We took the Kings Highway south from Petra, winding down towards the sea. For such a small country covered mostly by desert the terrain varies wildly from desolate barren mountains to flat valleys and the occasional spotting of vegetation. This time, our drive was pleasant and direct. Ninety minutes later we reached the Red Sea, within a few miles radius is Egypt, Isreal, and Saudi. To get to the beach we drove the lonely port stretch from Aqaba towards Saudi, the closest we’ll likely ever be to visiting the Kingdom. Continue reading
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Petra
Petra might be the first place I’ve visited where my expectations were not only met, but blown away. Sure, the walk into the Siq and view of the treasury are impressive, but Petra is so much more than that. Most places we visit we felt we didn’t need more time. But our two days in Petra feel somewhat less than needed, though we did see a lot, there was so much left unexplored. Continue reading
Arrival: Jordan
Our flight path from Tallinn involved going backward to Frankfurt, then taking a late flight to Jordan, arriving at the logical hour of 1:35AM. On the plus side we got to enjoy Lufthansa’s Senator lounge (why they let lowly SA gold members like me in I don’t really know). So we spent four pleasant hours researching Jordan and sampling the various foods and alcoholic beverages on offer. Our flight to Jordan was uneventful, though plans to nap never happened. We breezed through immigration and headed to baggage claim. This of course is where the easy bit ended Continue reading
Tallinn
A short and uneventful ferry ride from Helsinki brought us to Tallinn and our first glimpse of the Baltic countries. The difference between the two cities is immediate, the ferry harbour is littered with soviet era remnants, old town Tallinn is picturesque with winding cobblestone paths and colorful old buildings, unlike the very modern feel of Helsinki. Tallinn is also a lot less expensive and as such is known as somewhat of a party city, which is clearly what we came for. Continue reading
Colliding With The Earth 