Blogs from Jordan, Middle East - page 105

Hey, So I must apoligize for my lack of contact... internet has been very difficult to get my hands on and the time to use it even more so. Yesterday we played tourist and spent the day at the Dead Sea. It was incredible! The sensation is unlike anything else. We first arrived at this semi-resort that is frequented by tourists but mostly Middle Eastern tourists. It had a couple swimming pools and a private section of beach and showers... stuff we didn't need but it made it all easier. I think the place was named (oh so original!) "The Dead Sea Spa." After establishing ourselves on a couple chairs we headed down to the beach. The sand was incredibly hot and those few who forgot sandels had fried feet by the end of it. ... read more

Hey all! I am currently sitting in the computer lab at the New York Institute of Technology. Not in New York though... the "posh" school here in Amman must be a branch... I've yet to figure that out. This uni will be the basis for our presentations here in Amman. Five other University students are scheduled to bring around 50 students each day here. My flight was very good considering how long it was. I met up with three of my friends in Istanbul and we all arrived together in Amman Airport at 2am. Customs was smooth and all my luggage made it safely. Above the customs desks was a large sign announcing the presence of the "Tourist Police" in both Arabic and English. We met up immediatly with Bashar who is our organizer here ... read more

Canada day this year was much fun! We left the hotel at Petra early in the morning and drove to Wadi Rum, home of the local tribes. We took jeeps out into the desert and drove around, all over and up over sand dunes. Much better then a Disney ride. Much weaving happened and 360's. We visited a cave where part of the new Indiana Jones movie was filmed, and had cave drawing in it from the Neolithic age. Wadi Rum was just amazing, just you the sand and the mountains. Once again pictures will be added soon. Then we continued on to Aqaba where three of us had quite the adventure trying to get around. We wanted to visit an aquarium and our taxi driver neither spoke English nor knew of the aquarium. Once we ... read more

ABQ to AMMANReevesMy loyal blog readers and lovely benefactors, I am now 24 hours away from the beginning of my long journey. With my internal frame backpack stuffed with inconspicuous clothing and a hair dryer (they say that going outside with wet hair in Jordan is inviting sexual relations :o ), I will depart Taos tomorrow morning to catch a noonish flight. So begins my intense ABQ-Chicago-London-Istanbul-Amman trip; over 30 hours of the recirculated airport air. Whoo hoo! A little background info for those of you reading this with raised eyebrows: From June 29th to July 23rd I will be traveling minus the family through the Kingdom of Jordan. The trip is what we UWC students call a summer project. There are several of these projects organized for this summer heading to all regions of the ... read more

Petra. Wow. Zweifellos die Touristenattraktion Nr. 1 in Jordanien und wahrscheinlich die besten 2000 Jahre alten Ruinen, die man so finden kann. Eigentlich will ich dazu nicht allzu viele Worte verlieren, da man Petra kaum in Worte fassen kann. Es ist einfach nur grossartig. Ich verweise an dieser Stelle mal auf den Wikipedia-Artikel darueber, da es hier im Hostel keinen Kartenleser gibt :) Petra Der an Petra angeschlossene Ort ist, logischwerweise sehr gut an Touris angepasst: Ergo wird man an jeder Ecke abgezockt. Da trifft es sich ganz gut, dass mir eh nicht gross nach Essen steht und ich mich den ganzen Tag, der lieben Gesundheit halber, nur von Brot und Wasser ernaehre, um nicht staendig nach einem Klo Aussschau halten zu muessen :) In Petra wurde uebrigens die Schlussszene von Indiana Jones III ... read more