Experience the journey that is Jordan
Posted in Chuck's blog on Mar 12th, 2004
Dean Peters is a programmer, sometimes freelance writer, gifted website healer, and über-blogger who has forgotten more about computers than most of us will ever know. His websites have won accolades, and he even worked with the world-famous Vincent Flanders on “Son of Web Pages That Suck”
Dean and Chuck have collaborated in the [...]
Posted in Chuck's blog on Mar 10th, 2004
We awakened early at the Bait Ali desert camp on Tuesday, sleeping in a tent tends to do that. It was cold, but not uncomfortably so.
We ate a quick breakfast and then boarded the bus for the short ride to Aqaba.
A little over an hour later we rolled into the Royal Diving center at [...]
Posted in Chuck's blog on Mar 10th, 2004
Our stay on the Dead Sea is at the Jordan Valley Marriott Resort & Spa. Among Jordan’s most luxurious resorts, it is located 400 metres below sea level, at the lowest point on Earth.
This five-star resort hotel offers deluxe accommodations and superior facilities including a health club, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, [...]
Posted in Chuck's blog on Mar 9th, 2004
We boarded the bus at Petra around 9am bound for the village of Rum, a small and dirty village where many of the bedouin that live in Wadi Rum have homes. It is clear, however, that they prefer to sleep in the desert. It’s easy to see why. The village is reminiscent [...]
Posted in Chuck's blog on Mar 9th, 2004
If you thought Movenpick was some sort of antique farm implement, you aren’t alone. In actuality, it is one of the nicest European hotel chains. Their resort on the gulf of Aqaba is nothing short of spectacular.
The main resort building is connected to the beach by a bridge, which also contains [...]
Posted in Chuck's blog on Mar 7th, 2004
After a long day exploring the wonders of ancient Petra, a group of us decided to go
check out the ‘Turkish Bath’ that we’d heard about, which is located just up the street
from the Movenpick hotel in Wadi Musa. It was, to say the least, a learning experience.
On the way there, our tour guide Kamel [...]
Posted in Chuck's blog on Mar 6th, 2004
Cool! More Priority Awards Points! The Crowne Plaza Petra is one of the most unique hotels you will ever see. In addition to its 147 deluxe rooms, it sports 31 newly renovated hillside chalets and 41 guesthouse rooms tucked into the Petra rock face overlooking the visitor’s entrance to Petra [...]