Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Explore one of our new favorite countries, Jordan! Travel with us from New York City to Amman, where we show you how we used points & miles for our business class flights before exploring the capital city of Amman. We visit Jerash, the Amman Citadel, the Roman Theater and then head out to Mount Nebo and the Mosaic capital, Madaba.
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Join us October 25 - November 3, 2025 and experience one of our new favorite destinations and discover Jordan’s treasures on a deluxe journey through its most iconic sites. We'll be visiting Petra, Amman, Jerash, Wadi Rum, Aqaba, Madaba, The Dead Sea & more!
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Jordan Tourism: visitjordan.com
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00:00 Why we're traveling to Jordan
00:25 Using Miles & Points for traveling
01:49 Our favorite FREE Miles & Points Newsletter - Daily Drop
02:26 Flying Business Class from NYC to Amman
06:19 Arriving in Amman, Jordan
08:14 Traveling to Jerash - The Pompeii of the Middle East
09:30 Learning about Head Scarves (Shemagh)
11:08 History of Jerash
13:48 Turkish Coffee
14:39 Learning Basic Arabic Phrases
15:48 The King & Queen of Jordan
17:12 The Amman Citadel
20:23 Amman - The Capital of Jordan
20:58 FOOD - Famous restaurant Hashem and dessert - Knafeh
23:23 The Roman Theater in Amman
24:05 Come with us to Jordan!
25:07 Traveling to Mount Nebo (Moses & The Promised Land)
27:57 Madaba Mosaic Map
28:50 How Mosaics are made
31:00 Kerak Castle
32:56 On our next episode... Petra!
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We're Howard and Katelyn Newstate, full-time RVers and travelers exploring around the world since 2018. Whether jet setting or in our Winnebago RV, each week we take you along with us to discover the people, food and culture of every Newstate we explore.
Explore one of our new favorite countries, Jordan! Travel with us from New York City to Amman, where we show you how we used points & miles for our business class flights before exploring the capital city of Amman. We visit Jerash, the Amman Citadel, the Roman Theater and then head out to Mount Nebo and the Mosaic capital, Madaba.
Travel with us to Jordan: newstatenomads.com/jordan2025
Join us October 25 - November 3, 2025 and experience one of our new favorite destinations and discover Jordan’s treasures on a deluxe journey through its most iconic sites. We'll be visiting Petra, Amman, Jerash, Wadi Rum, Aqaba, Madaba, The Dead Sea & more!
Jordan Horizons Tours: johtt.com
Jordan Tourism: visitjordan.com
Sign up for the FREE Daily Drop Newsletter: dailydrop.com/sign-up?via=newstate-nomads
🌎 Travel around the world with us! Introducing Newstate Nomads Group Trips 🌎
Learn More: newstatenomads.com/grouptrips
00:00 Why we're traveling to Jordan
00:25 Using Miles & Points for traveling
01:49 Our favorite FREE Miles & Points Newsletter - Daily Drop
02:26 Flying Business Class from NYC to Amman
06:19 Arriving in Amman, Jordan
08:14 Traveling to Jerash - The Pompeii of the Middle East
09:30 Learning about Head Scarves (Shemagh)
11:08 History of Jerash
13:48 Turkish Coffee
14:39 Learning Basic Arabic Phrases
15:48 The King & Queen of Jordan
17:12 The Amman Citadel
20:23 Amman - The Capital of Jordan
20:58 FOOD - Famous restaurant Hashem and dessert - Knafeh
23:23 The Roman Theater in Amman
24:05 Come with us to Jordan!
25:07 Traveling to Mount Nebo (Moses & The Promised Land)
27:57 Madaba Mosaic Map
28:50 How Mosaics are made
31:00 Kerak Castle
32:56 On our next episode... Petra!
🌎 Travel Advice? Looking for our Private Camping map? 🌎
Become a member of the Newstate Navigators community to unlock these and many other benefits! From real-time updates to early episode access, plus monthly community donations, there's a membership level and feature we hope everyone can enjoy.
newstatenomads.com/navigators
Katelyn's Favorite Bag: amzn.to/3AFWbYx
Find all our travel, filming and RV accessories here! amazon.com/shop/newstatenomads
🛒 Visit our new Amazon Storefront! 🛒
Looking for anything you saw in our videos? RV accessories, kitchen, travel, and more. Take a look at our store, easily divided into sections! Plus, with the same great low prices, every purchase helps you support our travels. Thanks for making your purchases through us!
amazon.com/shop/newstatenomads
DISCLOSURE:
We receive compensation for use of our affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
____________ Our Social Links ____________
Instagram 📸 instagram.com/newstatenomads
Facebook 👍 facebook.com/newstatenomads
NN Website 🌐 newstatenomads.com
#jordan #petra #travelcouple
We're Howard and Katelyn Newstate, full-time RVers and travelers exploring around the world since 2018. Whether jet setting or in our Winnebago RV, each week we take you along with us to discover the people, food and culture of every Newstate we explore.
