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    • Europa-Orient-Rallye 2022
      Day 22

      Stellungswechsel

      May 28, 2022 in Jordan ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      Heute mal wieder Plan B. Aus irgendwelchen "Sicherheitsgründen", die man uns nicht näher erläutert, können wir nicht ins geplante Camp fahren, sondern sollen an der Polizeistation bei Petra (unserem eigentlich für morgen geplanten Ziel) übernachten. Wir sind dort, die Orga nicht, die Polizisten sind irritiert und haben keine Ahnung. Es bleibt mal wieder spannend.Read more

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    • Europa-Orient-Rallye 2022
      Day 22

      Petra, wir kommen!

      May 28, 2022 in Jordan ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Es dürfte nicht allzu viele Touris geben, die mit Polizeigeleit im Konvoi nach Petra gelangen, begleitet vom Ruf des Muezins.
      Ziel war unser Nachtquartier auf 1600 Metern, ein Parkplatz mit tollem Blick und frischem Lüftchen. Und mit Ameisen.
      Morgen dann also die Felsenstadt. Stay tuned!      Read more

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    • Europa-Orient-Rallye 2022
      Day 23

      Rock'n'Roll

      May 29, 2022 in Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      Faszination aus rötlichem Stein, naturbelassen ebenso wie von Menschenhand in Form gebracht: Die Felsenstadt Petra ist schlichtweg atemberaubend.

       Zugegeben, ein klein wenig touristisch angehaucht ist das schon, mit Zilliarden von Mulis, Eseln, Kamelen und ihren (Ver)Führern, die auf der Frequenz "no, thanks" völlig taub sind.

      Am Ende dann, vor dem 1000-Stufen-Anstieg zum Kloster (den sich nur Teile der Karawanserei geben), wartet eine der echten Raritäten Jordaniens auf den ermatteten Wanderer: Cerveza! Kalt! Erquickend!      Read more

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    • TravelerJordan & Israel - 2022
      Day 5

      Jordan and Israel - Day 4 (Petra)

      April 30, 2022 in Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      Jordan and Israel – Day 4 (Petra)
       
      It’s been two days since my last post, but today I’m only going to touch on yesterday; I’ll catch-up on today, well, tomorrow.
       
      We arrived at the town of Petra on Friday night.  A number of us went out to a local bar/restaurant which had been built into a cave in the rock – that’s where that pic of me smoking a hookah is from.
       
      The majority of the next day – Saturday - was spent in Petra, the archaeological site.
       
      We gathered that morning for a short walk to enter the site.
       
      Thumbnail:  Petra dates back to the fourth century BC.  Built by the Nabataeans, who were masters of rainwater collection and management, stone carving, and agriculture, with Petra itself being a big trading site that made them pretty darn wealthy.  Rumor has it that the Three Wise Men purchased their gifts of frankincense, myrrh, and gold at Petra.  The place had buildings, temples, a monastery, burial chambers, and more.
       
      You enter it through this 1 ½ mile pathway through a stone canyon named The Siq – the video I posted yesterday showed the last few steps before entering the first plaza where “The Treasury” is revealed.  From there on, there’s a (huge) series of walking and hiking paths in a variety of directions.  Overall, we spent about 5-6 hours there, and I chose to take “the long walk” to the Monastery, which – I was told - had 1,000 steps to climb to it.  For the full visit, I had more than 18,000 steps and 79 “flights” of steps per my iPhone.
       
      Every turn revealed more eye candy, whether it be natural rock formations or what has been built into it.  The varying color of the rock is amazing, and the fact that it’s all lasted this long is amazing too.
       
      It was crowded with tourists, and industry has grown up around and inside it – donkey, camel, carriage, even golf cart rides; vendors selling all sorts of trinkets, and cafes where you can get soda, food, juice, ice cream.  But if you ignore all that (or make it part of the experience), it is just darn incredible.
       
      Like a lot of places in the world, photos and videos don’t do it justice.  One of the most moving places I’ve ever been.
       
      Go.  Just go.
       
      #aktravel_usa #petra #petrajordan #jordan      Read more

    • Ehrengard HeinzigJordanien
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      Day 4

      Tiere und Menschen im Wadi Musa

      May 3, 2022 in Jordan ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

      Auf dem Weg durch die Felsenstadt sind uns viele interessante Menschen und Tiere begegnet, von denen ich einige im Bild festgehalten habe.
      Besonders hübsch und farbenfroh gekleidet waren viele junge Frauen aus Bangladesh, die als Gastarbeiterinnen in Jordanien arbeiten und die Feiertage zu diesem Ausflug nutzten.

      Unser Reiseführer Mohammad meinte, dass fast alle Beduinen wie Jack Sparrow aussehen...

      Gegen ein "Trinkgeld" möglich sind Pferderitte vom Besucherzentrum bis zum Eingang in den Siq, Kutschfahrten vom Besucherzentrum bis zum Schatzhaus und Kamelritte vom Mädchenschloss bis zum Schatzhaus.      Read more

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    • Europa-Orient-Rallye 2022
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      Day 23

      Morgengymnastik

      May 29, 2022 in Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      Unsere ganz spezielle Form des Frühsports; Gleich mal ein plattes Rad wechseln - die Nachwehen der gestrigen Reifen-Tortour.

       Wir campieren auf 1600 m Höhe vor einer prächtigen Kulisse und freuen uns jetzt auf die Felsenstadt Petra. Heute Abend verbringen wir die letzte Camp-Nacht am Toten Meer. Es nähert sich somit der Zeitpunkt, an dem wir unsere Körper mal wieder in einen menschenähnlichen Zustand versetzen können... Schade, eigentlich.Read more

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    • Christie MitchellRTW 2022
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      Day 154

      Road trip

      August 22, 2022 in Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F

      Miles: 1.0 Steps: 2669
      Flights stairs: 8

      We took off this morning and headed south. We drove the Dead Sea highway for about an hour which took us down the entire length of the Dead Sea. Beautiful.

      Then we climbed up into the mountains and drove for probably an hour without seeing another car. Really gorgeous hills.

      We eventually made it to Wadi Miss, after a four hour drive. Was really unique and interesting tho. Can’t wait to see this historic place for the next couple days.      Read more

    • Christie MitchellRTW 2022
      Day 155

      Petra!

      August 23, 2022 in Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F

      Miles: 9.2 Steps: 20272
      Flights stairs: 61 !!

      We went to Petra today. It’s quite a hike - surprised me, I had no idea it took so much to see it. And today, we only saw about half of the site.

      We made it to the “treasury” - to me, made famous by Indiana Jones and the last crusade. Anyone else? Shows how cultured I am. 😂 And then we took a side trail to be able to view the treasury from above - it was 725 stairs to the top! (yes I counted every one of them). Luckily we went out early so wasn’t too warm for most of it - mid 70’s at the start, mid 80’s at the end. The main trail to get in was about 2 miles each way and then the side trail we took was another 2 each way. All the hikes we’ve done so far are rated easy or moderate - todays was rated hard, and it was. But we made it to the top!

      When we got there we found a person had constructed a “hut” that completely blocked the view. You could only see said view if you came into the hut and purchased something to drink. Quite the entrepreneur. At that point we had little choice after hiking for 2 miles just to see the view so we paid out the $6 for two water bottles, sat down and enjoyed what we worked so hard to see. 😂

      So far, Jordan has been a joy to see. And for the most part the people are kind, polite and friendly. Today tho, was shocked when a man asked me “how many camels would you like for your baby?” Yep .. someone offered to buy my daughter. 😳 For camels, nonetheless. A waiter also asked Jordan, with me sitting right there, “does your mom like sweets? Most old ladies here don’t.” Yep .. I was called an old lady, to my face. 😢 Someone also wanted to know why Jordan wasn’t married yet - what was “wrong” with her to not be married by 23. Interesting times.      Read more

    • Christie MitchellRTW 2022
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      Day 156

      Just another day in Petra

      August 24, 2022 in Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F

      Miles: 8.0 Steps: 22654
      Flights stairs: 65

      We have learned to get up early here - it’s cooler in the nighttime so morning is fairly cool and nice. We get out, do our hiking and are back to the hotel by noon or 1:00. Makes it bearable.

      We hiked in and went all the way to the end, to the “monestary”. This is a carved building in the rock, just like the famous “treasury” but much bigger. It’s also much more difficult to get to. We hiked about 4 miles and up 850 steps today to get to it. Most steps yet. Very impressive tho. It’s unbelievable that these massive structures are carved into the stone.

      There are a lot of animals being used for transport of all kinds here. Mostly donkeys, some horses and then a handful of camels. It’s crazy to see the donkeys climbing the rock steps. We refused to use the donkeys to help us, as it just seemed cruel. They were so tiny .. and well, we obviously are not. Just felt wrong. And the horses are definitely not healthy or taken care of. Pretty sad situation.

      However, after we hiked back down the mountain, we did decide to take a camel ride for about a mile or so. It seemed less cruel as the camels are built for the desert and are SO big. The owner also seemed to take good care of them - hopefully looks weren’t deceiving. At least how we justified it. 🤷‍♀️ It was AMAZING. I’ve ridden horses, but these were so much taller and bigger. The feeling of having them stand up and sit back down while we were on them was incredible. They are VERY tall! I was on “Zuzu”, a 7 yr old male and Jordan was on “Daisy”, a 3 yr old female. Apparently, they can go a WEEK without food or water. Not that they do, but they can. Amazing finish to our time in Petra.      Read more

    • Christie MitchellRTW 2022
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      Day 157

      Beautiful desert

      August 25, 2022 in Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 99 °F

      We took off this morning and drove a couple more hours south to Wadi Rum. This is a red sand desert - most famously used in any movies that need to look like Mars or another planet. The Martian, Star Wars: Rogue One, Dune, Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, live action Aladdin, Prometheus, Lawrence of Arabia, Moon knight, Transformers … the list could go one.

      We’re staying in an actual modern day Bedouin camp. We have our own tent with a gorgeous Mountain View that has its own bathroom, and air conditioning! It does great in the evening/night but couldn’t keep up with the heat in the afternoon very well. Pretty sweltering.

      We took another camel ride out to see the sunset with another seven people or so. Kind of rode in a herd which was fun. Once back to camp all sat down for a Bedouin dinner together.

      After dinner we loaded into truck beds that had seats built in and rode into the desert for our star gazing tour!! Drove about 20 min or so deeper into the desert where it was very dark. The Bedouins laid out some carpets, built us a fire, and made some tea right there. Then we sat back and enjoyed the view for a couple hours.

      It was so peaceful just laying there in the sand looking up at the sky with nothing but your thoughts - with no light pollution we could see so many stars and the Milky Way! And it was perfectly quiet - zero sounds except the soft wind. I’ve camped a lot - and there’s always sound of some kind. Birds chirping, crickets, campers next door. But here it is perfectly silent. Crazy peaceful.      Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Muḩāfaz̧at Ma‘ān, Muhafazat Ma'an, Ma’an, محافظة معان

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