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Goodbye Egypt- hello Jordan!

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April 4th 2011
Hey all, I'm backtracking as I have quite a lot to catch up on, no internet for a week! Our last day in Egypt was a well-deserved lazy day which involved a lot of reading and drinking milkshakes by the shoreline and staring across the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia. We left Bishbishi for the port town of Nuweiba to get our ferry to Aquaba in Jordan on Saturday morning. It was roasting hot, not help ... 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