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Bedouin Food

by mad4travel

Watch out if you are going to have a feast in Wadi Rum with the Bedouin.Firstly, its difficult if you are a veggie. You will most likely get served Mansuf. The recipe for this seems to be : kill a lamb, chop it into huge pieces, boil it, serve with rice including gristle fat and bone.I found it most unappetising even as a meat eater. If you finish your plate you will get more shovelled on.Maybe because it gave me food poisoning the next day and there were no toilets where we we camped, I might have gotten a biased view on it!

Nightfall in Petra

by schmechi

If you are walking around in Petra keep in mind, that you have to return at daylight. Due to huge distances you may lose your sense of time to get back early enough.It is getting dark fast and it is very uncomfortable to stray in the desert at night! Remember that it is getting pretty cold too.

Dodgy Accommodation

by freya_heaven

Having backpacked around Israel, Egypt & Jordan within a close space of time, The budget accommodation in Jordan is much worse the either of the other two countries. On my next trip I would definately upgrade, Apart from a tent in Wadi Rum, I dont think I would revisit any of the places I stayed. So spend more if you can!

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I wasnt sure whether to write...

by freya_heaven

I wasnt sure whether to write in this part or not, The only downfall I had in Jordan was in Amman one evening leaving a cafe, I was attcked by a man. Luckily my friend got in there & between to 2 of us it was sorted pretty quickly & he ran off. Not sure quite why it happened as I was suitably dressed. Just be careful & aware, its easy to forget you are in a capital city when everyone there is so friendly.Photo is of the King Hussain Mosque in Amman

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Watch out for Camels

by tini58de

We saw this sign on the Kings Highway - and it is to be taken seriously!!!The King's Highway winds its way through the different ecological zones of the country, including forested highlands, open farmland plateaus, deep ravines, the edge of the eastern desert, and the warm tropical Gulf of Aqaba.Lining both sides of this 335-kilometer (207-mile) thoroughfare is a rich chain of archaeological sites that reads like an index of ancient history and a biblical gazetteer -- prehistoric villages from the Stone Age, biblical towns from the kingdoms of Ammon, Moab and Edom, Crusader castles, some of the finest early Christian Byzantine mosaics in the Middle East, a Roman-Herodian fortress, several Nabatean temples, two major Roman fortresses, early Islamic towns, and the rock-cut Nabatean capital of Petra.

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Hot Amman

by dr.firas

August is the Hotest month of the summer in the Middle EastPlease get ready to have really bad feelings from the hot weather if your choosing to visit Amman in this time!especially if you are in a car going to the old city of Amman and in Rush hour!better to wear the suitable clothes and having a fan in your hand with glasses and a hat!be patient it worth anyway!

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Crossing the border

by MalenaN

Make sure you pay for the visa when you enter Jordan. I went with a servise taxi from Damascus to Amman. At the border I went to the visa counter. They looked in my passport and handed it over to someone els who gave me a stamp and then they said it was ready. It was all very quick. I went back to the visa counter, said I hadn't paid for the visa and pointed to the sign on the wall that said Swedish citicens should pay 10 JD. They just laught and waved me away. Then I waited 2 hours for the last person in the taxi to be ready.Well, on the way back to Syria it was me the other people had to wait for. Something was wrong and I tried to explain what had happened when I entered Jordan. In the end I had to go back to the arrival hall, change money and pay for the visa + for three days more (stayed in Jordan for 17 days but should have reported to the police for a visa ectension after 14...

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be on alert in case of demonstrations

by call_me_rhia

there is really absolutely no danger in Jordan. Trust me on this: I walked around at night-time without any hassles or dangers: I'm blond, I'm white, I have green eyes. Some people made some comments, but most just enquired if i was lost or needed any help. However be on alert in case of demonstrations: if they are not authorized by the police, the police will intervene and they are known to hit hard before asking questions. People demostrating are rarely dangerous, but it's wise to have some evident proof either of your political ideas (wear a Palestinian khefia maybe) or your citizenship (be quick in taking out your passport). This last tip, sadly, is not much helpful if you have an Israeli passport i'm afraid.

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The traffic in Amman is crazy!...

by Elmsaafir

The traffic in Amman is crazy! Look both ways before crossing the street, just like Mom told you to!!There were some anti-Israeli demonstrations going on the day that I left...Don't let the proximity to Israel keep you from going there, though. Tourism is down, and therefore, lots of prices are lower too. So now is the time to go. Just pay attention to what's going on around you, and if you see a demonstration or something, don't go getting involved in it. Use common sense. The Jordanians are wonderfully warm people. The most often used word that I heard while there was 'Welcome' and they really mean it.

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You got to jump into the Dead...

by R.Dettmann

You got to jump into the Dead Sea!!! It is so strange - you are floating on the water. You could read the newspaper while doing nothing.When you turn on your stomach, like I did on that picture, your feet will stick out of the water and you can't do anything against it!!

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Q:  I am considering booking a Thomas Cook trip to Aqaba jan 7th. The main purpose of the trip is sunbathing, but we also would like... 

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A: Personally, I would miss out the Dead Sea and do both Wadi Rum and Petra. However, if you are set on the Dead Sea, then Petra is the other choice. I cannot see that... 

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