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Travel Through Jordon

November 17, 2016 TravelAtWill 4

Landing in Aqaba After touring the temples and tombs of Egypt, we headed for Jordon. We would once again see the most amazing ruins. On this day trip we would travel through Jordon and explore deep into the lost city of Petra. The cruise ship docked in Aqaba. We could […]

Karnak Temple Day and Night

November 13, 2016 TravelAtWill 8

Visiting the Karnak Temple in Luxor We saw many temples and tombs when we visited the Luxor area of Egypt. The first temple we saw in-depth was the Karnak Temple. Our visit to Luxor was an overnight tour for 2 days. This gave us a great chance to see the […]

Transit Through the Suez Canal

November 10, 2016 TravelAtWill 8

Heading For The Suez Canal On our amazing cruise from Athens to Dubai to Cape Town, we would transit through the Suez Canal. We left the port in Haifa, Israel after visiting the Dead Sea and touring Jerusalem. The ship meandered at sea to kill a day. The cruise originally […]

A View of Religious Roots as You Explore Jerusalem

November 9, 2016 TravelAtWill 4

The Road To Explore Jerusalem On our first day in Israel we visited Masada and the Dead Sea. As we travelled along the smaller roads in the Jordon Rift, we passed several signs pointing to Jerusalem. On our second day, we set off to explore Jerusalem. This trip we stuck […]

Masada and the Dead Sea

November 8, 2016 TravelAtWill 5

Our First Glimpse of Israel We visited Israel after our week in Greece. Our first tour in Israel took us to visit Masada and the Dead Sea. We got a little introduction to the religious and political history of Israel. Part of this because our guide was a bit lazy […]