Here, after walking through the short Valley of the Moon or Lawrence of Arabia Pass, did we come to our destination – the Lawrence of Arabia Memorial Camp in Barrah Siq. The camp was not quite like this scene from the movie Lawrence of Arabia! This camp’s “parking lot” had trucks, not horses! The camp was…
Wadi Rum, Jordan – Part V – Desert Tour – Barrah Siq – Valley of the Moon or Lawrence of Arabia Pass
Our guide dropped us off at the top of a sand dune, located in a short valley. He called this valley the Lawrence of Arabia Pass, a pass where the legendary British officer TE Lawrence traveled during the Arab Revolt. What I also read on the internet about this location is that it is called…
Wadi Rum, Jordan – Part IV – Desert Tour – Sudden Wind & Rain Storm!
Our next stop was a gorge in the desert – to stand at the edge of a cliff to look out at another spectacular view of the desert. While we were driving there, the skies suddenly darkened as a storm blew in, bringing strong winds and rain! What was FANTASTIC about this was how the…
Wadi Rum, Jordan – Part III – Desert Tour – Petroglyphs & Graffiti
Our second stop was this section of rock carved with petroglyphs and graffiti. I can’t remember exactly what our guide told us, except that he referred to the markings as graffiti by ancient Bedouin traders. What little information I was able to find on the internet about theses markings was that they are camel petroglyphs…
Wadi Rum, Jordan – Part II – Desert Tour – Star Wars & Martian Landscapes
Our actual tour of Wadi Rum had MANY different interesting aspects. I’ll begin this Desert Tour blog series with the actual landscape itself and how exciting it was to be trucking through the same desert used as locations for movies such as Star Wars and The Martian. The rock formations are so unique, so bizarre…
Wadi Rum, Jordan – Part I – The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Visitor Centre & Mazayen Rum Camp
As we neared Wadi Rum, the dramatic sandstone landscape it is known for started to evolve. Here is a camel walking along the road as we approached our first stop before camp, the Wadi Rum Visitor Centre. Then this magnificent rock formation appeared and is called The Seven Pillars of Wisdom after British soldier T.E. Lawrence’s…
Jordan – Drive from Petra to Wadi Rum
Couple of points of interest that I want to share! First, is that in all my years living in Qatar, ONLY ONCE did I see a camel out on the desert, off the side of the road while driving! And that camel was being ridden by a farm hand behind a wire fence! I’m going…
Petra, Jordan – Hyatt Zaman Hotel & Resort in Wadi Musa
Michael and I had two nights, one full day in Wadi Musa to see Petra. Our two night stay at the hotel deserves a blog because it was so unique! This hotel and surrounding area had a mediterranean feel – like the San Marco Hotel we stayed at on Mykonos. Both hotels were a maze…
Petra, Jordan – Part VII – The Rose-Red City
Soon after the Treasury you walk out of the Siq to the main city of Petra. I will be quoting the Petra map given to us at the Visitor Center at the start of the tour to describe each location. Our tour guide only took us as far as the Winged-Lion Temple. I honestly can’t…
Petra, Jordan – Part VI – The Treasury (Al Khazna)
There was SO much happening here, that I will break this blog down into sections. The Treasury I was overwhelmed, so I took many pictures to be able to go back and take a closer look to then take it all in! Our guide told us that the Treasury seems to be an ancient calendar…
