E41 Roadtrip in Jordan l Pt 1

As I haven't been able to work on my house renovation lately I am sharing a trip I did to Jordan three years ago. It was full of adventures, so many that I had to make two parts. In this first part, which is the first four days in Jordan I went to:

00:50 Day 1 - evening in Amman
06:12 Day 2 - dipping my toes in the Dead Sea for the first time
07:59 Day 3 - Dead Sea but in a more pleasant part
12:24 Day 4 - more Dead Sea as in Chrystal Beach and Wadi Mujib
20:30 Day 4 - driving to Dana village and stopping by to see Kerak Castle halfway
22:27 Day 5 - hiking in Dana Valley

I hope I get to travel more like this in the future and to take you with me. This channel will however always be a renovation channel, just with some travelling sprinkled in here. I hope you agree, but maybe watch this before you make up your mind ;-)

As for questions about travelling in Jordan. You might wonder what it's like to travel there as a solo woman. I found it very safe and pleasant, the bedouins in Petra were the only ones bothering me and they were annoying everyone (as we were probably annoying them, I will talk more about this in my next video). I didn't talk to many women as I hardly came in contact with any, most Jordanian people I had contact with as a tourist were men. I met the female friend that was crashing at Mo's place, but I didn't have time for a longer conversation. But the men I met were very respectful, kind and helpful.

For decades Jordan has been a safe haven in a region that has been volatile. I read Queen Noor of Jordan's biography while travelling there, that shed some light on this. The royal family in Jordan seem to work hard to bring peace and prosperity to Jordan. But I was also told by people that I met that there is a problem with corruption and the democracy is a bit shallow as the politicans can be replaced by the king if he so pleases. With the war raging between Palestine and Israel and murders/attacks spreading around its neighbouring countries there is no telling what the future holds. If you plan to go to Jordan yourself in the near future, make sure to check how the current safety situation is like.