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Petra by Night, and better by Day.
Blog: Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew on the side. - 9 November 2009
Today we were travelling from Ajloun to Petra. The astute reader of this blog will see from the unfolding itinerary that we zigzagged across Jordan in an almost random fashion. The reason for this was the need to pick up and drop off a certain visitor from Dubai.
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Lady in Petra
Blog: A Lady in London - 7 November 2009
My guidebook's first line about Petra said that whenever you hear the word Petra, you immediately think of the Nabateans. I don't know about other people, but whenever I think of Petra, I immediately think of Indiana Jones.
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Jordan. Jerash & Umm Qais.
Blog: Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew on the side. - 1 November 2009
Today we needed would need the sustenance provided by the simple breakfast of Labneh (a thick cheese like yoghurt) Fig jam, Cheese, Tomatoes, Olives and Halva served by the Chef at the Ajloun Woodland Reserve. The restaurant in the reserve is on the roof top of the visitors centre, it is large with seating for over 80, with just the two of us sitting in it we felt rather lonely!
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Lady at the Dead Sea
Blog: A Lady in London - 30 October 2009
After our epic adventure in Petra, my boyfriend and I needed some time to relax. We headed out of Wadi Musa in the afternoon and drove back up the King's Highway to the town of Tafila. From there we headed out to the Dead Sea on one of the most beautiful roads in the country.
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The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Self Drive Holiday. October 2009. Manchester to Ajloun.
Blog: Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew on the side. - 30 October 2009
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.Travelling always gives me a reason to learn more about the places I visit. Prior to researching this holiday, my knowledge of Jordan was sketchy. I knew it was in the Middle East ! and had heard of King Hussein of Jordan. I also knew that Petra was in Jordan. As usual, there is so much that you don’t know, and so much to learn.Jordan is a relatively small country, it is just a little larger than Portugal with a population of under 6 Million.
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Lady in Jordan
Blog: A Lady in London - 22 October 2009
My trip to Jordan was a long time in coming. Originally booked for last August, it was then moved to April, after which it was finally re-booked for last weekend. It was as if I could see the promised land and yet I kept having to wander through other parts of the world until I could arrive. I think that once happened to some other people in Jordan too.
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Day 13, Our Final Day: Petra, One of the New Seven Wonders of the World
Blog: Flying Coach - 28 September 2009
The final day of our trip was also the finest. Sara and I awoke before the sunrise in a small town just outside of one of the recently named New Seven Wonders of the World: Petra. We were in Wadi Musa, Jordan, staying at a hotel recommended by our taxi driver from the night before. The [...]
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Day 12, The Bomb Scare at the Israeli Border
Blog: Flying Coach - 20 September 2009
As Sara and I sat on a curb just inside the Israeli border waiting for our new friends to make it through their interrogation by the border guards, the sirens at the checkpoint suddenly sounded, a female voice barked out commands over the loudspeaker in Hebrew, the border gate slammed shut and a man ran [...]
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Travel Video – Bedouins in Wadi Rum, Jordan
Blog: GoBackpacking - 5 September 2009
In this video, Captain John spends a night with Bedouins in Wadi Rum as he continues his month long tour of Jordan. For me, Jordan follows Egypt as the Middle Eastern country I’m most excited to check out. Late last year, I just couldn’t bring myself to spend the holidays there, so I rushed through Egypt, [...]Your Free Subscriber
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Jordan: Not Just More of the Same
Blog: Passed Ports: images and anecdotes from our travels - 22 August 2009
First Impressions: Jordan 1. Clean 2. Modern 3. Organized We only had a couple of days in Jordan and, coming from Egypt, I was expecting more of the same. On the surface the countries are similar: predominately Muslim, both with vocal minority groups; landscape dominated be desert and otherwise non-arable land; Jordan is a monarchy and, with the same [...]
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Petra, Jordan
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 12 August 2009
When we told people that the Middle East was on our agenda, the suggestion that came again and again was Petra, and it certainly lived up to the hype.
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Enchanting spots: Petra, Jordan
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 20 July 2009
The ancient city of Petra, located deep in the mountains of southern Jordan, is an awe-inspiring monument to mankind’s ingenuity and craftmanship. The city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the new seven wonders of the world, is situated in a basin and was carved out of the rose-red stone of the surrounding [...]
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Day 4 - Boom Boom Pow in Aqaba
Blog: Hello, Pineapple? - 9 July 2009
The roof top of The Petra Hotel in Aqaba, Jordan features a unique view. To the south, Saudi Arabia, to the west and across the Red Sea, the Egyptian Sinai region, and, to the north, Israel. In other words, a lot of news making geography. For CAD$2/night we mingled and slept on the roof of the old hotel, across the road from what was declared to be the best nuts in the Middle East. That is, there was a line up of bulk food stores that only featured nuts in baskets. Most famous were the BBQ'd cashew nuts. They were VERY good, and lived up to the reputation.
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Day 7: Last Day in Jordan
Blog: A'Broad in Amman - 12 June 2009
The next morning, we took the drive from one tourist city to another, from Petra to the Dead Sea, only stopping by the Jordan river and Baptism site along the way.The Baptism site was where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist around the age of 30. My favorite part of the site, however, [...]
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Day 6: 800 Steps of Sightseeing
Blog: A'Broad in Amman - 12 June 2009
The next couple days marked a significant change in our press trip, where we became journalists who looked and felt rather than took notes. There were no more briefings or official meetings. This was our chance to get to now the country for ourselves, not through the eyes of officials or their official stance on [...]
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Day 5: Ancient Adventures
Blog: A'Broad in Amman - 4 June 2009
Our 5th day of adventure began with a breakfast meeting with Fr. Nabil D. Haddad, the executive director of the Jordanian Interfaith Coexistence Research Center. He spoke about Jordan, praising it as a country conducive to peaceful religious coexistence, which is what his organization promotes. He fears that many countries and religions have incorrect and [...]
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Day 4: Foundations, Finance, and Films
Blog: A'Broad in Amman - 4 June 2009
I was quite excited for Day 4 to begin as we were visiting one of the people I had originally requested to see. The rest of the day, however, was quite daunting as it was our first full day of briefings without much tourism. We started the day at the Ministry of Environment, speaking to Khaled [...]
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Day 3: Roman Ruins and Modern Ministers
Blog: A'Broad in Amman - 3 June 2009
On the third day, we started out our day by going off to see the Center for Strategic Studies and meeting with Dr. Mahjoob Zweiri, who spoke about his studies about the region and the regional conflicts, including trouble areas such as Iran, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. He also spoke about the effects of the economic [...]
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Day 2: Briefings, Broadsheets and Banquets
Blog: A'Broad in Amman - 1 June 2009
Yesterday, on our first day of meetings and activities, I learned two expressions in Arabic on our way to the ministry. Saba aher – Good morning. Shukran – Thank you. Our guide on the bus told us that he will try to teach us a couple words every day. This seems like a solid start. Throughout the day, [...]
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Day 1- Arrival in Amman
Blog: A'Broad in Amman - 31 May 2009
I have arrived. I am in Amman. It has been a long journey…and no this does not only include the 11 hour flight from New York to Amman, but also happens to include the flight delay. Our flight to Amman on Royal Jordanian Airlines was meant to leave JFK Airport at 10:30 p.m. Unfortunately, our [...]
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Let the adventure begin!
Blog: A'Broad in Amman - 21 May 2009
You’re packing a suitcase for a place none of us has been A place that has to be believed to be seen ~ U2, Walk On It’s about 75 degrees here. It’s warm, sunny and beautiful and I can’t wait for the day to start. The sky it a startling sapphire blue and the sun’s sweltering rays [...]
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Daily Travel Photo - Petra, Jordan
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 19 May 2009
From the World Heritage inscription: Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. Petra is half-built, half-carved into the rock, and is surrounded by mountains riddled with passages and gorges. It is one of the world’s most famous archaeological [...]
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McArabia: McDonald’s in the Arab World
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 29 April 2009
Since I last wrote about McDonald’s when I was in Dubai, I’ve been in Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and Jordan. As all of the McDonald’s in the Arabian Peninsula are owned by the same company, there isn’t a whole lot to add to what I had to say about McDonald’s in Dubai. I [...]
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