Jordan and Syria: Way too much going on

Petra, a world wonder in Jordan

Me riding Casanova!!
Old city of Palmyra, Syria

Way too much going on to spend time behind a computer and tell you about our adventures in Syria and Jordan. In one word, it has been AMAZING. We went to a couple of mosques, the national Museum in Damascus and the old city of Palmyra. I have been sick over 2 hamburgers, bought a leather jacket, had a haircut in Palmyra (very brave I was told later) and rode a camel called Casanova. Everywhere people invite us for tea and we end up staying in shops for hours. My mum always smokes a waterpipe with apple tobacco. Yesterday we traveled to Jordan, Petra and today we saw the amazing sites that get blown up in Indiana Jones. Everywhere you go you are offered a donkey as taxi (You want ferrari? Special price for you!).

Syria and Jordan: At the border the costums officer whistles at you when checking your passportphoto, every mother will have a son for you to marry and a Bedoin will ask your family how many camels you cost.

Syria: Culture shock!!

I am having a lot of trouble getting photo's on this website. So sorry, but just one will have to do for now!!!

Damascus is amaaaaaaaaaaazing!!!!!!

We went to as mosque, and many people came to talk to us or gave us sweets and bread or they covered us just a little bit better!

Edit: added some more photo's on a different computer! Enjoy.

Syria

Tomorrow, sunday february 10, my mum and I will fly to Damascus, Syria. From there we will explore the country and also travel to Jordan, hopefully Petra.

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See you there!

After Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Rep, Italy and New Zealand, this backpack is now going somewhere entirely different (note: it's only 1,5 years old)

New Zealand: the best of!!!!

I designed my very own book with my very own 24 best photo's of New Zealand. It's got a little bit of everything. From Cape Reinga till Milford Sound with Bay of Islands, Great Barrier, Taranaki, Coromandel, Tongariro, Abel Tasman, Fox Glacier, Akaroa and more in between.

I LOVE IT!!