We've all heard of Petra but did you know that it was established sometime around the 6th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans. It was chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007 and has been a World Heritage Site since 1985. We spent most of the day at Petra and all we can say is wow!It's funny how we both felt quite emotional when we finally got to see the Treasury as we have both seen so many pictures of that most amazing facade a...

We headed to Petra from Al Karak and stopped on the King's highway at Wadi Mujib, to take some pics of the dramatic scenery.The Mujib Reserve of Wadi Mujib is the lowest nature reserve in the world, located in the mountainous landscape to the east of the Dead Sea, approximately 90 km south of Amman. The 220 square kilometre reserve was created in 1987. Maria naturally took advantage of the dramatic scenery to sip hotel coffee (pinched from breakfast) from her ...