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You mean you designed a dam...and THEN qualified as an engineer from that project... brilliantYes and yes and yes. I’ve worked across the Middle East / North Africa and the Jordanians are the nicest people. We called ever weekend ‘which part of the bible will we do today. Apart from Petra - most amazing place you can visit, they have Jerash (I think is the 3rd best set of Roman ruins in the world), crusader castles at Kerak and Shobak, Wadi Rum, float in the Dead Sea, go into the eastern desert and visit T E Lawrence base at Al-Azraq, Mount Nebo where Moses showed the Israelites the holy land, River Jordan. Didn’t manage to visit Aqaba so can’t comment
most important is if you drive the Kings Highway South of Kerak you will come into Wadi Mujib (brilliant views) and have to cross a dam - I designed it and got my Chartered Civil Engineer based upon it (designed two others Wala and Tannur but they’re not on main road) - I don’t think there’ll be a blue plaque with my name on it!
Which one? I'm used to high 40s and 50s... in a months time hopefully won't be too bad.Might be too hot
I was in Amman
I think it was 1, 2 was in Nepal and 3 in EthiopiaIs Petra the location in Indiana Jones 3?
Not sure there’s 2 days to do at Dead Sea, Petra is at least a whole day - you want to walk down the souk as sunrises and shines on the temple as you enterWhich one? I'm used to high 40s and 50s... in a months time hopefully won't be too bad.
I'm looking at doing 3 nights, 2 nights dead Sea, 1/2 day petra and 1 night wadi rum at the moment. I've not gone into too much detail but short trips are best for me. I can always go back another weekend. I've been given a tour guides details for Wadi, the rest I can do myself. Thanks for all the advice.
I’m sure Jordan is around 47 so you should be ok, I’m not sure if she is classified as a milf or gilf though.I'm used to high 40s and 50s...
Thanks a lot for this. So far I've done, Cairo, Oman, Qatar, Dubai, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi from KSA. It would have been more but Ajax, Athens and Rome got in the way! I've definitely got India, on the list. Maldives and Sri Lanka I've been to and would go again but the wife would kill me if I went without her! As she would for Kenya!If you're in KSA then definitely head to AlUla... It's just as stunning as Petra and has much fewer tourists (for now).
The following are pretty good for trips out of KSA:
- Jordan is lovely and the people are some of my favourite in the middle-east.
- Oman is worth a visit, especially Salalah in the summer as it's cooler. Musandum on the Oman peninsular is good for whale and dolphin watching - the dhow trips are good.
- Georgia isn't too far for winter skiing (although small mountains) and Tsiblisi is a fun city for a weekend break.
- Beirut is a seriously fun city but obvious issues with visas and entry at the moment.
- Flights to the Maldives are quite cheap and if you google, you can get some fairly cheap hotels at the moment - especially if you don't travel to far from the main island.
- India... Chaotic, but cheap and if you like an adventure then it's worth visiting.
- Sri Lanka - I love everything about the place.
- Egypt - Pyramids and scuba diving.
- If you're in Riyadh, then Bahrain is good for a weekend away.
- Likewise Dubai - chilled or party, and it's possible to have a good time AND avoid influencers and chavs...
The scuba diving off the west coast of KSA is supposed to be exceptional and there are a few scuba schools on the Gulf of Aqaba (bang opposite Sharm El Sheikh). The other advantage of scuba trips is that you can't hear your misses moan when 20metres under water...Thanks a lot for this. So far I've done, Cairo, Oman, Qatar, Dubai, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi from KSA. It would have been more but Ajax, Athens and Rome got in the way! I've definitely got India, on the list. Maldives and Sri Lanka I've been to and would go again but the wife would kill me if I went without her! As she would for Kenya!