Sharing the Best Photos of our Once-in-a-Lifetime Trip to Petra, Jordan this Past January (Part 1: Jerash)

This past January I was fortunate enough to be able to cross one of the places I always wanted to see off my bucket list: Petra, Jordan.

Mind you, this didn’t come easy, and it wasn’t my first attempt. In December 2006, my mother-in-law and I booked a day trip to Petra from Eilat, Israel, only to be turned back at the border. Why? It had snowed in Petra! This happens rarely but alas, it did right when we wanted to visit.

Being snowed out of Petra was again a possibility when I planned this y...