Author: tjiskavw

Hard to believe but this guy has been a tour guide for over 20 years. And it showed. His savvy handling of representative bozos from around the world kept a…

You enter Petra through a Sig - a narrow gorge of many colors with water channels built in along the walls. Along the way, our guide pointed out religious sites…

stray dogs hang out in Petra as though they own the place....or maybe they are official guardians from another galaxy.

Petra was a major caravan center established in the 3rd century by the Nabateans who became wealthy from this strategic trade location. No slouches, they were able to figure out…

I like to think that the ancestors of Petra's original inhabitants come here and leave these little rock alters to pay homage to the spectacular rock carvings that came before…

On the Street of Facades is the theatre, a semi circle with 3,000 seats carved into the side of a mountain at the base of the High Place of Sacrifice.…

Petra was a major trading center for Arabia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean 2,000 years ago and was home to approximately 20,000 residents. Originally tent dwellers, as the city flourished,…

do I look like I'm clenching my teeth? That's because the trail to Petra's monastery is 3.5 miles and includes an ascent of 900 steep steps. The nightmare began when…

in 1812 a Scottish explorer dressed as an Arab convinced a Bedouin to show him the "lost" city....and thus the world was introduced to one of the 7th wonders of…

Carved out of rock, that spine tingling moment when you first see the Treasury after walking the gorge is dumb struck memorable. It's sheer size, the detailed carving and facade's…