Jordan Travel Blogs

2011 - Oasis Overland (Part 6 - Wadi Rum, Jordan) Saturday 19 March - Bus to Nuweiba and then ferry to Aqaba in Jordan. This is a very typical Egyptian experience. It is scheduled to leave at 12:30 lunch time, but did not leave Posted by nzhamsta in Glynn's travel blog | Mar 20, 2011
Unwinding the Holy Lands …The land(s) of every pilgrim’s dream… Legendary locations that any ardent Bible reader would long to visit in a lifetime… These are the ‘Holy Lands’ – the esteemed threesome of Jordan, Israel and Egypt – arguably the most cherished pilgrim Posted by elatrips in Sharing the joy of travelling .... | Feb 28, 2011
Forbidden LoveOver the last few weeks while my schedule has been solidifying I have continued to spend most of my time either in class or at home with my family. Homework is taking me away from them for longer than I Posted by racheym1 in Rachel In A New Land | Feb 26, 2011
Tkiyet Um AliMy schedule has now gone into full swing, and I’m finding it harder and harder to find time to write! Most of this is due to the fact that I have finally started my internship at Tkiyet Um Ali, a Posted by racheym1 in Rachel In A New Land | Feb 18, 2011
Revolutionary TimesI have spent the day in a local Palestinian coffee shop that I have begun to frequent. I have chosen this place as one of my haunts mostly for the atmosphere, the interior being an indescribably beautiful mixture of stained Posted by racheym1 in Rachel In A New Land | Jan 29, 2011
Family TimeLast week was my first week of classes, and I am happy to say that I enjoy all of them! The first one I went to was called Contemporary Art and Culture in Jordan, and was held at the National Posted by racheym1 in Rachel In A New Land | Jan 23, 2011
Warning: Avoid sharks, jewelry, and lingerie strapsI’m off to India tomorrow. Though I’ve barely memorized the Hindi script, and haven’t even begun writing my second paper [i](I have two papers due upon arrival: one on the movie “Jodhaa Akbar” and another on the book I chose Posted by madihab in Brouhaha | Jan 21, 2011
Ahlan Wa SahlanToday is my first whole day with my host family, and I honestly cannot say enough good things about them. Yesterday when I arrived in my new home I was so nervous about meeting them and getting them to like Posted by racheym1 in Rachel In A New Land | Jan 16, 2011
"Welcome to Jordan!"I have only been in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for four and a half days, but it seems as if so much has happened that it is impossible to convey any significant portion of my experience, and the inherent Posted by racheym1 in Rachel In A New Land | Jan 13, 2011
Food in the desertDuring a longer-than-expected hike through the desert in Jordan (not lost, just not quite sure where I was), I began to wonder about life in such an arid place and about possible food sources. There are people living out here Posted by dzito15 in From the source... | Jan 11, 2011
Jordan and it's mysteries18th of september until the 21st of september. So, now i am waiting in Amman Airport for the flight to Sharjah. Sharjah is about 10 kilometres from Dubai. Back in time, to see what happened all between the busride to Amman Posted by Aussierala in Explore the world | Oct 18, 2010
Wet wet wet wet wet FISH wetOh splashy wet cool water how we've missed you! We arrived in Aqaba in the far-too-early morning after a 6.30 bus from Wadi Rum and after a quick nap headed straight out into the sea, stopping only to pick Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Oct 11, 2010
Indiana Jones and the Lazy HorsePetra is an amazing place, a huge city of tombs, temples, a thearte, cave dwellings, sacred high places - all in a vast surreal landscape of sandstone outcrops and narrow siqs (gorges) and wadis (dry riverbed valleys). Despite the 3,000 Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Oct 11, 2010
Massif desert landscapesThe other big event of our Jordan adventure was a two day tour of Wadi Rum. This is the place where lots of Lawrence of Arabia was filmed and nearly every bedouin landmark has been renamed "Lawrence's something-or-other". Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Oct 11, 2010
The big Dana to Petra trekDana village is an interesting place. Jordan's "national trust" the RSCN has transformed it from a semi abandoned old farming village into a sustainable tourism destination by building a nature reserve centre and ploughing the profits back into the Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Oct 4, 2010
Gearing up for the trekJordan really is a place for adventurers and scenery chasers and our trip is built around two big guided trips: a four day hike from Dana nature reserve to Petra, and a two day tour of Wadi Rum including a Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Oct 3, 2010
Aqaba, JordanThe plan for Jordan is two days at Petra. Three of us caught a taxi to the Petra Gate Hotel. It’s a very plain hostel. What the hostel lacks it is made up for by the hospitality of the proprietor Posted by dpedler in MV Discovery - 2009 | Aug 23, 2010
JORDAN 2 - The North22 JUNE – Kerak, Dead Sea, Mt Nebo to Madaba Today we traveled along the King's Highway to the historic crusader castle of Kerak. Iyad took us on a tour of the evocative ruins and exp Posted by skyewilson in Where on earth is Skye? | Jun 24, 2010
JORDAN 1 - The South We arrived at Aqaba port in the late afternoon of 18 June and were met by Iyad, our Jordanian guide required by the Government to travel with us throughout the country. I find it easiest to Posted by skyewilson in Where on earth is Skye? | Jun 22, 2010
No Oriente MédioComeçamos nosso dia às 4 horas da manha no aeroporto de Bangkok, nosso vôo partiu as 6 horas da manhã em direção a Jordânia, com duas paradas no caminho, a primeira no Oman e depois no Líbano. O vôo Posted by flaviaU in RTW 2010 | Jun 12, 2010
Quick time in JordanIt was tough to leave SE Asia, we’d had such an amazing time, and were so accustomed to cheap prices, an easy going lifestyle, and the relaxed attitude that brings so many visitors here. We woke up well before Posted by JonathanU in RTW 2010 | Jun 10, 2010
Wadi Rum To AmmanLast day in Jordan. Woke up in a Bedouin camp and I'm going to sleep in the loud, busy and crazed capital. Today was quite the journey. First there was the trip from Wadi Rum back to Petra. On Posted by NYCgirl in Israel, Egypt, Jordan? | Jun 10, 2010
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

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