by Bex Band | Apr 13, 2020 | First published in 2018 | Advice, Israel National Trail, Jordan
These desert hiking tips will help you prepare and thrive in a barren and hot environment. Hiking in the desert is my absolute favourite. I’ve crossed 2 deserts now. The first was the Negev desert as part of hiking the 1000km Israel National Trail. I’ve...
by Bex Band | Nov 27, 2020 | First published in 2018 | Adventure, Jordan
Updated 2020: I wrote this guide after recently returning from hiking the Jordan Trail from Dana to Wadi Rum (the south half of the trail). I did the hike with 2 other women and we aimed to do it as self-supported as possible (except for having water drops which...
by Bex Band | Mar 5, 2020 | First published in 2018 | Adventure, Jordan
Catch up on my previous daily instalments from my Jordan Hike: Travel day, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4/5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, Day 10 and Day 11. So feeling rock bottom, I headed off in a taxi to Aqaba to the Movenpick Resort & Tala Bay Spa who had kindly...
by Bex Band | Mar 5, 2020 | First published in 2018 | Adventure, Jordan
Catch up on my previous daily instalments: Travel day, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4/5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9 and Day 10. About an hour in to sleeping I really needed to pee. We were perched up high which meant I had to scramble down to find a pee spot, so...
by Bex Band | Feb 22, 2020 | First published in 2018 | Adventure, Jordan
Catch up on my previous daily instalments: Travel day, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4/5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8 and Day 9. We forgot to close the door of our Bedouin tent so I was woken in the night by a huge rush of sand hitting me in the face as the wind picked up outside....
by Bex Band | Feb 22, 2020 | First published in 2018 | Adventure, Jordan
Catch up on my previous daily instalments: Travel day, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4/5, Day 6 and Day 7 and Day 8. I was feeling well rested after our chilled afternoon the night before. I woke up in the morning desperate for a wee. I did that thing where you try to...