To get to Petra from Aqaba, we took a bus from here. The process of getting a bus was pretty straightforward: – asked a bunch of people about busses to Petra (like the guy at the hotel, guys at the bus station, googling). Got answers such as “First bus is at 7 AM”, “First bus is at 8 AM”, “Get a taxi” – went to the bus station at 7 Continue…
Contrast. That’s the word that was on my mind as I was crossing the borden from Israel into Jordan. On the Israeli side, everything was neat and efficient. A machine scanned my biometric passport. After facial recognition, it flashed some lights and printed a little piece of paper. Another machine scanned it and let me out of the country. On the Jordanian side, a long queue of people were waiting Continue…
I liked Sintra more than Lisbon. There, I said it. It felt a lot like Sinaia: a place where the noblemen of the past built palaces in which to retreat during the summer and escape the capital’s heat. We visited Sintra during a day tour, alongside Cabo da Roca and Cascais. Overall, it was a tight squeeze. Two days would have been better, but it’s not a proper holiday if Continue…
Visited Lisbon in the summer. You could say we went there to escape Bucharest’s scorching heat. Things to do: – you can start with a free guided tour; we like joining such tours on our first day someplace new; we enjoy learning about the history and how it influenced the evolution and development of the city – eating in local restaurants outside the tourist area; they have set menus for Continue…
After visiting the historic landmarks on the island of Macao, we moved on to the islands of Taipa and Coloane. A bus took us south to Hac Sa Beach. We were off season and the area was pretty deserted. Still, we had no problem finding an open restaurant. After lunch we hiked up to the A-Ma Goddess Statue and the nearby Tin Hau Temple. We weren’t high (a hundred something Continue…