Petra Monastery

Pabloq Enter's Jordan (Who Hasn't?)

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September 8th 2005
After leaving Lebanon the same way I came in, within 1 hour of my Lebanese visa running out I was back in Syria, $52 poorer, just for a Syrian transit visa. It has cost me more to get in and out of here then it has being in Syria and Lebanon. Oh well. I didn't fancy a last look around Damascus, so I stayed at the bus station waiting for my 3:00pm bus to Amman in Jordan. Another one of those ... read more

Middle East » Jordan

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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