Roman Amphitheater

"Welcome to Jordan!"

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May 6th 2010
Travel woes followed us to Jordan as when we arrived in Amman we noticed that our bags were nowhere to be seen. After lodging a lost baggage file, we headed out into arrivals to find that the driver we had arranged with the hostel to pick us up was also nowhere to be seen. After a confusing call to the hostel we sat down and gave them a time limit, should no driver turn up we would just take a tax ... read more

Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman

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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