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Meet Your Guide in Aqaba

Hello,

My name is Eszter, but if you find the Hungarian spelling difficult, you can call me ST.

Or, use the name I got from a friend while living in Indonesia: EsTeh.

It means 'Ice Tea' in Indonesian.
My favourite drink, by the way. (I will tell the recipe of my Special Mint Ice Tea later.)

I've lived in Aqaba since 2005 with my husband Khaled and our daughter Yasmeen.

How I ended up in Aqaba?

No, I was NOT sold for camels... in case you wondered

I met my husband under the sea. Literally.

In summer 2001, my first visit to Jordan, I was snorkeling from a boat at the coral reefs called Japanese Garden, when I saw a fellow frogman waving to me.

That's how it started.

Our personal history includes a special guided tour to Wadi Rum - after which we ended up at the Aqaba Police Station with charges of kidnapping me against him...

(Yes, the Jordanian Police really does look after the tourists!)

It was my fault, by the way, I left my mobile in the hotel, that's why I didn' answer any calls.

Fortunately I could clear him from the charges and we were set free.

Living at the sea

Growing up in a country without any sea, it was always one of my dreams living at the seaside.

The fresh breeze, seafood, sunshine, take-it-easy mood...

It was a great change from the yuppie lifestyle I
lived as a property agent leasing shopping centers.

Now we are building our new hotel-camp Darna Village at the Red Sea and hope to let many people who visit us feel 'home' in Aqaba.

DARNA in Arabic means 'OUR HOME'

That's why I started this website

Since I moved here I have received tons of questions about Aqaba:

how's the life here,
how much it costs,
what to do here,
how to travel around,
how to find reliable taxi driver,
where to swim,
what to see,
what to buy,

... and so on.

So I thought the best thing would be to make a website where all information are available at one place.

Of course, as my free time is limited, I can only add and new info and data step-by-step.

So please forgive me, if you momentarily don't find what you are looking for. Do not hesitate to contact me with your questions.

I will do my best to find the answers for you.

And now, if you read until here, you deserve a sip of my Special Mint Ice Tea!

To Meet Your Guide in Aqaba, please visit us in Darna Village!

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