Views from our transit of the Suez Canal and Jerusalem.

We spent the day visiting the Lost City of Petra. Trade routes moving to the sea led to the decline and abandonment of Petra in the 7th century A.D. It remained forgotten for over 1200 years until its...

During our overnight stop in Dubai we toured the city, went to the top of Burj Khalifa, took a dinner cruise aboard a dhow on the Dubai Canal, raced over the dunes in a 4-wheel drive and rode a camel....

Stops here included everything from a slow walk with Komodo Dragons to a fast-paced ride on a tuk-tuk.