^{Petra, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan}

When I first heard of the New Seven Wonders of the World, I was surprised to learn about Petra. I have no doubt why it should be on the list, I was doubting myself as to why I am not familiar with it. If you asked me a year ago, I would have never imagined that I will be setting foot in the Jordan, or the Middle East and yet in the last months of pursuing my doctorate degree, the “itch” to reward myself of a trip of a lifetime became clearer. You only live once, and my philosophy with traveling especially at these times is that there is no guarantee of our safety. I asked myself, why keep postponing a trip to this part of the world, when you can go now? So that’s exactly what I did…
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