Northern Jordan... a gem of a spot.

There I am, doing what I do, on an optional hot air balloon over Wadi Rum at sunrise. Recommended.

This is why they call Petra the "Pink City"

The colors of the Dead Sea at sunset

Ahmed has spent his life around the cliffs of Umm Qais, so he's the perfect person to show us around.

The Martian landscape of Wadi Rum

Abu Mahmoud and his daughters pick olives on the family plantation near Orjan, Jordan

Kicking up the desert sand in Wadi Rum

He's covered more ground in the Dana Biosphere Reserve than perhaps anyone else on the planet

Exploring a Wadi (canyon) in Jordan's Wadi Rum

This young guy is having a brilliant time running down colorful steps in Amman