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By: Andy Shuman

Andy Shuman — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 06:02:09 +0000

Thanks for the mention George! Loved Carrie’s Egypt piece.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 04:29:14 +0000

Scary looking Chinese bridge.

By: konorth

konorth — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 01:45:23 +0000

Hey George, I’m all about saving money and want to pass it on. As I mentioned the Jordan Pass seems to be a new thing and hasn’t been blogged about (get ready for the Titans) Jordan is yearning for tourists so the Jordan Pass is a great start.
I also found a great Bedouin guide while in Petra. As Carrie said in her Egypt post, its after you decide to hire them then realize they’re worth more than you bartered for and you recommend them to your friends… and hopefully good karma comes around.

PS I hope Nad got the passes for his family before entry to Jordan. And I hope he stays at the Moevenpick and not Marriott while there….save more $$ and time.

By: TravelBloggerBuzz

TravelBloggerBuzz — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 20:38:27 +0000

Gold Medals to nad and konorth, great info!

You can do blog posts here any time. Pick 10 best pics, say a few words (more on miles/points aspect of trips), sit back, watch the Amazon money rolling in…u get that day’s dough. Ok, maybe this is insulting…was hoping to make a joke out of it.

And now time to eat fat free greek yogurt!

By: konorth

konorth — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 18:02:15 +0000

Nad, I surely hope you bought the Jordan Pass before your trip. If not go to their site and buy it BEFORE you land, save it electronically so you can get the visa fee waived on arrival. The pass is fairly new. I just got back from Jordan.It saved me over $200 and I only used it three times, including the Visa.
A 1 day pass is 70 JD or $99 US (a 2 day pass is only $5 more). If you have the pass when you arrive, they will waive your Visa fee of $56 US.
Here are more numbers to help educate TBB folks.
Entry to Petra $127 US or 90 JD (does not include Petra by candlelight but its discontinued for the season anyway)
Visa to Jordan $ 56 US or 40 JD

Save $84 when buying a 1 day Jordan Pass which is $ 99 or 70 JD (2 and 3 day passes available $5 increments)

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By: nad

nad — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 15:03:23 +0000

Desperation is real and you can’t escape it but as long as you are courteous (local customs and all that) and be firm in saying No (or La in local Arabic), you should be fine. Just make sure you don’t visit the Lotus Oil shops after doing the tour with guides (as we were forced to do at the end of our our Giza trip) and we wasted at least 1 hour in getting back into our senses. As long as you have your AMEX card in hand and let them use it (absolutely NO CASH), you would be fine. Most of their card machines are broke and they will insist on paying cash.

Three more wonders to go after tomorrow’s visit to Petra and daughter is still 5 so plenty of time to cover it as long as chase/amex/citi are covering the hotel and airline side of expenses.

I am really interested in going to Iran and I came across your travel plans for 2016 with Yomadic! I don’t know if I can spend 12-15 days without my family but certainly I am excited to visit Iran than to any place in the world except Park Hyatt Vendome or Hadahaa!

BTW I also took the bus# 15 from Victoria Peak on my way back during my recent visit to HKG and absolutely love the ride!

By: TravelBloggerBuzz

TravelBloggerBuzz — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 12:34:36 +0000

In reply to Nad.

Visiting the seven wonders of the world before daughter turns seven…WOW. Amazing feat!

I learned a lot about Egypt from that post, I had no idea of the desperation until…I read about it.

Guides (if they are good) can be invaluable, especially in these countries.

Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment!

By: TravelBloggerBuzz

TravelBloggerBuzz — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 12:32:22 +0000

In reply to Jay. You rock! Unlike that other guy above who got the Silver today....maybe we'll do a doping test on him to get the (imaginary) medal back!