Petra - beautiful one day ... pretty depressing the next

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March 24th 2008

Published: April 6th 2008

Well here we are. Wadi Musa. Home to the famous ‘Lost City of Petra’ As mentioned, we found Wadi Musa to be a bit of a sad place. Compared to other parts of the country, people are pushy and not as friendly. There are two distinct parts. The lower part is where the big multinational resorts are, and the upper bit where we stayed (oh yes, we really went budget in Wadi Musa!) Tourist fatigue... Read Full Entry

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Chris Anna

A couple of mid 20 year olds, started this blog back in 2006. We left our homeland of New Zealand and set off on our trip of a lifetime. These entries follow our travels from our New Zealand to London and back again. Total geeks - no Las Vegas or full moon parties here. We used '1001 Natural wonders' to plan our trips. Sometimes riding 5 hours on the back of a motorbike to see a waterfall or random rock formation. Since arriving back home in New Zealand in 2011, travels haven't been much of a priority. The arrival of our amazing little baby has made us hang up our backpacks for a little... full info

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16th October 2009

Cosita
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Thank you for the info.!
Hi Anna, Thank you so much for adding the information about the donkeys in Petra, we are heading to Jordan next and we will make sure to stop by The Brooke Animal Clinic. NOTE: I tried to visit their web site as you posted it on you blog, and it appears that they have changed it to "www.thebrooke.org". I hope that you are both well and happy!

28th November 2010

liliram
liliram

just in time......
been thinking of visiting Petra. Maybe next year. Your blog came in handy. Reading it in installments.....for better digestion ;-) been busy lately, so just read the first half. will resume sometime later. but hey, thanks for sharing this.

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