In the morning, Asuncion and I begin our journey back to Israel. With the last of our Jordanian money we manage to buy four kebab wraps and a taxi ride to the border. Once back in Eilat, I visit a beach near the Egyptian border that had been recommended by a long-term traveler I met at the hostel in Jordan — a man originally from a small Pacific island. The most remarkable thing about that beach is the fish. The moment you step into the water, you can see fish of different co

As planned the previous day, I try early in the morning to enter Petra through a side route. I quietly slip past a guard standing near a cave with a jeep, cross an old bridge over a gorge, and manage to get surprisingly far. After about an hour of climbing among the rocks, I reach a point where the only way forward requires a small jump. The problem is obvious: how would I climb back up afterward? Meanwhile, the sky has turned completely cloudy and it looks like rain might st

I take a taxi to the border to travel to Jordan, a country that is politically hostile toward Israel. Because of the ongoing tensions between the two countries, there are no official buses crossing the border. My taxi driver complains about the situation: according to him, the Jordanian king invests millions into the competing resort town on the other side, while Israel spends most of its money on the military, since its neighbors are constantly waiting for an opportunity to