Well....it's back to Square One.The trip I was planning on taking to Israel has been cancelled. Not enough people....too many missiles probably being lobed into the Israel from Gaza...plus Iran.
I was stunned when I got the email....everything was moving along. Although my local travel agent is AWOL and totally useless....I had booked myself on a couple of walking tours in Rome (our first stop) and then was planning an extension onto my Israel trip into the Negev Desert and Petra and wherever else I could squeeze myself into in that part of the world.
So this morning I got up....and had to make a decision.....after Rome....head off into Europe? or go where? But the more I thought of it....the more I still wanted to go to Israel and Jordan...that was the whole point of this bucket trip....to go into the Middle East. I would add Egypt too but so many people have talked and talked about how unsafe it is.
But still...the whole point of the trip was to get into the Middle East. So I called the travel agent working on my Middle East plans and said...I know they are cancelled but can we do a custom trip? What if walked around Jerusalem for some time....went to the Dead Sea and Masada....and then had a guide to take us into the Negev....then Petra....then a bit of Jordan.
She said...."Sure."
"Sure?"
"Sure....I think you'll be okay."
So I said....give me a quote....but quickly I still don't have my airfare booked for home...which is making me nervous since I'm trying to use some miles.
Now....I'm in wait mode....a bit excited.... a smaller more intimate go exactly where I want to go trip in Israel and Jordan sounds exciting....sounds like that's the way it should have been from the start.
Maybe ....it was meant to be.
