Jordan. Anyone been there?

Posted on Fri 10th, September 2010

• #1

mr_tom

... and I don't mean the inflatable media personality.

It looks like I've got a chance of going to Jordan in October. Anyone here been there? Got any pro tips? What's the cycling like?
• #2

deleted

yes, my family are from there.
cycling is basically non existent due to psycho road users, and terrible roads.
where are you going?
• #3

dicki

spent 24hrs there
amman is a nice place to walk around loads of ancient history / roman remains all very close to the heart of the city
roads looked OK from what i saw although that was from the airport to the city centre
• #4

mr_tom

yes, my family are from there.
cycling is basically non existent due to psycho road users, and terrible roads.
where are you going?

Looks like I'll be leaving the bike at home then. Oh well.

My Mrs. has a conference in Amman for a few days, then I suppose we'll go South to Petra/Aqaba/etc.

Any good tips for cool places to see/go to that might not be in the guidebooks? Are there good food markets in Amman?
• #5

chameleon

go to wadi rum. take a guide up a bedouin route on one of the jebels. very larry of arabia.

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