15 U.S.) -- extremely easy process. Departure Taxes? 5 JD from the port in Aqaba to Nuweiba, Egypt. Transportation to/from Jordan? By bus from Damascus to Amman: about $7 US (~3 hours); from Aqaba to Nuweiba (Egypt) by fast ferry: $40 US (1 hour). Type of currency? Jordan Dinar (JD). 1 JD equals approximately $.70. Things Jordan Is Known For: Their friendliness; Petra; Wadi Rum desert. Religion: Muslim Costs: $220 |
Jordan...
May 14 - May 19, 2006
At the Dead Sea.
The Wadi Rum desert.
On my donkey in Petra.