Amman

Visiting the neighbours in the East

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June 7th 2010
Destination 1: Amman On the 7th of June early in the morning I travelled to Nazareth with my friend Catalina (classmate from Germany), we had booked a bus from Nazareth to Amman, Jordan. It takes about 4-5 hours to Amman, this is including the hour you spend at the border. It was not that cheap actually crossing the border, when you leave Israel you need to pay at the border and in Jordan you n ... read more

Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman

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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