Apr 13, 2023 | Jordan, Middle East
We drove to Aqaba, the Jordanian Red Sea city. As Israel is just across the water, and the border extends in a line through the sea, it is a very sensitive area, and photos are banned until you are a certain distance out to sea. We passed one of the Jordanian Royal...
Apr 13, 2023 | Jordan, Middle East
We headed off for a desert experience at Wadi Rum. In Arabic, a Wadi is a valley, ravine, or channel that is dry except in the rainy season. The group jumped into a few 4×4 trucks to head into the desert. We then went for a drive in the desert to visit a few...
Apr 12, 2023 | Jordan, Middle East
We were excited in anticipation of visiting Petra, the glorious jewel of Jordan. Petra is a huge site, and you can spend literally days walking around it. There is much more to it that simply the famous “Treasury” that most tourists visit. There’s a...
Apr 12, 2023 | Jordan, Middle East
We visited Mount Nebo from where Moses looked out over the Jordan valley and saw the Promised Land. Moses is also said to have died there, but there is apparently no evidence for that. From there we visited Madaba and saw the church with ornate mosaics. Then we...
Apr 5, 2023 | Jordan, Middle East
We took a flight from Cairo to Amman, Jordan to meet our new guide and group, although five of us were joining another ten for the Jordan tour. The first site to visit was Jerash, a Roman city (“Gerasa”) that was part of the “Decapolis” league...
Apr 4, 2023 | Egypt, Middle East
From Luxor, we headed to the Valley of the Kings. This is where Pharoahs and High Chiefs were buried for a period of around 500 years up until 11 century BC. The valley contains at least 63 tombs, with perhaps more yet to be discovered. The area is perhaps best known...
