lindat
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Is anyone going on this trip? This will be my first foreign JY holiday and I am really looking forward to it.
Debbie Read
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Hi glad to see someone else is going on this trip as well. This will be my first hol with JY too.

D

lindat
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'Debbie wrote:

Hi glad to see someone else is going on this trip as well. This will be my first hol with JY too.

D

Hi Debbie. Thanks for the reply. Look forward to meeting you. Linda

LizzieM
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Hi, I on the Petra and Pyramids trip in May, I've been to Iceland with JY and it was fab! so hoping this will be the same. Hope fully we will meet up in the exc lounge before we fly. See you there. Liz
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'LizzieM' wrote:

Hi, I on the Petra and Pyramids trip in May, I've been to Iceland with JY and it was fab! so hoping this will be the same. Hope fully we will meet up in the exc lounge before we fly. See you there. Liz

Hello Linda, Debbie and Liz

I will also be joining you to visit Jordan and Cairo in May and I am sure the holiday will be just as amazing as my visit to China with Just You was last year.

Looking forward to meeting you all at Heathrow!

Zoe

Debbie Read
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Hi All - great to see I will have some buddies on this trip, was getting a bit concerned due to the unrest in the middle east. It's getting closer now and really looking forward to it. Biggest nightmare now is what to pack in the suitcase!

Deb:

janib
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Hello to you all, I have done this trip last September. We had the best time ever and there are so many wondrous sites that sometimes it was too much. Don't eat the salads, ice cream or tap water and you should be fine. Take Loperamide with you. Not easy finding a loo in the middle of nowhere!

have fun and enjoy the ride.Jan.

LizzieM
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Hi Debbie, Linda and Zoe

Its good to touch base before we go - its not long now is it, I agree with the packing problem - it will be keeping me occupied from now on. I am going from Portsmouth - are any of you from down here?. See you all at the airport.

Jan

VMT for the tips - if you have any more we would be v grateful.

Liz

janib
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A few more tips- take US dollars-in 1's- the kids at Jerash sell postcards etc for 1JD, 1$ or 1 euro. At the time the US dollar was so much cheaper- euro and JD was a 1£.

Petra-you walk miles, the cost of a horse back to the main gates is included in the price-use it. They will try to charge you extra!!

In September we were at 42 degrees at the Dead Sea-you do not need much in the way of clothing. I did some pants and a few trousers and shirts went to the laundry at Cairo. Very cheap and a wonderful service. Still have labels ironed onto seams with my room number!

Food was plentiful and delicious. Ate for England but 2 bouts of diarrhoea and I lost 3 pounds in weight.

Take a shawl - I mostly wore shirts with short sleeves over T shirts-covers your head and shoulders in extreme heat. Paracetamol, Loperamide and a small first aid pack- used mine in Wadi Rum when one of the ladies fell against the rock face.

Pens for the children instead of money as they can trade it for something else-English writing of any sort on the pens are worth their weight in gold.

Must go to bed as it is late and my brain is asleep with such wonderful memories.

Enjoy your trip. Jan.

lindat
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Dear All

Thanks for all your replies and Jan for her really helpful tips - it's good to know some of your names before we meet at the airport. I think I have got the packing sorted but I am not sure how much money to take. Have any of you got any ideas? I have heard that Egyptian money is really dirty and it's good to have some anti-bacterial handwash with you as well.

Linda

LizzieM
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Hi Everyone

Not long to go now, re the money ???. I am going to get some of each currency and also some US dollars which can be used in either country. Have been to Boots and got a variety of pills aand potions which might be useful - including blister pads for after those long walks in the desert!!. Looking forward to meeting you and having a great time.

Liz