Jordan: Along the Highway of Great History

View of the Jordan Valley from King’s Highway The journey along Jordan’s scenic King’s Highway from Amman to Petra is like traveling back in ancient times.  The route is dotted with amazing sites that go as far back as the Biblical period.  King’s Highway itself is as old as time – it is the world’s oldest continuously... Read more

Jerash: The Rome of Jordan

Now that we had Petra, Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea out of the way,  why not also see Rome while in Jordan? “Rome away from Rome” is how the locals describe Jerash, one of the largest and well-preserved ancient Roman ruins outside of Italy, rivaled only by Ephesus in Turkey. Read more