From: Middle East » Jordan
For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946, Jordan was ruled by King HUSSEIN (1953-99). A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states... [read more]
For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946, Jordan was ruled by King HUSSEIN (1953-99). A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states... [read more] Blog: Jordan
Date: February 20th 2008
Well my trip through jordan has now reached Amman and within a day or two i should be heading into syria (visa permitting). I arrived with a french/spanish couple and a japanese guy who i met at the ticket office to in nuwieba. After a scenic walk across a huge diesel smelling truck park we boarded the ferry and headed over to aqaba in jordan together after an epic and slightly longer than stated ... read more
Date: February 20th 2008
Well my trip through jordan has now reached Amman and within a day or two i should be heading into syria (visa permitting). I arrived with a french/spanish couple and a japanese guy who i met at the ticket office to in nuwieba. After a scenic walk across a huge diesel smelling truck park we boarded the ferry and headed over to aqaba in jordan together after an epic and slightly longer than stated ... read more
