Go! But not in the summer, because it’s really hot! Petra is a very common first name for women here in the Netherlands. I have no idea why.

It’s a must-see!

I always think, at destinations like this one, that there’s a hole in the market for some clever marketing to appeal to western tourists like me: a sign saying something like “My price is 3 dinars. No more, no less, no haggling.” Or, on a shop: “All prices are marked. No haggling from you or from me. Ask if you have a question.” I probably would have bought something at one of the stalls in Petra, but I couldn’t face the in-your-face approach where if you so much as glanced at an item they started haggling. So instead I just didn’t look at the stalls at all, and didn’t buy anything.

And by the way, Doreen, I haven’t spotted any high-end chocolate here at all, but that might be because I avoid the stores too!

Can’t wait to however!