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Musafir Hu Yaro Na Ghar Hai Na Thikana Bus Chalte Jana Hai RTW trip 2004-2005 |
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March 31, 2005PetraTook a mini-bus from Amman to Petra (Wadi musa) it takes about 3 hours to reach Wadi Musa. On previous day had received recommendation for CleoPetra Hotel in Wadi musa. It certainly is a nice place for 9JD, including breakfast...Read this update Amman, Jerash & AjlunCrossed over from Israel into Jordan. Getting visa and security check was a breeze, compared to Israel of course. After you are finished with visa, there is taxi stand with fixed prices to Amman. It took 21JD for three hour...Read this update March 29, 2005JerusalemThe drive from Eliat to Jerusalem is really nice and the buses were very comfortable. Although just before boarding the bus a guy in plain cloth did ask me for my "papers". He was in plain clothes so asked him...Read this update Posted by Subodh on March 29, 2005 06:14 AM
Category: The border crossingAfter about 5.30 hours journey from Sharm I arrived at Taba border crossing. There is about 10 min walk from where the bus drops you off on Egyptian side to the Israeli side. Arrived at Israeli immigration at 2.15PM so...Read this update March 28, 2005Sharm El SheikhFrom Luxor took a 18 hour bus to Sharm El Sheikh, as I had heard great things about diving in Red Sea. Many people I met had mentioned Sharm to be a great place. The town of Sharm El Sheikh...Read this update March 27, 2005LuxorThe sleeper train from Cairo to Luxor takes about 9 hours, it leaves Cairo around 7.40PM and arrives in Luxor at 5.00AM. The train compartment look exactly like the James Bond movie. I shared the compartment with a British guy,...Read this update March 22, 2005Cairo and surroundingsArrived in Cairo around 4.45PM. There isn't really any place to to hire a pre-paid taxi from the airport to the city, the tourist information place was also closed for some reason. I took some money out from the ATM...Read this update March 08, 2005Indian ImpressionThe LP India does warn people that you will either love this place or fall madly in love with this country. I really did not understand what they meant, but at end of one month I think I get it....Read this update MaharashtraI stayed with family in Mumbai and after few days there made my way to Pune. It was nice to see there is now actually expressway to Pune and it takes about 3 hours to reach Pune instead of 4-4.30...Read this update March 02, 2005RajasthanI arrived in New Delhi on Jan 17th. As usual I had not made reservations in any hostel as I had done in so many of my RTW trips I had hoped to make reservation for first night's stay in...Read this update |
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