I think I lost a million pounds in the last two days of hiking! Petra is a beautiful hidden city in Wadi Musa -Moses' Valley- that you have to walk about 2 miles through a Siq (narrow pathway between large canyons) to find. The city is carved out of the Rose Red rock with empty tombs everywhere you look. Last night, we actually went to the Cave Bar, where we had a drink inside a real tomb, scary. The Nabatean's built this city sometime B.C. and now the Beduin...

Small farming village amidst of city of stone brick, hand-built buildings and little kids with dirt streaked faces kicking a soccer ball around in narrow streets. When we visit Lizzie's step-dad's family, we are immediately greeted with tea, then a shot of coffee. Soon after a meal, more tea, a huge basket of fruits, and a shot of coffee. We lounge around on cushioned seats that sit low to the ground, kind of like little rectangular beds that line up against t...

This country is CRAZY. We will be driving down what is the equivalent to Lake Shore Drive and see people walking on the road, sometimes even trying to cross it. Little boys and girls run around highways playing with their toy cars on the median. And very little English... everywhere you go. We are easily spotted as foreigners by our backpacks, clothing, and natural way we carry ourselves. Since Jordan is a Kingdom, the King's picture is EVERYWHERE (sometimes a s...