Wadi Rum, Kerak, Bethany Beyond the Jordan and Dead Sea

December 22-23, 2022
001 - IMG_1754 I'm ready for the Wadi Rum 4X4 Jeep tour with my keffiyeh (traditional headscarf)
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002 - IMG_1755 This is how it looks as I practiced covering my face ready for the sand storm...
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003 - P1200600 I guess the clothing doesn't match the headscarf...
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004 - P1200601 Nobody would recognize me now...
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005 - IMG_7888 Wadi Rum is about 192 miles south of Amman, 4 hours drive or 70 miles south of Petra, 1 hour 50 minutes drive.
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006 - IMG_7889 The 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia introduced the beauty of Wadi Rum to the rest of the world, attracting a steady wave of tourists and a growing number of film...
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007 - IMG_1763 Wadi Rum is one of Jordan’s UNESCO world heritage sites…
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008 - P1200606 With less than three days of rain a year, Wadi Rum has become the ultimate Middle Eastern destination for hikers, climbers, campers, and nature lovers.
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009 - IMG_7891 Over 20,000 petroglyphs and 20,000 inscriptions have been documented inside Wadi Rum, tracing human existence back some 12,000 years at Wadi Rum.
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010 - IMG_7892 Our shadow...
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011 - IMG_7893 We hopped onto the 4X4 Jeep, ready to roll...
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012 - IMG_7896 Our first stop... sand dune
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013 - IMG_1792 On top of sand dune...
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014 - IMG_7897 On top of sand dune...
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015 - IMG_7898 On top of sand dune...
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016 - IMG_7900 The five-minute climb and five-second descent of this sand dune was one of the definite highlights for Wadi Rum visit.
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017 - IMG_7901 On top of sand dune...
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018 - IMG_7906 On top of sand dune...
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019 - IMG_1800 On top of sand dune...
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020 - P1200672 On top of sand dune...
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