Posted by: whisky
Re: Istambul-Jerusalem-El Cairo 10th Sept 2008 - 09/24/08 08:55 AM
Hi Victor,
This area of the forum is quite slow as somehow most members don't read this part because it is in english I think.
Anyway, the kids (only the boys between 8 and 18 years old) in Jordania DO throw stones and sometimes tomatoes, too (south of Karrak) but only in the north of Jordania until Petra (I cycled the Kings highway).
Map
However, the rocks are small and the children can not aim, I only got hit once by a small pebble
There are LOTS of children in Jordan and between 8 and 9 they go to school and at 13:00 they come home again and near the village the roads are full with children. Between these rush hours it is OK however and as soon as you salam them (Salam Aleikum!), ask the way while cycling or make a joke (pretend to throw back or to catch the stones for example) they stop gathering or throwing stones and are very curious and friendly. As soon as you are in Petra the Bedouin culture takes over and the children are very friendly and correct. All over Jordan the adults are very friendly and will correct their children as soon as they see them gathering or throwing stones and are very hospitable to foreigners. I got invited multiple times.
I do not know how far south you will travel but do not forget to visit the Dead Sea
amazing Petra
and especially allien Wadi Rum.
This is a huge desert area in the far south with beautiful eroded rocks and it looks like Mars. A very alien and beautiful place. I staid in a tent camp (Hawilla camp) between the sand dunes
and later cycled to the small village Wadi Rum and from there through the desert to Aqaba at the coast.
But you need some more experience before doing that so as soon as you are in in Wadi Rum (beautiful location and a nice village)just head back for the Kings Highway.
There is only one official crossing to Israel and that is north of the Red Sea as far as I know but busses are very cheap.
REMEMBER: first visit Syria, than Jordania, then Israel.
If you need more info feel free to ask. You can find general travel information (also about turkey) on my website and the report of my journey through Jordan and Egypt (Sinai) can be found here.
Have a great trip and cycle the World,
Marc
This area of the forum is quite slow as somehow most members don't read this part because it is in english I think.
Anyway, the kids (only the boys between 8 and 18 years old) in Jordania DO throw stones and sometimes tomatoes, too (south of Karrak) but only in the north of Jordania until Petra (I cycled the Kings highway).
Map
However, the rocks are small and the children can not aim, I only got hit once by a small pebble
There are LOTS of children in Jordan and between 8 and 9 they go to school and at 13:00 they come home again and near the village the roads are full with children. Between these rush hours it is OK however and as soon as you salam them (Salam Aleikum!), ask the way while cycling or make a joke (pretend to throw back or to catch the stones for example) they stop gathering or throwing stones and are very curious and friendly. As soon as you are in Petra the Bedouin culture takes over and the children are very friendly and correct. All over Jordan the adults are very friendly and will correct their children as soon as they see them gathering or throwing stones and are very hospitable to foreigners. I got invited multiple times. I do not know how far south you will travel but do not forget to visit the Dead Sea
amazing Petra
and especially allien Wadi Rum.
This is a huge desert area in the far south with beautiful eroded rocks and it looks like Mars. A very alien and beautiful place. I staid in a tent camp (Hawilla camp) between the sand dunes
and later cycled to the small village Wadi Rum and from there through the desert to Aqaba at the coast.
But you need some more experience before doing that so as soon as you are in in Wadi Rum (beautiful location and a nice village)just head back for the Kings Highway.
There is only one official crossing to Israel and that is north of the Red Sea as far as I know but busses are very cheap.
REMEMBER: first visit Syria, than Jordania, then Israel.
If you need more info feel free to ask. You can find general travel information (also about turkey) on my website and the report of my journey through Jordan and Egypt (Sinai) can be found here.
Have a great trip and cycle the World,
Marc