Pictures from Travel-Stained Life
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For general Middle East information, refer to this post. Things we learned: Currency: Dinar ( 0.7 Dinars=$1 USD) Cities Visited: Aqaba, Wadi Musa, Karak, Amman, Madaba We obtained a multiple entry visa for Jordan in Cairo, Egypt. It costs a bit more, but we got it just in case we were turned out of Syria [...]
We made our way to the Dead Sea on the Jordan side on our third attempt. The first attempt turned out to be a bad idea because Jordan was hit with its coldest temps of the season. Our sandaled, beached-out selves found the sleet and freezing temps a shock to our system as we searched the [...]
As my dreams of international travel started to take off over the past several years, the “list” has steadily grown to an impossible dream to see ALL of the world. However, for a few years now, a couple of places have stood above the rest in my desire to see them firsthand. The first is [...]