Unlike the response when I mention “Syria,” almost every tourist wants to see Petra. As mentioned earlier in this series, Jordan is perceived as a “safe country without any problems” and you can be fairly certain that there won’t be any. Besides that, Jordan is clean, efficient and easy to get around. A few suggestions: [...]
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November 15th, 2008 
Sheila Simkin 
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Through The Desert Region of Jordan to Aqaba
November 13th, 2008 Sheila Simkin The trip would finish in Aqaba via Wadi Rum Oasis. The two places are only separated by an hour’s car ride and easy to get to if you don’t get stuck in the sand which is exactly what happened. The bus headed off the paved road towards the Beau Geste Desert Police post into Wadi [...]
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Visit “Little” Petra and Other Sights in The Area, Jordan
November 12th, 2008 Sheila Simkin After Petra, Al Beidha or Little Petra is the next most important site for the casual visitor in Wadi Musa. This site is only a few kilometers (around a 10-minute drive) north of Petra and easily accessible by taxi or rented car. We jumped in a taxi and hired a guide at the site. There [...]
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Revisiting The Still Magnificent Petra, Jordan in 1996
November 11th, 2008 Sheila Simkin That stupifying Treasury (Al-Khazneh) is the first sight before your eyes after coming through the 1.5 km/1 mile-long Siq and is considered Petra’s most magnificent sight. …View image… The Treasury is carved out of solid rock and stands over 40m/131′ high. It isn’t really a “Treasury” but is generally believed to be a temple or [...]
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The Wonders of Petra, Jordan in 1989
November 10th, 2008 Sheila Simkin The Treasury is justifiably known as the most famous Petra monument and little has changed since it was first discovered. (More description on the return visit to Petra, 1996 follows.) But there are several other standouts in the incredible rock-cut architecture. These were (and are) a few of our memorable, and “favorite sights and things.” [...]
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Seeing Petra, Jordan For The First Time in 1989
November 9th, 2008 Sheila Simkin Petra, Petra, Petra. The movie location of “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” where the Treasury stood in for the Temple of the Grail. The spot where Moses struck a rock with his staff and water came forth, and where Moses’ brother, Aaron, is buried on Mount Hor, known today as Jabal Haroun or Mount [...]
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Wadi Zarqa Ma’in and The Madaba Mosaic Map in Jordan
November 8th, 2008 Sheila Simkin During our 1989 trip into Jordan, one excursion was an overnight trip Into the Great Rift Mountains. A steep, winding road took us into the gorge of Wadi Zarqa Ma’in. There are hot springs here and King Herod the Great (the same King Herod who ordered all sons under the age of two killed hoping [...]
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Crossing The Syrian Border Into Jordan
November 7th, 2008 Sheila Simkin Goodbye to an enjoyable, amazing and engrossing Syrian visit. Time to cross the Syrian/Jordanian border at Der’a and drive to the provincial town of Irbid for one night before heading on to Amman, Jordan. Breakfast, and the first stop today was Jerash, one of the best preserved cities of the Decapolis, a confederation of 10 [...]
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