A Fresh Perspective on Travel Every Day
Hiking in the desert is one of life’s most meaningful experiences, serving up incomparable views you can’t see from your car, shared meals with people you meet along the way, and quiet, wide-open spaces for reflection and storytelling under the stars. Moreover, hiking in Jordan—amongst fields of wildflowers, ancient sites, rugged mountains, and breathtaking desert landscapes—takes things to the next level.
I’m sat cross-legged on a goat skin rug, drinking sage tea brewed from leaves that we foraged a few hours earlier. The fire next to us crackles away as Ali, tall and slender, stirs a huge pot of vegetable stew. It’s swiftly served on a huge communal plate and we eat the traditional way – using our hands andkhoubz(Middle Eastern flat bread) to soak up the delicious juices.
The vast, surreal desert landscape of Wadi Rum Jordan in the Middle East has been featured in numerous famous Hollywood movie sets.
Up until a short time ago, I had never heard of Wadi Rum. It wasn’t until travel bloggerGary Ardntmentioned it in one of his posts a year ago that I was introduced to it.