Looking Into Eternity

View across the desert from a dune in Wadi Rum, with our jeeps in the foreground.

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December 30th 2010
It was only after looking at a map of the Sinai Peninsula that I realised just how far we had travelled to get from Dahab to the port of Taba, right on the border with Israel. I was asleep for most of the coach journey so didn't even realise how long I had been on the coach. From Taba, we then caught a ferry that took us to the port city of Aqaba, Jordan. It was here that we experienced the first ... read more

Middle East » Jordan » South » Petra

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

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