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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 weMeer informatie
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 weMeer informatie
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.
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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) forMeer informatie
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 droveMeer informatie
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 madeMeer informatie
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 wasMeer informatie
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 theMeer informatie
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 aMeer informatie
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 theMeer informatie
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 toMeer informatie