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emma in wonderland posted Petra-fied | 6 days ago
So, I am back in Amman after spending a few days travelling around Jordan. First stop was Aqaba, the port where the 18 other people who began their tour in Egypt joined us after taking the ferry across. We stayed at an AMAZING hotel there. I stay at the cheapest, nastiest places I can find and am...
emma in wonderland posted I made it to Jordan! | Jun 25, 2009
My Greek Islands tour has sadly ended (should be in rehab, not in the Middle East!) and I flew from Athens (via Cairo - got some pics of the Pyramids on my way in!) to Amman yesterday. Was very glad to leave Athens, I was only there one night, but it is one of my most loathed cities. It's dirty,...
emma in wonderland posted Greece is the word | Jun 18, 2009
As you may or may not be aware, I'm now island hopping around Greece! Currently on Paros for one more night, spent two nights on Mykonos, spending the next few days in Ios and Santorini before a night in Athens then off to my trip in Jordan and Israel. Finally, some hot weather and sunshine! I got a...
Kyoto Observer posted Jordan - Ghosts of Present & Past in Petra Siq | Jun 14, 2009
50+ Most interesting - According to Flickr (Set) Lucie writes: The City of Petra was hidden in the mountains of Jordan for thousands of years when a young Swiss explorer Johan Ludwig Burckhardt rediscovered it in 1812. Temples, tombs, and other buildings are all carved out of the sandstone cliffs,...
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