Some rocks at Petra

Day 9 - Petra

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September 23rd 2008
Woke up after a good nights sleep - thank god for the MP3 player and the Sennheiser earphones - without them I'd still be listening to Arabic Soap Operas. All of them are the same, consisting of a guy shouting and slapping a woman about, I know at least one lady who would have something to say about that back in England and if he slapped her he'd be getting a roundhouse kick to his chops!! Ear ... 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