In the heart of Jordan's Shara mountains lies Petra (300 BC), a remote desert stronghold of extraordinary coloured rocks and carved facades.

It holds the mystery of the Nabateans and their deities.

The goddess of Hayyan from the Temple of the Winged Lions still casts her tranquil beauty on the sun-beaten rock steps leading to the abodes of the living and the dead.

I follow.

I follow those steps to the temples of exquisite splendour high abouve the valley.

I follow the romance of the camel caravans approaching Petra from long desert days ready to be replenished.