What does it cost? A week in Jordan budget breakdown
Visiting the ancient city of Petra is something that features on a lot of people’s bucket lists, and it’s easy to combine a visit with …
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Visiting Petra in Jordan: Everything you need to know
Petra in Jordan is always appearing on top travel lists – the top ten places to see in your lifetime, the new seven wonders of …
Luxury or bust at the Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is already the world’s lowest and saltiest sea, but it’s getting lower and saltier all the time. Its hot weather and lack …
Dead Sea sunsets // In pictures
The lowest point on Earth, the Dead Sea is over 420 metres below normal sea level. It’s actually more a lake than a sea but …
Exploring Petra: The mountainous Monastery
After a first day visiting the Treasury and Petra’s other main sites, day two meant it was time to take some of those pathways and …
Exploring Petra: Beyond the Treasury
When you think of Petra, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the Treasury and the famous walk through the narrow corridor of …
Petra by night // In pictures
As soon as I announced I was going to Petra, the one thing everyone said I must do was see it at night. On three …
Exploring Petra: Following the Siq to the Treasury
The ‘rose-red city half as old as time’, Petra is Jordan’s most famous tourist attraction. It’s one of those places you almost feel that you …
Road-tripping along Jordan’s King’s Highway
Two directionally challenged travellers, an Amman-wide shortage of GPS devices and one small map to cover the entire country – it wasn’t the best start …
A one-week Jordan itinerary
World-class archaeological sites, spectacular desert scenery, friendly people, delicious food and guaranteed sunshine – there are plenty of reasons to visit Jordan. Though who am …