Our Hotel in Aqaba

Heading to Petra (Wadi Musa)

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February 23rd 2009
After a decent breakfast at the hotel, Evy and I went off in search of INTERNET. We found a place and tried to make a skype call to the hotel in Petra to book, but the connection was horrible and they could not hear us. We returned to the hotel and made a very expensive call to the hotel in Wadi Musa. We then rushed to pack and head to the minibus station before the final bus of the day. Once ... read more

Middle East » Jordan » South » Petra

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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