Jordan

  • Day 262 – Petra to Amman

    As per advice from our hotel, My Home Petra Hotel, we checked out very early (maybe around 5am) and walked to the local bus stop (view on Google maps). Along the way a taxi driver asked if we need a lift and we refused, saying we are going to the bus station. We were able […]

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  • Day 261 – Madaba to Petra

    Road Trip to Petra Today we decided to stick together once more with our new friends from yesterday’s tour. We all had breakfast and then left Pilgrims Guest House after packing our bags. We used the same driver as yesterday (Day 260), who we had negotiated a price of 70 JOD / $143.65 AUD for […]

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  • Day 258 – Jerash and Ajloun

    Jerash Roman Ruins and Ajloun Castle from Amman Today we left our accommodation, Jordan River Hotel to catch a taxi using the Uber App to the North (Tabarbour) Bus Station. The taxi driver dropped us off right in front of the correct bus to Jerash. The mini buses in Jordan don’t typically have a schedule. […]

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  • Day 260 – Madaba

    Holy sites and the Dead Sea Today we left Madaba Hotel after the very average included breakfast. We moved down the road to Pilgrim’s Guest House. Here they actually allowed us to check into a room in the morning, which was really nice. It turned out we were next door to our friend. We woke […]

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  • Day 257 – Amman

    Exploring Amman during Ramadan Today was our first full day to explore Amman! From Jordan River Hotel, the closest attraction was the Amman Citadel. Unfortunately the walk was a constant uphill climb! Amman Citadel The Amman Citadel is included with the Jordan Pass (otherwise I believe the price is 3 JOD / $6.12 AUD per […]

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  • Day 259 – Amman to Madaba

    Getting from Amman to Madaba Just like yesterday (Day 258), we caught an Uber to the North Bus Station from the River Jordan Hotel in Amman. The taxi driver didn’t stop in front of a bus this time, but after asking a bus driver, we were pointed to the correct bus. Once we placed our […]

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  • Day 256 – Cairo to Amman, JORDAN

    Leaving Egypt Today we left Voyage Hotel to start a voyage of our own! A large breakfast, was delivered to our room. After this, we checked out and caught an Uber to the Cairo International Airport. Since we had been here a couple of weeks ago to fly to Luxor (Day 242), we were not […]

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