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We have arrived safely in Aqaba, Jordan, and so far we have noticed quite a difference from Egypt. The cab driver that brought us to our hotel took us straight there, without trying to sell us on a different hotel, and he was quite adamant that Jordan is different than Egypt. He appeared to be quite proud of his country, something that we noted was lacking in Egypt.
Immigration was remarkably easy, hassle free, and the agents were quite friendly. So far our experience has been, "Canadian? Ok, you go." A smile and a wave, and barely a glance at our documents or bags. They had us unlock and open our bags at the port, to ask about my shampoo and then send us on our way. (A mere formality, I suspect)
Internet is more expensive here, so we will try to limit it a bit, at least until we can find something a bit cheaper.
We are in Aqaba for 3 nights (including last night), as we plan our route through Jordan. We'll post the plans once we have something figured out. Today we are heading to Aqaba Castle and the tourist office, to get some information (hopefully it's better than Egypt, where the tourist offices simply pointed you in the direction of their favoured travel agency, or so we were told - we didn't actually investigate for ourselves).
Stay tuned for more from Jordan!
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