We crossed into Israel from Jordan at the Eilat border crossing. We were expecting to be searched from top to bottom so went early. We passed through without any hassles. It was painless and quick. We camped on a narrow strip of sand between a main road and the beach, right adjacent to the ‘no camping’ […]
Jordan is a small country, bordering with Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. The impact of the influx of Palestine refugees, combined with the loss of trade with Iraq its main trading partner has had a significant impact on its economy. It is ruled by a Monarchy, the current one being King Abdullah 2. […]
The British may have invented bureaucracy but the Egyptians perfected it. And we met it full on at customs and immigration when entering into Egypt. Something we had done on each entry into every country but Egypt was different. We had heard stories about how difficult it is to bring a car into Egypt and […]
