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Truce, No it wasn't dead. It just wasn't busy!! There was probably about 20 people on the beach. It was Peace in Paradise!

From Blog: Getting dirty on the Dead Sea - it's only a rumour

11th June 2015

SnarkoPolo
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DeadSea guy: "Uggh - an Everton tattoo...there... did you have to??"

From Blog: Getting dirty on the Dead Sea - it's only a rumour

11th June 2015

Ragnhild
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IKEA!!!! The right colours :-)

10th June 2015

I love a bromance! On the photos the place seems to be dead.., in that there is no one else there. Is it just you, Your missus ... And Mo? Chin chin! T

From Blog: Getting dirty on the Dead Sea - it's only a rumour

10th June 2015

T Grovellar
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I think all travel writers should aim to the standards set by Hunter S Thompson. Although loading the boot of your car with prescription drugs and driving across the desert may be possible in your current locale it is probably not wise. Mr
s G is currently in therapy for Candy Crush addiction - a state brought on by the difficult birth of child 19. She's got no time for blogging. T

10th June 2015

Thanks for the kind comments Truce. I have found it more difficult to produce the goods due to lack of 'down time' that I normally get on cruises. Perhaps its an indication that I work better under pressure and to tight deadlines. Give my r
egards to Mrs G and the 19 kids!! (she should start a blog of her own!)

9th June 2015

SnarkoPolo
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I guess that is just a section of it (nice carpet!). Pretty sure it is one of the ancient treasures of the world. You two are really going for on this holiday, with the intrepid-couple-in-a-little-red-hatcback thing. Keep up the good work.

9th June 2015

I think this is, if not your best holiday, your best blog in a while. Just think how much more stressful your drive would have been if you had had to endure Ikea! Chin chin! Truce

8th June 2015

Ragnhild
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Wow!

8th June 2015

Anne & Philip
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Great stuff Chris - a trek worthy of the ancient Trojans. But tell us, did Roisin get a horse and cart ride back up the Siq or did you make her walk ?

8th June 2015

Philip & Ann, No Roisin didn't hitch a lift back. It was her who was happy to walk. I was the one who was knackered!!...sorry I missed that bit off! If we had have got a horse and carriage back I'm sure you would have read about it as i
t would have been another event to write about!!

7th June 2015

Angela
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I still remember fondly (?) going to the Siq on a horse - the guide we had told the group this was the only way to travel to the Siq. Good job no one managed to film the attempt at getting off the horse. The horse probably never recovered!
Petra is a fantastic place to visit.

From Blog: Petra by night then Siq-ing our way home!!

7th June 2015

Another fascinating post and very informative. I must take issue with you on two important points. Eastern music is brilliant- I despair at western ears who can't get beyond a minor scale calling it discordant. And was it a flute or a whist
le? Did it have a fipple? I play whistle myself - specialising in Kwela (South African whistle jive which is possibly music cheeriest genre) and jazz. I am also a member of the Chiff and Fipple forum- a place you should go to to find out more about this marvellous instrument. Second point. Having driven a fiat cinquecento for 10 years I could only dream of the luxurious spaciousness and smoothness of ride of a Micra. Is this a travel blog or some sort if Top Gear snobbery fest for people with cloth ears? Apart from that ... Good post Chin chin! Truce

From Blog: Petra by night then Siq-ing our way home!!

7th June 2015

Angela, No horses were available during the night visit. However, Plenty took on the 'Horse' option during our day visit but Mrs H was having none of it!! I should be posting Petra by day later today or early tomorrow. Truly the most awesom
e sight but I'll leave all the superlatives for the next entry.....Truce, Point taken I got the notes for my blog and my Top Gear inteview for the pending vacancy mixed up!! It won't happen again!! Glad you're enjoying it!

From Blog: Petra by night then Siq-ing our way home!!

7th June 2015

SnarkoPolo
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good work Chris - proud of ya!

7th June 2015

Claire Bradshaw
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I will do Chris, they're brilliant! I knew I'd missed one so I've just gone back and read the night curfew one! You two are brave & bonkers!! Haha

7th June 2015

I was looking forward to making more sarcastic blog comments, maybe referencing some obscure 70s bad-entertainer forced to scrape by on cruise earnings... But this is actually an informative travel blog post with good photos. I want to go t
here as well, now. Damn you Hodgson. T

7th June 2015

Thanks Claire. Glad you're enjoying it. More fun and games still to come!!! Keep reading!

7th June 2015

Claire Bradshaw
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Amazing pics as always! I think Petra is now on my list!

5th June 2015

Anne & Philip
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Welcome back - good to hear from you again. Though we noticed that Roisin seemed particularly quiet during your journey - have you two had words ? Best Wishes

From Blog: Amman (with a van)

4th June 2015