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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Alexandria
One of my motivations of my trip to Egypt was to meet Anita, a German girl I met back in Regensburg, Bayern some years ago! She is working in a German primary school in Alexandria as a teacher. Arriving in…
Dahab
Back in Cairo, I wanted to go to the white desert with some friends of Nagui, but they were not available these days. I was actually appreciable to rest instead a little in Cairo and deal with my pictures: I…
Politics in Egypt
Coming in this time in Egypt is very interesting, between the French and Egyptian presidential election! Walking in the streets, everybody asks you “where you from”, I answer “France”. The reaction is then “Sarkozy out, good!” It is pretty clear…
Egyptian Railways
The price and booking systems are a little strange. In the way Cairo-Aswan, I booked a second class ticket (£58) online (enr.gov.eg), paid by Visa through an Australian website! But I had to book 3 times: the first one, the…