Hostel living is great as long as a person knows what he or she is getting into. The internet is an excellent tool for booking places, but only if the bookings are sound. Our time at the Citadel Youth Hostel was not what we'd agreed to. When we arrived, we were not given a four bed room as booked, but delegated to the ground floor in a muggy, cave-style 12 bed dorm, with questionable beds, no clean sheets and 8 other people - one of whom was a monumental snorer -...

Our driver arrived at 9:00 am and we set out for the Egyptian Embassy to see about getting visas to re-enter Egypt from Israel. When we walked in, we were told, "Yes, you need a visa." After waiting in line for almost half an hour, we got to the front and were told, "Yes, of course you do, but it will be easier and cheaper for you to get them at the border." Argh! So, we got back in the cab and drove to the Jordan-Israel border with no difficu...