The Levant & Jordan

Part of Middle East. 2 stories.

A narrow sandstone Siq fills the foreground and opens in the midground onto Petra’s Treasury, its rose-coloured carved façade lit by low amber evening sun beneath a clear pale-blue sky, with no people visible.

Petra, Jordan: Tickets, Trails, and the Rose City After Dark

A first visit to Petra works best when its ticket rules, long walking routes and separate night show are planned as one decision, rather than a hurried Treasury stop.

The Meridian Desk · 8 min read

Towering red sandstone cliffs rising above a wide, pale orange desert valley, a lone Bedouin-style tent camp with a fire pit in the midground, star-strewn night sky deepening to indigo above the rock formations.

Middle East

Wadi Rum: Planning a Desert Camp Trip in Jordan

The valley behind a thousand Mars film shoots cannot be self-driven or improvised; the choices that matter are which camp, which jeep tour, and which season to book.

The Meridian Desk · 9 min read