JORDAN - A Tourist's overview

Advantages: Wonderful country, with fantastic scenery and history
Disadvantages: Dangerous at present time (Jan '06)

...It is a real shame that at present, due to the on-going troubles in the Middle Eastern region, that Jordan is now listed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British Government as suffering from a high risk and threat of terrorism, which has lead to the closure of the British embassy in the capital Amman. I write a review though as a point of interest and with the hope that if things...

newty1977 23.01.2006 01:22 (11.05.2006 02:21) · Read review
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Review of General: Jordan

The Ancient city of Petra. Jordan.

Advantages: A unique and awesome insight into an ancient civilisation.
Disadvantages: Lots of walking which may deter those with mobility issues.

...Petra This is no of the Blue Peter fame but a world heritage site,an ancient city hidden in the middle of the mountains in Jordan. I would like to share my opinions on this magically mysterious place and encourage you to visit yourselves to marvel at the wanders that it beholds. It was built around 100 BC by the Nabataeans and only recently discovered in 1812. Petra has recently been named...

garymarsh86 11.09.2011 15:48 · Read review
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Review of Petra (Jordan)

Jordan's first book

Advantages: easy to read, very open and forthcoming, nice tone of writing, plenty of shocks and gossip!
Disadvantages: not much focus on her career and actually "being Jordan"

...I'm not usually that interested in celebrity autobiographies, or celebrities in general to be honest. I'm not even a fan of Jordan / Katie Price, but I couldn't resist this book for the chance of reading a bit of gossip. I had quite high expectations of the level of detail and level of "juicy-ness" of the gossip! The paper back version of this book costs RRP £7.99, but there are plenty of copies...

zombieflesh 21.01.2011 10:41 · Read review
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Review of Being Jordan - Katie Price