hey jason,, im from jordan, its very safe here probably the safest arab country..
hope ur and ur gf enjoy it

Hi Jason,
I too am from the UK but I live and work in Jordan.
As anywhere do not be complacent but generally Jordan is very safe and the people are brilliant so if you get stuck there's always someone who will help out.
I concur with previous posters but would also suggest Petra as a must

Enjoy!

my questions above were real......there are so many cultural differences between the western world and the middle east, and i know that many things we make nothing of can be viewed as offensive or worse in the middle east. it's important to me to get a non-sarcastic response.....

thanks for your input!

Travelling to Syria just for a ten-day short trip in October - what should I not miss - and what should I watch out for?
N

Thank you very much, Ibrahim, I surelly will, N

Hi All,

I'm considering a new job which will require regular travel to Amman in Jordan. I'm an American and I'm concerned about my safety while traveling and working in Jordan. Is my concern warranted ?

Assuming I take the position, any guidelines/tips can you share regarding spending time in Jordan would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance !

I returned from a trip to Jordan last week. I have to say I have never felt so safe. Everyone was so kind and friendly, shopping on my own was enjoyable (no pressure to buy like you get in countries such as Egypt). I was in a group for most of the time but felt that I could have easliy done the trip as a single female without any bother at all (and I am tall blonde and busty with blue eyes)!
Go you Jordan, it is an amazing country, I am going back leater this year to see more of it and to go to Syria too. Don't let the fact that it is in the 'Middle East' worry you. There are much more dangerous places in the UK.
I can't speak for Syria and Iran but a friend of mine lived in Syria for 6 months and said that it is also very safe.

One tip, I tried to learn just a handful of arabic words and I think it made all the difference to my trip. People seemed over the moon that a white westerner knew some arabic and I believe it made them even more friendlier. (I'm sure that just hello, good bye, how are you, what is your name will do)

Smara:
I livede in 2½ month in Syria, with my wife. Once the police was informed that we proberly was not married, they showed up, my wife is Iraqi and I am Danish, however they where big excuses, when we showed them our marry certificate. Further our landlord, an old woman, swered at the polise telling that we where a good couple. However this came as a result of some neighbour that assumed when he saw a local woman with a white man, there had to be something wrong.
We staied in private rented flat. In hotels it would not think it would be possible to use same room unless you are married.

I am not aware if it only would adress muslims, or it would also be a problem for other faiths, but however it is something that can make the police take the trip to check, so unless you are married i would not take the chance.

Besides this, I only found Syria very nice. Helpfull people, nice places.

Hi,

My friends and I will be travelling to Syria next week for 10 days. There will be 3 of us (two guys and a girl). We are hoping to share a hotel room in each city we visit (Damascus, Palmyra, Aleppo, Hama). Does anyone think it will be an issue for one girl to sleep in the same room as two guys?

Thank you all for your advice.