It was almost sad to leave Petra, that 2000-year-old city had mesmerized me and I knew I leaving behind unexplored corners. Exploring those could take weeks, the time I did not have. Our driver was going to give us a day tour of the Wadi before dropping us off at the Marriott by the shores of Dead Sea. We had gotten some early glimpses of … Continue reading Wadi Rum and Dead Sea: A desert drive…
Just to clarify – there is no clear rank order among the 7 wonders of the world. Petra was the third of the wonders that I saw and it remains the last. Though I have been to the Taj Mahal a few times since I have not added a new man-made wonder to my photo collection in the last decade. Petra though was so mind-blowing … Continue reading Petra: The third wonder
Let me start with a disclaimer – this blog covers a trip from about 10 years ago. I do have the full collection of pictures from the trip and a generally good memory, so the details on the trip will be accurate but I am sure a lot has changed since then and a lot of new infrastructures have come up. Global tourism has been … Continue reading Jordan – Before the tourist avalanche…(2010)
