Within a village setting, Mövenpick Resort & Spa Dead Sea offers direct access to the unsinkable waters of the Dead Sea with all the luxury of a top class hotel and resort. A swanky place after you pass the strict security entrance if you have a reservation and airport bag screening. Once inside it is as flashy […]
Kempinski Hotel Amman offers pool service for day visitors to escape the summer heat. Your in Amman and it is very hot. This landlocked city has no lake or rivers or even beaches to cool off. Your in a budget hotel with no pool but there is a way to stay cool by taking advantage […]
Jordan questions my return. Not so welcome return to Jordan After paying for my visa my passport was taken and asked to go back and sit on a chair while they inspected my passport. It was taken away and an officer returned asking to see my ID card, which I did not travel with. After more […]
Founded in 1989 in the area in and around the Dana village and Wadi Dana, the Dana Biosphere Reserve is Jordan‘s largest nature reserve. The village itself is a sight of sorts, being constructed mostly from traditional stone and mud houses. It is very small however. Mostly rubble and fallen, but there were little signs of renewal in what […]
Situated near the heart of Amman, Corp Amman Hotel is close to Royal Culture Center, International Stadium, and King Hussain Sports City. Corp Amman Hotel has a full-service spa, an outdoor pool, and a sauna. Wireless Internet access is complimentary in public areas. Business amenities at this 4.5-star property include a business center and a […]
Ajlun Castle, also Rabadh Castle, an Islamic fortress, built during the period of the Crusades. The castle is located on the top of a mountain just outside the small city of Ajlun. The castle is one of the best preserved and most complete examples of medieval Arab-Islamic military architecture. The castle is an un-interesting maze […]
Jordan’s only port city, located on the Gulf of Aqaba in the extreme south of the country. Aqaba is Jordan’s window on the Red Sea. Aqaba is a Jordanian coastal city situated at the northeastern tip of the Red Sea, and is one of the major tourist attractions in Jordan, famous for its warm water and […]
[email protected] is a quirky place with a bookshop on main entrance with restaurant above offering decent views of the hillside city of Amman, and a licensed place to drink alcohol and hang out. An outdoor terrace and indoor seating, sheesha pipes and swinging lights. With great views and artsy interiors, this is the place to […]
09:37Wadi Rum is a spectacularly scenic desert valley in southern Jordan. This area of Jordan is quite isolated and largely inhospitable to settled life. The only permanent inhabitants are several thousand Bedouin nomads and villagers. There is no real infrastructure, leaving the area quite unspoilt. Apart from the Bedouin goat hair tents, the only structures […]
Aqaba Gulf Hotel has a great location, and a great outdoor pool area, but rooms are showing wear and look a little tired. Rated a 4 start hotel, Aqaba Gulf Hotel felt more like a 3 star, and though clean and comfortable was dated and overpriced compared to other newer options in the area. On the good […]
The genuine attraction of Wadi Rum is the desert itself, best seen by four wheel drive or on camel. Some visitors only spend a few hours in the Wadi, but it’s definitely worth staying overnight in Bedouin camps in the desert. Wadi Rum is home to the Zalabia Bedouin who, working with climbers and trekkers, have made a […]
Favoured by locals, Al-Shami Restaurant offers genuine food with no frills, with amazing views. Hidden within the small market area of the souk of Aqaba, with an entrance from the side alley of Al Raghadan Street, a top floor restaurant with views of the Hussein bin Ali Mosque that looks out to the Red Sea with the border city of […]