G and I took a quick trip to Marrakech this past weekend after finding a good deal with Ryanair. It was one of those places that I would have been really disappointed if I didn’t go while living in Sevilla. It was refreshing being back in North Africa and back in with the Arabic culture. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Border Crossing'
about Marrakech, Morocco and Volcanic Ash…
April 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Morocco
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about the border crossing from Aqaba, Jordan to Nuweiba, Egypt…
January 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Egypt, Jordan
trip: Wadi Rum to Nuweiba, Egypt how: Bus and Ferry miles total: 5566 days: 1 Arriving in Aqaba, we went straight to the ferry where we had to follow numerous steps including exit fees, stamps, and visa regulations. Whew. One counter for this, then one man for this, then the other counter for this… it [...]
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about Nazareth, Israel to Wadi Musa (Petra), Jordan…
November 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Israel, Jordan
trip: Nazareth to Wadi Musa how: by Avis rental car or the Peugeot 206 master, shared taxi, and mini-bus. miles total: 5458 days: 1 The trip from Nazareth to Jerusalem went fine. When we got to Jerusalem, went through the old-city souq to find some last minute gifts, then headed for the best falafel in [...]
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about Jerusalem, Israel…
October 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Israel, Palestine
Jerusalem, for me, was like a place you only read about. Not a place you actually go. So waking up the next morning and actually realizing I was in Jerusalem and I was walking the steps of the Bible was surreal. Not only this, but to be in this country and this city where so [...]
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about the Jordan-Israel border crossing…
October 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Israel
trip: Amman to Jerusalem how: by bus and taxi miles total: 4752 days: 1 Well, we met a nice couple staying at the Farah hotel in Amman with us and found ourselves with more or less the same itinerary from Jordan to Israel and then back to Jordan and onto Egypt. So naturally we thought [...]
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about the Syria-Jordan border crossing…
September 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Syria
trip: Damascus to Amman how: by shared taxi miles total: 4707 days: 1 This time the border crossing was relatively easy and a little more organized than the Turkey-Syrian crossing. Despite having to pay 500 SYP to leave Syria and then another 10JD to enter into Jordan, the border crossing went smoothly and I was [...]
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about Antakya, Turkey – Syrian border crossing…
July 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Turkey
trip: Göreme to Antakya how: by bus, 9 hours, Suha Bus Co. and ghe-tto bus co. miles total: 4,055 days: 1 I don’t remember much after changing buses in Kayseri (1hr. after we boarded the bus in Goreme), it was probably better that way. However, I did wake-up with butterflies in my stomach. Today was [...]
about Istanbul, Turkey…
July 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Turkey
trip: London to Istanbul how: by plane, easyjet.com miles total: 2505 km days: 5 I guess it never occurred to me the actual magnitude of Istanbul. Broken into two different continents (Europe and Asia) , Istanbul has the population of 14 million and you can sure feel it. After sleeping at Gatwick airport the night [...]
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