Jordan is much more than it's biggest attraction, Petra

By Sandra Hall
May 30 2015 - 12:15am
A Bedouin plays his stringed instrument in  Jordan. Photo: Robert Harding Picture Library
A Bedouin plays his stringed instrument in Jordan. Photo: Robert Harding Picture Library
A Bedouin plays his stringed instrument in  Jordan. Photo: Robert Harding Picture Library
A Bedouin plays his stringed instrument in Jordan. Photo: Robert Harding Picture Library
A Bedouin plays his stringed instrument in  Jordan. Photo: Robert Harding Picture Library
A Bedouin plays his stringed instrument in Jordan. Photo: Robert Harding Picture Library
A donkey grazes outside Al Deir Monastery near Petra, Jordan. Photo: Prisma Bildagentur AG / Alamy
A donkey grazes outside Al Deir Monastery near Petra, Jordan. Photo: Prisma Bildagentur AG / Alamy
Donkeys at Petra, Jordan Photo:  Sandra Hall
Donkeys at Petra, Jordan Photo: Sandra Hall
Though in ruins, the 12th-century castle of Al Karak still exudes a battle-scarred majesty. Photo: De Agostini / C. Sappa
Though in ruins, the 12th-century castle of Al Karak still exudes a battle-scarred majesty. Photo: De Agostini / C. Sappa

When I arranged a four-day tour of Petra and Jordan's other ancient sites, I hadn't counted on amplifying the experience with a report on the country's health service, but travel is full of surprises.

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