WELCOME TO JORDAN!
THAT'S HOT. SO IT'S GOOD BANG FOR YOUR BUCK. THAT IS REALLY DELICIOUS!
TODAY I HAVE $60 TO SPEND IN JORDAN AND I'LL BE SPENDING IT HERE IN THE CITY OF AMMAN. JORDAN IS
HOME TO THE FAMOUS DEAD SEA, THE HISTORIC PETRA AND THE INCREDIBLE WADI RUM. BUT FOR TODAY'S
CHALLENGE I'LL BE STAYING HERE IN ITS CAPITAL. CITY JORDAN HAS A POPULATION OF 10 MILLION PEOPLE
AND I'M EXPLORING BOTH THE TRADITIONAL AND MODERN SIDES OF WHAT IT HAS TO OFFER. I'VE
GIVEN MYSELF A BUDGET OF SIXTY DOLLARS TO SEE WHAT I CAN GET. THIS IS THE OFFICIAL CURRENCY
OF JORDAN IT'S CALLED THE JORDANIAN DINAR IT'S ONE OF THE FEW CURRENCIES OF THE WORLD WHERE ONE
DOLLAR WILL ACTUALLY EQUAL LESS THAN ONE SO HERE'S HOW MUCH IT'S WORTH ONE JORDANIAN DINAR IS EQUAL
TO ONE DOLLAR FORTY CENTS AND THEN FIFTY IS THEIR BIGGEST BANKNOTE THIS IS EQUAL TO SEVENTY DOLLARS.
AND TODAY IS NOT ABOUT SPLURGING OR SAVING BUT FINDING THE BEST MOST OPTIMUM WAY TO SPEND THE
DAY. I DECIDE TO SKIP BREAKFAST BECAUSE I WANT TO SAVE MY APPETITE FOR A BIG LUNCH LATER SO I
START MY DAY AT THE TOP OF THIS BEAUTIFUL HILL. TO ENTER THIS AREA IF YOU'RE A LOCAL IT'S LIKE
25 CENTS TO ENTER, BUT FOR TOURISTS LIKE ME THE PRICE IS FIVE DOLLARS THIS IS AMMAN CITADEL,
IT WAS BUILT ON A HILL AND HAS PILLARS OF THE ROMAN TEMPLE OF HERCULES AND THE EIGHTH CENTURY.
I FIND IT QUITE FASCINATING HOW HUMANS ADAPT TO THE ENVIRONMENT THEY'RE LIVING IN BECAUSE YOU CAN
SEE THE HOUSES HERE ARE SO DENSE AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE BUILT ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. THIS
URBAN CHAOTIC DENSE ARCHITECTURE IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND IN HARMONY WITH ITS SURROUNDINGS. IT IS SO
COOL TO SEE SO MUCH HISTORY IN ONE PLACE I CANNOT BELIEVE THE DENSITY OF THE HOUSING AROUND THIS
AREA IT'S SO HISTORICAL BUT ALSO VERY URBAN AND ALSO VERY BEAUTIFUL, IT HAS A LOT OF CHARACTER
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THIS. BY THE WAY I'LL ADD UP ALL MY TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES
AT THE END BECAUSE I TOOK A COUPLE OF TAXIS IT'S QUITE HOT HERE AND I WALKED A LOT SO
I STOPPED FOR A REFRESHING BREAK. A COUPLE OF DRINKS TO COOL OFF A BIT TWO DOLLARS. NEXT I HEAD
TO THIS WELL-KNOWN CITY HERE CALLED SALT WHERE I HAVE LUNCH IN THIS AUTHENTIC JORDANIAN RESTAURANT.
HERE THEY HAVE IMAGES OF THE TRADITIONAL CLOTHES AND ART FROM JORDAN'S HERITAGE. WE DO A SHARED
LUNCH WHICH INCLUDES KIBBE, MUTABAL, A FUKARA CHICKEN, JORDANIAN STEAK, WHICH IS LAMB MIXED
WITH JORDANIAN SPICES, AND A SAJJIEH, WHICH IS THE TRADITIONAL JORDANIAN DISH. OH ALSO
THERE'S A LEMON MINT DRINK WHICH IS VERY FAMOUS HERE AND TABOULEH WHICH IS THE FAMOUS SALAD YOU
CAN FIND HERE IN LEVANT COUNTRIES LIKE LEBANON, SYRIA AND PALESTINE. THE PRICE PER PERSON $14.
THE FOOD TASTES SO GOOD AND SO FRESH AS I'M LEAVING THE RESTAURANT I NOTICED THIS INTRIGUING
BAZAAR, SO I DECIDE TO GO EXPLORE AND CHECK OUT ITS VIBE. I LOVE HOW VIBRANT AND WARM THIS PLACE
IS IT'S FULL OF LIFE BUT AT THE SAME TIME NOT CHAOTIC LIKE OTHER BAZAARS I'VE BEEN TO. HERE THEY
SELL EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE FROM CLOTHES TO FOOD AND FRESH VEGETABLES. JORDAN IS KNOWN FOR ITS
DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE AND I COULD REALLY FEEL THAT IN THIS REGION AND I FIND IT QUITE BEAUTIFUL. THIS
IS KIND OF LIKE THE TOWN SQUARE AT NIGHT YOU HAVE A LOT OF ELDERLY PEOPLE COMING HERE AND PLAYING
GAMES IT'S A GAME KIND OF LIKE BACKGAMMON BUT NOT QUITE BACKGAMMON IT'S THEIR LOCAL VERSION OF
IT. PEOPLE HERE ARE VERY WARM AND WELCOMING THEY DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE OR WHERE YOU'RE FROM. THE
GOVERNMENT HERE CONSIDERS IT KIND OF RUDE TO ASK PEOPLE WHAT IS THEIR FAITH SO MUCH SO THAT THEY
DON'T HAVE STATISTICS. THEY DON'T HAVE STATISTICS THAT SAY WHAT PERCENTAGE IS MUSLIM OR CHRISTIAN
AND SO FORTH SO YOU CAN SEE MOSQUES AND CHURCHES ALL NEXT TO EACH OTHER ALL ON THE SAME STREET.
NEXT I HEAD TO THIS AREA CALLED JABEL AMMAN AND THIS IS CALLED RAINBOW STREET THIS IS FAMOUS FOR
ITS BEAUTIFUL STREET ART AND COOL CAFES IT'S STILL KIND OF EARLY IN THE DAY BUT I'M TOLD IT GETS
CROWDED LATER NEXT I WALK DOWN THESE COOL STAIRS TO A REALLY CROWDED STREET WHICH IS ALIVE WITH
SHOPS AND STREET SELLERS I'M LOVING THE VIBE HERE SO HERE IN DOWNTOWN NOT ONLY WILL YOU SEE
CRAZY COOL STREET ART BUT YOU'LL ALSO SEE COOL COFFEE SHOPS THIS IS ALSO A POPULAR PLACE FOR
PEOPLE TO COME BUY THEIR GROCERIES BUY THEIR FOOD AND IT'S ABOUT HALF THE PRICE OF WHAT YOU WOULD
GET IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY SO IT'S GOOD BANG FOR YOUR BUCK AS I'M WALKING AROUND THE AREA I
SEE THIS FALAFEL SHOP THAT IS REALLY HAPPENING AND THERE IS AN EMPTY TABLE SO I THINK IT'S A
SIGN TO HAVE A NICE AUTHENTIC SNACK I ORDER THESE SMALL FALAFEL BITES AND FRESH HUMMUS FRESH FALAFEL
HUMMUS AND SOME FRESH HERBS TWO DOLLARS THAT IS REALLY DELICIOUS YOU DEFINITELY DON'T GET HUMMUS
LIKE THIS IN THE U.S NEXT I DISCOVER THIS HUGE LINE TIME TO INVESTIGATE THIS IS A VERY POPULAR
KUNEFE PLACE I DON'T HAVE THE ENERGY FOR IT RIGHT NOW AND I DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE THE ENERGY TO WAIT
IN THAT LINE BUT YOU COULD SEE IT IS SUPER POPULAR THE PRICE IS GONNA BE ONE DOLLAR MAYBE NEXT TIME
APPARENTLY THIS PLACE ALWAYS HAS A LONG LINE TO EAT HERE I WILL SAY BECAUSE I LOVE ECONOMICS IT'S
TIME THEY RAISE THE PRICES WE HAVE A DINNER RESERVATION AT THIS RESTAURANT CALLED TALAT
AL WEBDE I KNOW I'M IN JORDAN AND I SHOULD TRY AUTHENTIC FOOD BUT SINCE I ALREADY DID THAT FOR
LUNCH I'M KIND OF INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT A MODERN RESTAURANT HERE LOOKS LIKE WE SHARE THE APPETIZERS
AND MAIN COURSES WE ORDERED A CRAB SALAD DYNAMITE SHRIMP AND CHICKEN A SALMON PLATE A FAJITA PLATE
SOFT DRINKS AND OF COURSE A SHISHA TO COMPLETE THE VIBE THE PRICE 15 PER PERSON HONESTLY THIS WAS TOO
MUCH FOOD SHISHA IS SO COMMON IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD AND EVEN THOUGH I RARELY DO IT I FIGURE WHEN
IN JORDAN I HEAR THAT AMMAN HAS A NEW DOWNTOWN CITY WALK THAT OPENED ONLY FIVE YEARS AGO AND
I'M REALLY CURIOUS TO SEE HOW IT LOOKS IT HAPPENS TO BE VERY CLOSE TO WHERE I AM SO I WALK THERE AND
I'M QUITE SURPRISED HOW MODERN AND LUXURIOUS THE VIBE IS HERE IT TOTALLY REMINDS ME OF DUPAI OR LOS
ANGELES THIS IS SO DIFFERENT THAN THE DOWNTOWN I SAW EARLIER BECAUSE WHILE THAT WAS AUTHENTIC AND
HISTORIC THIS ONE HAS ALL THESE HUGE HOTELS AND BIG COMMERCIAL CENTERS THIS IS A TUESDAY NIGHT
AND THIS PLACE IS SO CROWDED SO I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW POPULAR IT GETS ON THE WEEKENDS I'M CRAVING
SOMETHING SWEET AND THERE'S THIS BRIGHT SHOP WITH VIBRANT COLORS THAT CATCHES MY ATTENTION
THIS IS THE BIGGEST MENU I'VE EVER SEEN SO THIS IS A REALLY UNIQUE PLACE YOU CHOOSE A MILKSHAKE
AND THEN YOU GET TO CHOOSE DIFFERENT TOPPINGS LIKE CANDY FROM AROUND THE WORLD THE PRICE
THREE DOLLARS BY THE WAY THERE ARE OVER A MILLION COMBINATIONS THAT YOU CAN CREATE
FROM THIS THAT IS REALLY NICE OH AND FOR ALL THE CAR RIDES TO GET AROUND JORDAN THAT COST ME
ABOUT 19 SO THERE I DID IT I SPENT 60 DOLLARS IN ONE DAY IN JORDAN I SAW A MIX OF TRADITIONAL AND
MODERN DAY AMMAN WITHOUT BREAKING THE BANK WHAT'S UP GUYS THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING
CHECK OUT MORE OF MY EPISODES FROM AROUND THE WORLD LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS WHERE SHOULD
I GO NEXT AND WHAT SHOULD MY BUDGET BE BY THE WAY AMON IS JUST ONE PLACE I VISITED HERE IN
JORDAN SO GO CHECK OUT MY TRIPS TO PETRA AND THE DEAD SEA ON INSTAGRAM AND TIKTOK @UPTIN