Petra Rocks

Petra

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November 16th 2010
N..'s been itching to visit Petra since he first heard about it. He was very close in 1990 when he visited Dahab in the Sinai in Egypt and spent 3 days on a camel safari to the coloured Canyon. From there it was only an hour ferry to Aqaba and a few hours drive to Petra. He didn't make it then, but 20 years later, he finally did. Wow! No need to write about it. Just look at the pictures ... read more

Middle East » Jordan » South » Petra

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For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946, Jordan was ruled by King HUSSEIN (1953-99). A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states... ... read more