Jordan

Only had a long weekend — about 9 days — in Jordan, based in Jerash. More than enough to fall for the place. Did Dead Sea on day one and spent the rest of the time just walking and eating. The mezze spread situation here is no joke — some of the best eating I've done anywhere. Petra is genuinely on…

We chose Jordan for our honeymoon and it was perfect for us. The romantic atmosphere in Aqaba at night, the drama of Petra Treasury, the intimacy of small restaurants serving falafel — all of it added up to exactly what we were hoping for. Petra is genuinely one of the world's great sites became an…

Three weeks is long enough to get past the tourist surface in Jordan. The first week I was in Amman and the big sites like Wadi Mujib. The second and third I went further and slower. The food evolution was interesting — mansaf everywhere but prepared so differently by region. floating in the Dead S…

Jordan is a genuinely beautiful and interesting place. Jerash Roman ruins is worth every superlative thrown at it. The mansaf is legitimately excellent. incredible Roman ruins gave the trip real depth. What I struggled with: the tourist infrastructure around the headline sites in Aqaba is relentles…

Did Jordan on a shoestring for 7 days and it was absolutely manageable. Based in cheap guesthouses near Petra centre and ate mostly at local spots — Jordanian tea from street stalls cost almost nothing and was better than anything in a tourist restaurant. Petra Treasury has an entry fee but worth e…