Jordan holidays

Petra was a place I dreamed about visiting for as long as remember (well, since I first watched Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade). While I couldn’t wait to walk through the Siq and seeing the Treasury appear, I kept being told over and over about an even better part of the City of Petra: The Petra Monastery....

In November of 2019 my childhood dream of playing Indiana Jones in Petra came true, and yes, it was just as amazing as I had hoped. Walking through that narrow Siq and having the carved face of the treasury suddenly come to view around the corner was just plain magical, and I couldn’t help but hum the Indiana Jones theme song when I saw it. I was one happy girl! But, while this had been a dream of mine forever, I actually had no idea that the City of Petra was as big as it is. Petra is HUGE...

So many Jordan highlights to share but I’m guessing you’re here for two of the biggest, Petra and Wadi Rum. They were the most anticipated for me too, but Jordan continued to surprise me throughout the trip. If you’ve been following my journey for any length of time you’ll know that I love a bit of solo travel. That being said, Jordan is one of those places I didn’t want go completely alone though. Not because I would feel unsafe (and while I was there, that was never an issue), but...