Jordan Travel Blogs

Desert dehydration or squat toilets?Wadi Rum is a gorgeous desert in southern Jordan - about an hour and half away from Petra. I believe parts of Lawrence of Arabia were filmed there and it is a stunning landscape. I originally intended to do a Posted by NYCgirl in Israel, Egypt, Jordan? | Jun 10, 2010
Jordan day 2About to embark on the day I was most looking forward to for this trip. Seeing Petra. Lonely Planet mentioned a tourist bus leaving at 6:30 am but I wasn't sure if I would need reservations on it and my Posted by NYCgirl in Israel, Egypt, Jordan? | Jun 10, 2010
Crossing the border - Israel to JordanAs a general life rule I think I'd recommend flying over land border crossings just about always... I was up at 2 am this morning - still suffering the effects of seriously the worst jet lag in my life. I didn't Posted by NYCgirl in Israel, Egypt, Jordan? | Jun 9, 2010
Jordan day 1I was very happy that I had chosen to have a driver meet me at the border. I had no idea how one gets to Amman from the border crossing and we were able to stop in the city of Posted by NYCgirl in Israel, Egypt, Jordan? | Jun 10, 2010
Updated Map Posted by flaviaU in RTW 2010 | Jun 9, 2010
Real desert, real expensive, real short stayWe decided to keep our time in Amman short, based on various peoples moans and recommendations. Found a cheap room (by Jordanian standards) and set up a base, covered the floor with our stuff and made it messy enough so Posted by kit-weaver in Kit in Arabia | May 15, 2010
Amman and Around - Dead in the WaterTransport between cities in Jordan is what one might call a little disorganized. One option is to take a service taxi, but they are expensive and in Jordan expensive means expensive (1 Jordanian Dinar = 1 Euro) - it's probably Posted by joshuag in Joshua's World Odyssey | May 3, 2010
Petra - Sore Legs and the Kiwi Bedouin WomanFor your sake, I hope you've got a fast internet connection because this blog entry contains a whole bunch of photos. It's also another one of my long blogs so find a comfy seat, make yourself a hot cup of Posted by joshuag in Joshua's World Odyssey | Apr 16, 2010
PreludeBACKGROUND: Vagabonding is all about taking some time off from your day-to-day routine and embarking on an adventure of a lifetime; parting yourself away from your normal life and out of your comfort zone for an extended time to engage Posted by Travelens in CROSSING BORDERS | Apr 12, 2010
Friendly Jordanians...First of all, yes the rumours are true - Jordians are so helpful and extremely nice! I was really relieved to arrive at the Airport in Amman last Tuesday as the flight was extremely shaky when we were near to Amman. Posted by Nadia88 in Nadia on the Road | Mar 28, 2010
Jerash, Umm Qais and Ajloun Castle Our final day trip out of Amman was out to see the Roman ruins of Jerash and Umm Qais, and the Islamic Castle Ajloun. This time Hani took us with a chatty teacher from Brisbane and Posted by JacChalky in Jac & Chalky's Excellent Adventure | Mar 17, 2010
The Desert Castles Another day trip we took was out to the east, to see the basalt and limestone Arabic Desert Castles. This time our companions were an Australian woman, whose husband was working in Amma Posted by JacChalky in Jac & Chalky's Excellent Adventure | Mar 17, 2010
Mount Nebo, Madaba, The Dead Sea and Karak Castle The first of three day trips we took out of Amman was to see north and east of the capital. We were joined by a fellow Palace Hotel guest, Doug, a quiet but affable Canadian guy Posted by JacChalky in Jac & Chalky's Excellent Adventure | Mar 17, 2010
Amman The journey to Jordan’s capital was by another minibus. First thing in the chilly morning we walked to the station to find one, haggled with a driver to establish prices for the journey Posted by JacChalky in Jac & Chalky's Excellent Adventure | Mar 17, 2010
Petra one of the New 7 Wonders [b]Undoubtedly the most famous attraction in Jordan is the Nabatean city of Petra, nestled away in the mountains south of the Dead Sea. Petra, which means "stone" in Gr Posted by omran67 in Petra one of the New 7 Wonders | Mar 12, 2010
Petra (Flashback) We arrived in Petra yesterday. The owner of the hotel we are at is amazed that the whole world has not heard of Petra, and that half the tourists who come here only heard of it once they Posted by kanewai in MC in the Midnight Kitchen | Mar 11, 2010
Wadi Rum (Flashback): Angels and DjinnsEveryone sleeps in here except for the bus drivers and the imams, who all wake up brutally early. So it was pre-dawn in Wadi Musa, the village outside Petra, and the call to prayer went out from the mosque next to Posted by kanewai in MC in the Midnight Kitchen | Mar 11, 2010
Wadi Musa and Petra Our trip to Wadi Musa from Aqaba was by local mini-bus, where we were joined for the two-hour ride two American Jewish girls who were weekending from Jerusalem, a Korean guy who’d also a Posted by JacChalky in Jac & Chalky's Excellent Adventure | Mar 8, 2010
Jordan - Aqaba and Wadi Rum We arrived at the Nuweiba port in Egypt at midday, purchased our 'fast' ferry tickets (as opposed to the 'slow' ferry option) for the 2pm Red Sea crossing, which about an hour later, wou Posted by JacChalky in Jac & Chalky's Excellent Adventure | Mar 3, 2010
In the Footsteps of IndyWith one last country and one last wonder in mind I commenced my lightning trip to Jordan, with only two days here it will be barely enough time to see Petra let alone see anymore of the country. However it Posted by rhinoc in Trav vs. The World | Jan 31, 2010
Goin' to the MoviesUsra and I went to see Sherlock Holmes a couple of nights ago at one of the multiplexes here in Amman. These places show primarily American films and a few Arab films. There are smaller Arab film theaters Posted by jenofear in Jen's Blog | Jan 20, 2010
JordanThanks to the general flavor of western media coverage, we had some trepidation about visiting a middle eastern country. Ironically, it turned out to be one of the most pleasant. The people are uniformly kind, welcoming and genuinely helpful. The Posted by olin in Sinusoidal Planetary Circumscription | Jan 1, 2010
JordanToday we are finally leaving The Golden Tulip Hotel, Petra, or The Crazy Tulip as christened by Jocke. We have been here for 2 nights and we haven’t put our hands in our pockets whilst staying at the hotel. Posted by dawniecoz in Bob in Africa | Dec 7, 2009
November 15th - 22nd, JordanNovember 15th A flight to Amman, Jordan. Arriving early afternoon in downtown Amman we checked into the Palace Hotel. Even on the flight over there was a noticeable difference in the conservatism - or lack of - in Jordan compared with Posted by Patrick H. in Patrick Hillman's Travels | Nov 21, 2009
粉红色的沙漠走近了沙漠，我有了一个发现—还珠格格里香妃和她的男朋友在沙漠里幽会谈恋爱的故事是瞎编的！满天的红沙，拍在电视，电影里的确浪漫，可是真的走在沙漠里，烫脚的沙却让你不想在那里逗留一下。而如果他们在沙漠接吻，后果是严重的-满嘴的沙，说不定就把牙给咯了！而如果想玩沙丘滑板，要先爬上烫人的沙坡不说，往下滑的时候阻力还特别大，试过的团友们都说这一趟沙坡爬的真不值得。 [i Posted by suevasil in Overland for 8 Months | Aug 4, 2009

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