Arriving in Tehran by plane, I did the same game as in Cairo: no I don’t want to pay about 20€ for a taxi drive to the city center. So I take the bus, 10 times cheaper. But it was…
Iran and western propaganda
My first post about Iran shall be against the “western countries”, especially USA, which put Iran to the terrorism axis as a pariah state. Like in many countries, there is a huge gap between what the government is saying and…
Amman to Tehran with a transit in Qatar
I flew with Qatar Airways from Amman to Tehran via a one night stop in Doha (20:00 to 7:00). When I booked this flight, I thought I would have hotel service since I had so in Ethiopia were I spent…
Last days in Amman
Mk introduced me to his friends in Amman and we got 3 very nice evening there! Either good restaurant or going to the nature around a fire and some songs, I got a wonderful time! Funnily, many of the girls…
Dead Sea and Canyons
Back in Petra, I stayed in the Sunset hotel and had nice chats with Jade and Veronica on the evenings. On Saturday morning, Mohammed –aka Mk, a friend of Ghassab and Jade, came down to Petra with his car to…
Bedouin experience & Wadi Rum
The Bedouin are actually the native inhabitants in Jordan and used to deal with the arid conditions. In Petra, Ghassab hosted me in his cave! What a wonderful experience! Ghassab picked up a great spot for his cave: one cave,…
Petra
Petra is the highlight in Jordan, recognized as one of new “Seven Wonders on the World” and they let you feel this: the entrance ticket doubled in the last 3 years, now 50 JD for 1 day, 55 for 2…
Amman to Petra
“Swimming” in the Dead Sea is an amazing experience. Actually, you can’t really swim because you stay over the water because of the over saturated salt. The Dead Sea is also dying, being always lower since the water coming from…
Amman, Jordan
From Egypt to Jordan, you can go by land via the Sinai, but you have to take a ferry to Aqaba to skip Israel which should cost about $60 (i.e. you need US $!). However, I went by plane: when…
Egypt map
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