Well today begins the sad day. I must say good bye to Jordan and to the Middle East. It has been a wonderful last few days. On Friday, I took the bus from Wadi Musa back to Amman (2-hours north) and then a taxi to the city of Madaba. I checked into a hotel and [...]
Greetings from Jordan. After I walked around for 9-hours at the Petra Complex I went and had a hair-cut. Lets just say that not being able speak Arabic is bad (especially if they don’t speak English, also). But it was an interesting experience. My hair is now VERY short and is what is typical of [...]
Greetings from Luxor, Egypt. I am only taking a moment out of my busy day to write and say that this city is truly amazing. Though the street touts can be a bit aggressive and everyone is your friend or has been waiting your long arrival, its pretty good. Yesterday I visited the cult temples [...]
Getting to Abu Simbel involved joining a convoy (there are only 2 per day) – the first at 4:30 in the morning!!! eeks. But arriving at Abu Simble at 8:00. Most people are content with staying only for an hour or so, which means another 3-hour bus ride which I just didn’t want to do. [...]
I pose a question to you: What is the first thing that pops into your head when you hear someone mention Egypt? Perhaps an image of the Pyramids flash before your eyes, or the legendary boy king, Tutankhamen – one of the most famous Egyptian Kings ever to be rediscovered. Maybe you think of the [...]
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