Truly, four days/five nights is enough to see the best of Jordan. If you want to camp in Wadi Rum or see more of Petra, then adding a few days would be okay, but in general as a tour-guided tourist, I was happy with the amount of time exploring this country. The last day took…

[simage=1555,200,n,center,] [simage=1557,200,n,center,] [simage=1567,200,n,center,] The previous night held entertainment at the Wadi Rum camping grounds with traditional dancing and music. It wasn’t quite like camping as I know it, but it was fairly comfortable despite a few mozzies ruining my sleep…. In the morning, we were up and off to see the sand dunes and rock…

We got up early the next morning to make our way to the ruins of Petra before the heat fully set in. However, being flexible with time is something to be learned when traveling in this part of the world. So, when our tour guide finally arrived, it was already warming up! On the positive…

Somehow I managed to get as much sleep as is possible in a strange hotel room. Though I did leave the TV on for much of the night to comfort me – not much of a comfort still…. Breakfast, like dinner, is included in the hotel fare so I went down for a very meager…

First, calling the taxi service through the Al Ghazal (Trans AD) system was one of the most responsive services I’ve ever encountered in this city. Within five minutes of me calling to reserve a cab to take me to the airport, I was in the taxi on my way! Abu Dhabi International Airport is one…

Well, it’s been a year already since I took my first solo trip. Last year, I was pretty excited about my trip to Egypt, but this year I feel a bit differently about my heading to Jordan. Initially, I didn’t really want to do this trip alone as I sorta learned my lesson from traveling…