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I just spent almost three weeks there as a tourist. To answer the most basic questions:
1. Yes, I felt completely safe in both countries. Tourism was down 95% in Jordan, 60% in Egypt, and man, was everyone happy to see us!
2. Yes, we did this as part of an organized trip via Ama Waterways, so we were cared for to the point of coddling everywhere. Nice.
3. Yes, some people cancelled or postponed their trip, so instead of about 70 people on our ship, there were 31.
4. Yes, every archeology site, from Petra to the Pyramids, lived up to our expectations.
5. Yes, there were any number of sites that completely exceeded our expectations, such as Jerash in Jordan and the Qena temple of Hathor on the NIle.
6. No we didn't get even a little bit sick--although we did used bottled water exclusively.
Whew. So that out of the way, here is a link to our report on the first couple of days in Amman.
www.backpackthesierra.com/post/jordan
I will get the other days up soon--planning a post every day through the end of the month.
1. Yes, I felt completely safe in both countries. Tourism was down 95% in Jordan, 60% in Egypt, and man, was everyone happy to see us!
2. Yes, we did this as part of an organized trip via Ama Waterways, so we were cared for to the point of coddling everywhere. Nice.
3. Yes, some people cancelled or postponed their trip, so instead of about 70 people on our ship, there were 31.
4. Yes, every archeology site, from Petra to the Pyramids, lived up to our expectations.
5. Yes, there were any number of sites that completely exceeded our expectations, such as Jerash in Jordan and the Qena temple of Hathor on the NIle.
6. No we didn't get even a little bit sick--although we did used bottled water exclusively.
Whew. So that out of the way, here is a link to our report on the first couple of days in Amman.
www.backpackthesierra.com/post/jordan
I will get the other days up soon--planning a post every day through the end of the month.