9 septembre 2023, Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Flight was pleasant enough, including a gorgeous above clouds sunset. Airport was very modern and organised, and even the car hire wasn't that bad, except its Visa only here and nearly everything weEn savoir plus
JordanJerashBāb ‘AmmānSāḩat Ziyūs32°16’39” N 35°53’23” E
10 septembre 2023, Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We had to navigate the motorway through Amman in the morning, but the roads are good and drivers reasonable (staying in lane optional!) so we were in the roman ruins in Jarash with about a hour.
It'sEn savoir plus
JordanMuḩāfaz̧at al Balqā’SweimehWādī Dayr ‘Allā31°42’59” N 35°35’18” E 10 septembre 2023, Jordan ⋅ 🌙 31 °C
We were v excited to get our first glimpse of the dead sea & arrive at our luxury hotel. We immediately put on our oldest swimmies & headed down to the lowest point on earth (420m below sea level) forEn savoir plus
11 septembre 2023, Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
After a sumptuous breakfast we lazed around the infinity pool looking out over the West Bank, only tearing ourselves away from the luxury at noon check out time, noting the car stated 37C!
We droveEn savoir plus
13 septembre 2023, Jordan ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Today's blog is named after the storm that swept through the area. We were definitely appreciative of the slight cloud cover and minor drop in temperature, especially as it reached 44C (!) as we madeEn savoir plus
14 septembre 2023, Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Another early start and back down the siq into Petra. We were waiting for the sun to hit the Treasury, but soon realised that was a bit like watching the pot boil so carried on whilst it wasEn savoir plus
JordanMuḩāfaz̧at al ‘AqabahAl Khaz‘alī29°31’20” N 35°24’49” E
15 septembre 2023, Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
It was a couple of hours drive to Wadi Rum, passing a few camels and not a lot else! The Rum village itself isn't much to be admired, but we parked up and got whisked away in a 4x4 into theEn savoir plus
16 septembre 2023, Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
We left Wadi Rum early morning and a couple of hours later we were in Aqada on the Red Sea. We shunned the main town and checked in to a dive hotel on the coast.
After chilling by the pool for a aEn savoir plus
18 septembre 2023, Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
We had a big decision to make: desert, kings or dead sea highway! Google said all about the same time of 4 hours, but we knew not to trust that already. In the end local advice swayed us back theEn savoir plus
20 septembre 2023, Chypre ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
An early start the next morning with the 5am call to prayer rousing us, before dropping the car and making the short hop over to Cyprus.
As soon as we land here we feel relaxed as its so familiar toEn savoir plus
