• WhorledTravelersJordan & Israël 2019Traveler
    Looking back out towards the town of Aqaba
    Looking back out towards the town of AqabaThe KempinskiEvening's entertainmentSaudi Arabia on the upper leftEgypt in the backgroundIsrael, Egypt, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, right to left. And of course we are standing in Jordan.

    Hotel Spa in Jordan Redux

    October 6, 2019 in Jordan ⋅ 95 °F

    We liked the Kempinski Hotel Ishtar so much we decided to stay at the Kempinski Aqaba on the Red Sea. Another beautiful hotel. It was thrilling to sit on the beach and swim in the Red Sea. One only needs to turn ones’s head from right to left to see Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia from the chair. Lots of oil tankers - makes you appreciate how important the Red Sea is geographically.Read more