Hi all,
some comments about trips to Jordan / Petra as Danny and me have been
there prior to the conference.
We rented a car in Haifa and drove down to Eilat, passing Be'er Sheva
via the route 40 - all through the middle of Negev. This trip is about
400 km and takes approx. 6 hours (we stopped a
I was going to write a summary of our (Finne's and my) trip to Petra,
but Manuel covered everything nicely. Take special note of the higher
admission prices, as they were raised recently and probably differ
from what's in any guidebook you might have.
The only thing I have to add is that, as
Hi,
Here are two useful links from Jordan Tourism Board:
http://www.visitjordan.com/visitjordan_cms/GeneralInformation/GettingAround/BorderCrossings/tabid/105/Default.aspx
- List of border crossing. My advice: Either go eastwards across the Lower
Galilee from Haifa to Beit Shean, cross the
Some more remarks:
1. Petra is not very close to the southern border crossing at Wadi Araba.
It's a rather long 2-3 hours drive each direction from this southern point.
2. There are day tours offered by various tour organizers in Eilat at a
price that I find quite reasonable, considering
On Fri, Jul 01, 2011 at 11:46:04PM +0900, KIZU Naoko wrote:
I'm very interested in visiting Petra as well some biblical sites,
including Nazareth, Bethlehem and Jerusalem. My major problems at this
moment are 1) I still forgot where my passport was put aside and 2) I
have too many sites I long
Do interested to join if the date is right :p
but still worry about the security though
On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 07:14, Kim Bruning k...@bruning.xs4all.nl wrote:
On Fri, Jul 01, 2011 at 11:46:04PM +0900, KIZU Naoko wrote:
I'm very interested in visiting Petra as well some biblical sites,
Hello,
would anybody be interested in a trip to Petra in Jordan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra, famous UNESCO heritage site after
Wikimania is over?
And would any local person be willing to help with arranging of this trip?
Kind regards
Danny B.
I probably won't be able to join it, but i can help with organization.
(By myself, of course, not as WM-IL.)
2011/7/1 Danny B. wikipedia.dann...@email.cz:
Hello,
would anybody be interested in a trip to Petra in Jordan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra, famous UNESCO heritage site after
If it is possible, very good idea - but its in Jordania?
2011/7/1 Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il
I probably won't be able to join it, but i can help with organization.
(By myself, of course, not as WM-IL.)
2011/7/1 Danny B. wikipedia.dann...@email.cz:
Hello,
would anybody
I'm very interested in visiting Petra as well some biblical sites,
including Nazareth, Bethlehem and Jerusalem. My major problems at this
moment are 1) I still forgot where my passport was put aside and 2) I
have too many sites I long for visiting :(
Advices and helps and someone who wants to
I'm interested, and I gather that it may be possible.
I'd love to know more about the Nabateans and their rose red city,
half as old as time
WereSpielChequers
On 1 July 2011 15:39, Ralf Roletschek r...@roletschek.de wrote:
If it is possible, very good idea - but its in Jordania?
2011/7/1
Yes, it belongs to Jordan.
ENWP says that Petra (Greek πέτρα (petra), meaning rock; Arabic:
البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ) is a historical and archaeological city in the
Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that is famous for its rock cut
architecture and water conduits system.
Coordinates:
I recommend getting in touch with the Israeli CouchSurfing group -- I'm sure
they'll be able to offer some touring partners and advice.
Here's a link: http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=265
Cheers,
Asaf
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 7:51 AM, KIZU Naoko aph...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, it
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