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Lost City of Petra Jordan Part 2

We had spent the previous day exploring Lower Petra and the High Place of Sacrifice with our guide Mohammed with the Gold Tooth. Today, we would join him again in our journey further into this spectacular ancient city to see even more wonders, including the largest building in Petra, the Monastery. The Colonnaded Street After …

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The Lost City of Petra Jordan Part 1

Hidden amidst the nearly impenetrable Petra mountains in south-west Jordan looms the ancient city of Petra. One of the world’s most visually arresting archaeological sites, Petra (‘the rock’ in Greek) is an abandoned necropolis of temples and tombs carved into the towering red, white and pink sandstone walls of the Petra mountains. Petra was once a key …

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Exploring Umm Qais and Northwest Jordan

Our Royal Jordanian flight had set down after a grueling 11.5-hour journey and I was secretly hoping for two things; that our luggage had made it; and that we had just made it through what would be the hardest part of our trip! From the moment we had stepped in the Toronto airport for our trip to Jordan, …

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