Blogs from Amman, North, Jordan, Middle East - page 23

Well it has been a long time since the last post. Work has been totally frantic with Chelle travelling to London, Madrid, Bahrain and Oman. In fact during the month of April Chelle spent more time out of Dubai than she did in it. Luckily however on April 30th Chelle and Dave jet setted out (business class) on Emirates to head for 6 days holiday in Jordan. Heaven! Our limo arrived nice and early in the morning (5:30am) for our 7:30am departure to Amman. Business class as always was just lovely. Although our plane was rather old we still had a good time. The airport in Amman (capital of Jordan) wasn't the flashest place in the world. The visa process was a little tricky with us having to go to one counter and pay some money ... read more

Since Beirut was so memorable, we decided t o leave at 6:00am sharp. After a treacherous drive to the boarder, we met the same Lebanese guards. Yes, again more paper work and check this out, we had to PAY to leave Lebanon. Isn’t that just wonderful! ''''''''''''''''''''''''' We drove pass Damascus toward Amman, Jordan. It is about 105+° here, checked in a nice cool hotel and we will be departing toward Petra tomorrow. ... read more

Okay…so I’ve been a bit of letdown since my last blog in November. After my adventure-filled tour through the Himalayas I pretty much put the brakes on traveling for a while. So much walking, so many new stories, so many new photos left me a bit exhausted from constantly tending to my precious little travel blog. I returned to India after Bhutan, moved into my friend Angad’s home once again and settled down. His cousin was getting married, I had lots of small things to keep me busy, and I spent a hell of lot of time with his extended family. They made me feel so at home that I almost forgot that I was still on my adventure around the world. November flew by, December came along before I knew it, the wedding came and ... read more

4-12-7 gave reggae 100 and flag. flew to cairo. got long bus ride which went under canal (didn't see it), past red sea resorts all the way to sharm el sheik. seven hour trip took eleven, ten security checks en route. arrived dahab midnight, owner saying he had only sand beach in town and i'm thinking we're aussies, he's selling ice cubes to eskimos and i find myself dreaming of mollymook, mooloolaba and scotts head. we've certainly damaged the land in 200 years. these peopole have been at it for millenia and it shows, not a level spot that hasn't been crushed, dug, scraped, piled up, torn down or pissed on. that's why the mountains are so appealing. their gnarled and eroded flanks defying us. 5-12-7 resort breakfast. kate slept and i sat immobile for hours ... read more

Hey all, I hope that everyone is doing well and enjoyed my last entry. I am slowly winding down my time here and will probably only post one or two more times before I head back to the States. My studies are going well and I feel like I am really advancing in the language both in the Jordanian dialect and the Modern standard and apparently look confident enough wandering around on the street that I was asked for directions which was awesome. One of the main events that happened recently must have been a first in the history of Amman. One of my friends here, Willow, was supposed to do a half Marathon down in Aqaba at the end of the month but then found out that she had to go home early and was ... read more