At dinner my second night in Amman, I found myself tangled in a debate about peace. We were in the home of friends of friends, and the gathering was lively; there was a huge buffet of local and ...

Archaeologists have much more to learn about a city that once thrummed with life. Many of the buildings that housed people ...

Petra has been drawing increasing crowds for a difficult-to-reach destination since the film and 2007, when it was named one of the Seven New Wonders of the World, chosen by popular vote. More than ...

The Material Girl has wrapped up her world tour with a sightseeing trip to Jordan's famed ruins in Petra. Madonna, 51, was flown by helicopter into this ancient Roman-era city carved out in red stone ...

On a mission to find the source of the Niger River, Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt found himself in Jordan and, after following his local guide, stumbled upon the ruins of the ancient city of ...

There's free wi-fi at the ancient ruins. Hot desert temperatures can sap your energy while exploring the ruins at Petra, Jordan, much of the year, but in mid-November, it is merely warm. And we were ...