After Egypt, Jordan was quite a nice experience.
Everything works, it’s clean and people are extremely friendly.
The border crossing was rather straightforward. The “fast” ferry between Egypt and Jordan that is supposed to take 1.5 hour did take over 8 hours and costs me another $300US… but we finally made it.
Getting out of Egypt was much more easier than getting in but we still had to run around for a few hours.
My friend Marc is now gone – he had to go back to Montreal to take care of some business and he is heading into Iran. I traveled through Jordan with an American guy (Ben) that I had met in Egypt.
First stop was the Wadi Rum desert – a beautiful sight!
The Bedouins trust their Land Cruiser
Next was Petra. I had big expectations but it lived up to it.
Actually, Petra is one of the major highlights of this trip.
From Petra we headed to Amman where I could appreciate the local version of “Pimp my ride” – they love their old Benz there.
For those of you who wants to experience the Middle East, I would suggest Jordan over Egypt.
After Amman, it was time for Syria.