In this travel guide from Petra and Wadi Rum, Jordan. The area of Petra was built by the trading civilization of the Nabatean ...

Jordan combines desert marathons, MMA, celebrity appearances and ancient landmarks to expand sports tourism from Wadi Rum and ...

The best conditions for overseas travel in December can be found in Jordan (Aqaba, Wadi Rum), India (Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur ...

Director Ridley Scott's highly anticipated "The Martian" is in theaters Friday. While much of the film will take place on Mars, it's the Middle Eastern desert of Wadi Rum, Jordan, which serves as the ...

“Vast, echoing and God-like.” That is how T.E. Lawrence, the British archaeologist and army officer who inspired the 1962 film “Lawrence of Arabia,” described Wadi Rum. As you approach the wind-swept ...

My Jordan adventure continued from Petra’s Monastery to the deserts of Wadi Rum, followed by visits to Umm Qais, As-Salt, ...

The secret to traveling in Jordan is to sit back and let your expectations be defied. Expect the unexpected in a country that offers glorious contradictions for the traveler to experience. The ...

Jordan’s southern border is a land of sweeping valleys, sandstone hills and imposing mountains crowned by peaks overlooking vast, remote deserts. Not so long ago, much of this region was actually ...

It traces the stunning, extraterrestrial landscape featured in films like Star Wars and Dune, while helping to preserve traditional Bedouin culture. My Bedouin guide Abdallah led the way up and into ...

Wadi Rum is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Jordan rivaled only by the ancient city Petra. It's a government-protected nature reserve home to Bedouin tribes who have inhabited the wadi ...