Monthly:April 2018
Wadi Rum is known as ‘The desert of Mountains’. It lies in the south of Jordan and is an area of stunning red and white sand. It’s a place of massive mountains, rising majestically from the desert sands. Made famous by British officer T.E. Lawrence, who was based in Wadi Rum during the Great Arab Revolt in 1917-1918, it was also the setting for the movie Lawrence of Arabia. Vast Deserts In contrast to the many tourists visiting the region, Wadi Rum […]
On a recent trip to Israel, I decided to do a side trip and spend three days in Jordan. My destination was the UNESCO site of Petra and Wadi Rum. LITTLE PETRA – also known as Al Beidha Little Petra is a UNESCO world heritage site. It was declared in 1985 and is situated 5km from the City of Petra. Little Petra is hidden away in the centre of a sandstone mountain. The only entrance and exit to Little Petra […]