You know, as excited as I get to go on a trip, I get equally excited to go home. We boarded the plane but once again, we were delayed. At least, this time, we were delayed by only half an hour. They gave us some dinner which consisted of chicken and rice, potato salad, a … Continue reading Monday – 30/12/2024 | Cairo to Johannesburg
Travel Diaries: Jordan
Thursday – 19/12/2024 | Taj Mall and Amman to Cairo
We woke up earlyish this morning, had a quick breakfast, packed the last minute things up, took our bags down and were ready before Abu Ahmed even got to us. While waiting for him, my brother and I explored the streets of our area, we spotted the Amman Citadel, climbed some stairs and then were … Continue reading Thursday – 19/12/2024 | Taj Mall and Amman to Cairo
Wednesday – 18/12/2024 | Battle site of Mu’tah and Ashab-e-Kahf
Today, we were lucky and our start time was 10am. That long sleep hit hard. We were ready when Abu Ahmed came, loaded into the H1 and began our drive. We passed the Syrian embassy on the way where you could see many people in line attempting to go back home. It was about a … Continue reading Wednesday – 18/12/2024 | Battle site of Mu’tah and Ashab-e-Kahf
Tuesday – 17/12/2024 | Al-Widaa Aqsa and Ziyarah in Jordan
We caught the prettiest sunrise to bid farewell (until we return again Insha’Allah) to Al-Aqsa. We packed everything up, had some coffee and the guy came to fetch our bags. We walked up to Damascus gate trying to soak in as much as we could of the old city but before we knew it, Abu … Continue reading Tuesday – 17/12/2024 | Al-Widaa Aqsa and Ziyarah in Jordan
Thursday – 12/12/2024 | Amman to Jerusalem
Today was the big day. The whole reason for our trip. The journey to Al-Aqsa. We started getting ready from fajr, packed everything away and was ready for Abu Ahmed at 8am sharp. We began the one hour drive to the King Hussein border. He dropped us off outside, we went in, got our paper … Continue reading Thursday – 12/12/2024 | Amman to Jerusalem
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