STILL NOT AT PETRA

Letail Petra

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January 21st 2010
Having finally (kind of) settled back in to the States I'm gritting my teeth and buckling down to finish up the last third of my Mid=East trip. In my Constitutional Law class...but anywhoo As we breezed our way through the Jordanian border one thing I did stop to do was ask the tourism office how much a cab from the border to Aqaba would cost. 5 dinars. For both of us? 5 dinars. Total? 5 dinars ... 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