Wadi Rum Stories


Desert Calling

Some people are stirred by oceans, some are stirred by mountains. Then there are others who's souls are awakened by vast, arid stretches of sand. Personally, I'm more of a water person. There is no denying the beauty of Wadi Rum. I'm just not tempted to go all Lawrence of Arabia native and never leave. But like I said, it calls to some, and they just st...


Wadi Rum

Move over Lawrence of Arabia… Wad Rum was a desert experience for sure. We hired a Bedouin 4x4 driver (something just doesn’t seem right there) to take us to the ‘hot’ desert sites. The sand in Wadi Rum was incredible. There were distinct lines between white and red sand, brown and grey, orange and yellow,,, I did not know there could be such diversity....


The Beauty of Jordan

Our last few days in Jordan were free! Free to spend however we wanted. So after the sports day in Madaba, we traveled to Mt. Nebo and the Dead Sea. Mt. Nebo is where Moses sent the spies into the land of Canaan. Most of you know the story about Joshua and Caleb, the people's disobidence and fear, and the plague of snakes. This is where Moses lifte...


Lawerence and Indiana Jones....

We just visited Wadi Rum. It was some of the best desert scenery that I have ever seen. The different colours formed some spectacular sights. While we were out there, we visited a Bedioun house. It was pretty much some large pieces of wood that held up some sheets over it.... It was very nice though, and the people there were very friendly. We then m...