Grand View Resort Petra Wadi Musa

Born in a cave in Petra, this marks your life forever.<br>When we moved to " the bedouin village" Oum Sayhoun in 1985, because the UNESCO wanted to save the ancient site, this was a turn in my life and that of all Bedouins.<br>This experience of living in the caves is something I always want to share with others, professional or in a friendship way. I love my culture and my country, so when I can be of any help, just call me 00962795537109.<br>Nawaf<br>

... of the mountains and sand dunes. It is all rock, with very little vegetation or trees, that has been here for millions of years. Rock me, baby! There are many Bedouin camps in Wadi Rum, some tucked in between slivers in the rocks, others in the wide open desert sand. <br> <br>We spend a couple of hours in a 4x4 truck touring around Wadi Rum and have an opportunity to climb a sand dune. We are also treated to a beautiful sunset over the ...

... we stopped at a few little stores along the way. One guy, Antonio, gave Jaylynn a keychain with Petra sand. He also gave us a couple of boubles as a gift. Man, these guys are so nice. Another guy came up and gave Jaylynn a small bunch of bananas. Jaylynn had attached herself to me for this trip so everyone thinks she is my daughter. . . She is all sweetness and no 'Ls.' (that is she can't say the letter L.)<br>Then it was time for sleep. . .<br><br>

Hello all,<br><br>I still have the flu unfortunately but not feeling quite as snotty as before which is nice.<br> <br>I have been in Jordan for about 3 days now. Despite being just a 2 hour ferry ride from Egypt, it is very different. It is A LOT slower, the people aren't as pushy in selling their wares and it is a lot more westernised here, in their mannerisms and such. It's cleaner (no more piles of rubbish in the street) and you get ...

... cheese and jam (no surprises here) and banana and fortified continued the walk of Petra&#8217;s ruins. We passed so many facades carved into rocks that many were high up and the climb in the hot sun didn&#8217;t appeal so we looked up at them from the ground. Along a roadway like a Roman road we found the remains of a temple with columns in ruins and an archaeological dig site. Many of the treasures of Petra have only been found in the last 20 years as archaeologists have ...

... could not buy. My new friends made calls on our behalf to their friends in the area, and we were accorded a hospitality that was just amazing. We got discounts on hotel rooms, admissions, and other things. Doors just opened up for us. <br><br>For instance, on the day we arrived in Petra, it was recommended that we might want to visit a Turkish Bathhouse, where I had my first Turkish bath. This was such a self-indulgent thing to do, and I loved every minute of it. I was first ...

... of other tourists. We were to walk down in silence and take in the majesty of this place. The 2km route was lit by thousands of paper bag candles and it was a beautiful site. With everyone walking down in silence and the canyon walls lit by only the candles there was a spiritual feeling to this place which you just couldn't deny. We finally arrived to the slit in the canyon where you can see the Treasury and the area in front of it was covered in these candles. We soon found a spot ...

... exactly how long the chasm was (its about 1.2 kms) we paused before approaching each turn steeling ourselves for the moment we would finally see the infamous treasury revealing itself. Donkeys plodded by, ladened with tourists and horse and buggies trotted past, with the occasional arabian horse galloping along, clip clopping on the roman laid cobblestones. You look up towards the sky as you walk along the narrow passage seeing just a glimpse of blue at the summit of ...

... I got out. Finished off being served some cardoman tea after I got changed which was nice. Glad I went to one even if it was on the expensive side. Didn't go to one in Morocco which I regretted so not making the same mistake twice. Hopefully it's got rid of the red sand as well. <br><br>Going to chill out at the hotel and work out with the french couple our plans for tomorrow heading to Amman. Jordan has 6 million people, 2 million of which are ...

... at the Crowne Plaza we dumped the bags and headed straight for the lovely little pool that sits on a sun terrace looking out towards the mountains that screen the ancient city of Petra from view. As the sun was setting, Cameron announced that he was taking off his swimming jacket and started swimming on his own for the first time. Not a bad spot to pick for such a momentous rite of passage.