One of the highlights of my two months in the Middle East was without doubt the unbelievable diving I did in in Aqaba, southern Jordan, and Dahab, Sinai.
After a wonderful two weeks exploring Lebanon, Jenstar and I flew...
After almost three phenomenal weeks exploring Jordan, next up on the Middle East itinerary was Lebanon. With a two week trip planned but only a one week visa in hand (the embassy in Amman was adamant that’s all...
From Israel, Jenstar and I made our way to Jordan where for the first few days, we based ourselves in Amman and our days took on a familiar pattern. I’d spend mornings at the Lebanese embassy trying to sort out my visa (for various reasons, I ended up going three times and then a...
As mentioned in my last blog, I headed west from Thailand and made my way to the Middle East. The first stop was Israel and after two flights, a ten hour overnight lay-over in Bahrain (where, can you believe it, Gulf Air put me up in a hotel) and a fun-and-games border crossing from Jordan,...