Visiting Israel and Jordan

[ronki23]

I really want to go to Japan and South Korea (70%) but 30% of me would prefer to visit Israel and Jordan because the climate is better and the food is superior.

What is there to do there ?

Amman, Petra and Jerusalem definitely sound interesting but I was told Tel Aviv is overpriced.

 

[Jared Traveler]

I think when you do any trip, the question becomes, do I have the time and resources to do that trip right. Jerusalem and Petra have a lot to offer, but.... How many days would it take to see most of what you want to see and how much money would it cost?

Same with Japan and south Korea. Are you wanting to go to these countries because you have trained in arts originating from these countries?

 

[ronki23]

I think when you do any trip, the question becomes, do I have the time and resources to do that trip right. Jerusalem and Petra have a lot to offer, but.... How many days would it take to see most of what you want to see and how much money would it cost?

Same with Japan and south Korea. Are you wanting to go to these countries because you have trained in arts originating from these countries?

I haven't done martial arts since 2017 and i'm sad I don't get to do it anymore. So on one hand I feel i'm experiencing what i'm missing out on and it may frustrate me if I go to Japan/ Korea.

On the other hand there's more to see and do in Japan and Korea than Jordan and Israel?

It doesn't always have to be about martial arts in Japan/Korea?

 

[Jared Traveler]

I haven't done martial arts since 2017 and i'm sad I don't get to do it anymore. So on one hand I feel i'm experiencing what i'm missing out on and it may frustrate me if I go to Japan/ Korea.

On the other hand there's more to see and do in Japan and Korea than Jordan and Israel?

It doesn't always have to be about martial arts in Japan/Korea?

If it's not about a martial arts connection, and a budget is important, you should definitely consider Thailand.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

If it's not about a martial arts connection, and a budget is important, you should definitely consider Thailand.

Or Viet Nam

 

[Jared Traveler]

Or Viet Nam

I went to Vietnam, it's okay, but it just made me miss Thailand. Much better in Thailand.

 

[ronki23]

Or Viet Nam

If it's not about a martial arts connection, and a budget is important, you should definitely consider Thailand.

I want to go to India first. Then after India I want to go to Japan/South Korea.

Israel/Jordan is tempting but only 30-40% of me wants to go, 60-70% would prefer Japan and South Korea.

India is a must for me!

 

[Jared Traveler]

I want to go to India first. Then after India I want to go to Japan/South Korea.

Israel/Jordan is tempting but only 30-40% of me wants to go, 60-70% would prefer Japan and South Korea.

India is a must for me!

Have you traveled internationally before? India is quite a shock if you never have. I love India, but it's a gritty, very different place.

 

[ronki23]

Have you traveled internationally before? India is quite a shock if you never have. I love India, but it's a gritty, very different place.

@Wing Woo Gar

I've been to Maharastra for 4 weeks: 3 of those weeks were in Mumbai,

This time I want to go to Amritsar, Rajasthan, and Diwali in Gujarat. That's why I am having second thoughts about Jordan and Israel because Rajasthan is already a desert!

 

[Jared Traveler]

@Wing Woo Gar

I've been to Maharastra for 4 weeks: 3 of those weeks were in Mumbai,

This time I want to go to Amritsar, Rajasthan, and Diwali in Gujarat. That's why I am having second thoughts about Jordan and Israel because Rajasthan is already a desert!

I have been to Amritsar. The Golden Temple and the nightly border ceremony were both amazing.

 

[Gyakuto]

Have you traveled internationally before? India is quite a shock if you never have. I love India, but it's a gritty, very different place.

I found India very tough…the poverty in particular. I found it so heart-rending I vowed never return. But the Bodh Gaya train tour tempted me back….then the pandemic hit and I had to cancel the trip!

My parents were Indian and my mother wanted to move back in her old age (she died while on holiday over there) and my father fell victim to such bad chest infections (he stayed with relatives rather than a nice hotel) he never wanted to visit it again in his older age!