Aqaba – what an exotic name! Lawrence of Arabia was here… The only port of Jordan lies at the end of the long bay, surrounded by picturesque mountains. I have been here twice already but I it nice to walk again under the palm trees and to meet friendly local people.
After a visit to dirty Egypt, where you see plenty of garbage at every place tidy Aqaba looks nice and pleasant. I found free wi-fi connection at the local MacDonalds restaurant (yes, they have Mac too!) – just opposite the tourist office where they distrubute free maps of Aqaba.
There is free public beach just nearby and the ruins of the old fort.
Just do not talk with the taxi drivers – they are all over the world the same: they ask 25 euro for 1-hour excursion around Aqaba! You can see all places walking by foot and for free!
