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Little Petra
The itinerary is in full flow and the next item on the list is the most famous – Petra. Part of me is dreading the crowds. It’s one of the most visited places in the world apparently; so far we have been extremely fortunate in avoiding the masses but I suspect Petra will be mobbed.…
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Wadi Ghuweir
We joined forces with hotel guests Jocelyn and Tomas for our trip to Wadi Ghuweir. They were going to share our guide (Ali) and also give him a lift, which was a relief as the thought of 5 of us crammed into an underpowered Kia Pegas was not a good one. It took about an…
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Dana Reserve Hikes/Dana Village
Breakfast was interesting this morning. Looks like the ship goes adrift when Tayseer isn’t around. J and N got theirs (the benefits of being in the super-deluxe room) while we got nothing. We eventually got something but then the nice French people sitting behind us had nothing so we gave them some things from our…
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Salt Beach/Karak Castle/Al Namteh Lodge
We were all very sorry to leave Zero Four not least because we suspected that our next accommodation would be a lot more basic. The dogs will forever more rue our departing as Jan’s leftover fajitas will have seemed like mana from heaven. On our agenda for our travel day to Al Namteh Lodge were…
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Baptism site/ Dead Sea
Today was the day of visiting the place where Jesus was baptised. None of us have any religious inclinations whatsoever but it would be strange not to visit somewhere so important to millions of people all over the world. The site is at a place called Bethany and taking part in a guided tour is…
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Wadi Mujib
Wadi Mujib didn’t disappoint. Wadi Mujib is a canyon through which a river flows. The hike we did is called the Siq hike and ends at a waterfall, but in order to get there, you have to negotiate fast flowing water. It’s a proper adrenaline rush but not for the faint hearted. We got there…
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Jerash/Dead Sea
Not a great night- my tummy didn’t like something I fed it and in the early hours decided to get rid of it. Another lousy night. Luckily, by the morning tummy issues were resolved and we were up and out promptly. Sad to leave Jerash Hills – the outside space has been a joy. Still,…
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Jerash – Jerash Ruins and Ajloun Castle
To make up for our indolence of yesterday, we decided to get up early and visit Jerash Ruins followed by Ajloun Castle. The ruins are of the ancient city Gerasa, possibly founded by Alexander the Great in 331BC, but then again maybe not. Whatever, It was a very important trade centre and became part of…
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Jerash
Not much sleep was had but what’s new eh? Bit of a drama clothes wise this morning as my faithful old maxi skirt which is always my go to in Muslim countries bit the dust. The elastic waist completely relaxed and could no longer hold itself up. I feel a shopping trip coming on. We…
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Jordan Jaunts
The Fab Four have joined forces again. This time our mission is to see as much of Jordan as is possible in a 17 day/18 night time frame. This is not going to be an unfocused , random meander – oh no, we road warriors have honed our itinerary with precision and every second is…
Middle-aged flash packers
The ramblings and wanderings of two middle-aged travellers up for adventure
- 2021 – There are no plans. Covid
- About
- Australia/Vietnam Revisited 2025
- Bulgaria – Roses and Trains 2025
- Cabo de Gata 2024
- Costa Rica 2015
- Escape to Italy 2017
- Going round in Circles – Circumnavigating Spain 2021
- Gran Canaria – The Isle of Dogs
- Greece – Pottering The Peloponnese 2021
- Into Africa – 2022
- Into Africa -November/December 2022
- Jordan Jaunts 2023
- Mini adventure in Northern Portugal – 2018
- Mission Triglav – Slovenia, Italy, France 2017
- My blog
- Myanmar and Thailand 2019
- Oman 2019
- Oz Odyssey – Australia, Fiji,Hawaii 2016
- Panama 2023
- Return of the Road Warriors – Europe revisited 2019 Liechenstein, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Germany
- Road Trip to Anywhere – France, Italy, ? 2022
- Roaming the Rhodope – Bulgaria
- Sicily wanderings – on the volcano trail
- Tea, Trains and Temples – A journey around Sri Lanka 2017
- Tenerife 2024
- The Grand Tour – Driving from UK to Turkey and back again 2015
- The Hills are Alive – Austria road trip September 2025
- The Silk Road – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan 2019
- Turkey – 2020
- Wainwrights Lake District UK part 2 2022 March
- Walking the Wainwrights part 1 – Lake District UK 2021
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