Eilat•Israel🇮🇱

07.-09.02.2022 • Once again, I got on the bus, this time for a 4.5-hour journey to the southernmost part of Israel, Eilat. I didn't have high expectations for the city, which according to reports from other travelers, is said to only offer expensive hotels and shopping malls. However, I can't say that my low expectations were met in any way. The city was incredibly expensive and dirty. It was a strange mix of grand and run-down buildings, streets full of cars but no pedestrians or signs of life. But the cherry on top was the cost of the PCR test that I needed for my planned border crossing into Jordan. 200€... So instead, I decided to make a detour west instead of heading east. A detour via Egypt, for which I didn't need a test and which turned out to be the right decision in hindsight.