Category: Daily Notes

6 Middle EastDaily NotesJordan

Last moment in Jordan @ Aqaba ferry terminal, jordan, February 11, 2019

Last moment in Jordan Finally the moment to leave Jordan has arrived. I’m taking an overnight ferry from Aqaba, Jordan to Nuweiba, Egypt. As usual, I overstayed in this country, by a couple of days. It was because I met some good people whom I wanted to know better, there was unexpected rain, and I liked the city Aqaba more than I had expected. Many regard Jordan as an attractive travel destination, because the infrastructure for tourism is well established, it is safe and the country...
6 Middle EastDaily NotesJordan

Dead Sea @ Dead Sea, Jordan, February 4, 2019

Dead Sea In the distance, the Dead Sea seemed barren. There is almost no vegetation around it, nor is a sandy beach. But the moment you go into the water, you become a child with a cool new toy. The floating experience is cool and literally effortless. And you keep drifting with the wind. It is known that the Dead Sea is the lowest point on Earth and its water has 342 grams of salt per 1000 grams of water, which is about 10 times as...
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Quiet nights @ Larnaca, Cyprus, January 28, 2019

Quiet nights One thing I learned in Cyprus is that it can get really quiet at night. For sure, it depends on the season and the place, but I think Cyprus in winter is usually very quiet at night. In this particular neighborhood where I am staying in Larnaca, there is almost nothingness in terms of sound in the streets. Every other day around midnight, I come outside to workout at the front patio. The only thing I can hear is the noise made by my...
- TRAVEL DIARYCyprusDaily Notes

Hostelling @ Lake House, Larnaca, Cyprus, January 20, 2019

This is to remember in the future what my life was like at hostels. Although this particular hostel is different from others in that it doesn’t have bunk beds, many aspects of my life still happen on this narrow platform – I sleep, sit and rest, write, and plan future travels. And in this particular instance, I was air drying my hair too. On my left where it was not photographed, there was another bed accommodating an Australian bike rider. Travelers are drawn to hostels mostly...
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Last dinner in Lebanon, with Dareen’s family @ Beirut, Lebanon, January 17, 2019

Last dinner in Lebanon I’ve already stayed for two weeks in Lebanon and my experience has not always been ‘smooth’ here. For one, I had some amount of bad luck. I was sick the first few days, my laptop finally died giving the concern that I might lose some of the interview footages, and the country experienced very unusual stormy weather for almost two weeks. For another, the interaction with people was not too easy. The driving style here is one of the most aggressive I’ve...