Day 17 The first stop of the day is the Crusader Castle where we run round like little kids exploring all the nooks and crannies. Afterwards we have a bitter desert tea which is supposed to help with stomach ails. We stop for a photo opportunity at Dana national park. Along the way Aziz tells us about his culture and explaing how Jordanian arranged marriage works. His family meet the girl first - without her head scarf and in a short dress, if she m...

Wadi Rum & Petra - 12 April Day 15 On the way to Wadi Rum we got to know our new guide, Aziz. He is so funny with a very dry sense of humour. We touch on many subjects including the Muslim veil and burka. He tells us about when the Queen of Jordan was on Oprah and finished off with the message which was something like, 'I look forward to the day when people think more about whats in our women's heads rather then what's on their heads'. I'll have to Google...

Aqaba Day 14 We met our Jordanian tour leader Aziz when we left the boat and went through customs. He has a great sense of humour and is another cool guy. We're very impressed with Gecko's so far! Aqaba is a complete contrast to where we've been. Our hotel (My Hotel) is beautiful with hot water. We have dinner at a cafe 'Tche Tche' and I feel like I'm on the gold coast as cars do laps with doof doof music, theres beautiful people every where and a...