Category Archives: Middle East

Have you seen ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’? Or maybe ‘The Mummy returns’? ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’? Or maybe you read ‘Married to a Bedouin’? All these have something in common: they are situated in Petra. It was … Continue reading →

Maybe one of the greatest nations and cultures ever lived in the Middle East. 2.200 years ago the Nabataeans moved from the Arabic Peninsula to the south of Jordan to found one of the most beautiful cities ever. The Nabataeans … Continue reading →

Tired and full of amazing impressions we came back to the buzzing city of Amman from Petra and Wadi Rum. Again ‘our’ hotel – the Amman International Hotel – and another room. This time to the front but the same … Continue reading →

I have been only ten days in Jordan sightseeing historical places. Few I have seen of the beauty of the country’s nature but what I have seen will bring me back on a nature trip through the country one day. … Continue reading →

I have never seen the Grand Canyon in the USA so I was curious about the Jordanian Grand Canyon. Unfortunately we only got a look from the top and didn’t walk in there. I later saw a video and think: … Continue reading →