Bucket List 196: Jordan!
The Road Travelled · Tales From Jordan · Photos
Country 97/196: Jordan. A country where Nabataean tombs, Greco-Roman theatres, and Crusader castles are scattered across a landscape of red deserts and rugged hills. The nation is shaped by centuries of trade, empire, and survival in harsh terrain, reflected in its remarkable rock carvings and efficient irrigation systems. In Petra, ancient façades emerge from sandstone cliffs with staggering precision; in Wadi Rum, wind-carved dunes and silent canyons stretch for miles beneath an endless sky. Stay at a Bedouin camp for some traditional Zarb cooking and a real taste of Jordanian hospitality, and if you need a guide, Fahdi is your man.
The Road Travelled
Tales From Jordan
Between Iraq and a Charred Place
June 7th, 2025 I arrived at Wadi Rum just as dusk was starting to soften the edges of my rocky surroundings. My guide, a lively Bedouin named Fahdi, promptly tossed me into the back of his pickup truck, revved the engine, and took off at a scarcely believable pace given the ‘road’ we were on. It was the…
A Petra-frying Experience
May 24th, 2025 Stepping off the plane at Queen Alia Airport in Jordan, it struck me immediately that I had significantly underestimated the heat. I'd read the forecasts, of course, but they'd seemed quite abstract until I was actually marinating beneath a sun intense enough to weld my T-shirt to my spine before I’d even reached passport control.…
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Jordan
Country: 97/196 Visited: Spring ’25
