--- title: Ambrose University College Travel Blog - Down Ancient Paths --- - [Students](https://ambrose.edu/current-students) - [Alumni](https://ambrose.edu/alumni) - [Parents](https://ambrose.edu/parents) - [Give](https://www2.ambrose.edu/donate) - [Apply](https://applyalberta.ca) - [Request Info](https://info.ambrose.edu/info.ambrose.edu/request-information) - [![Subscribe to Front page feed](https://info.ambrose.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Ambrose_2015_img/header_quick_menu_rss.png?width=24&height=24&name=header_quick_menu_rss.png)](https://ambrose.edu/rss.xml) - [![MyAmbrose](https://info.ambrose.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Ambrose_2015_img/header_quick_menu_myambrose.png?width=24&height=24&name=header_quick_menu_myambrose.png "MyAmbrose")](https://my.ambrose.edu) - [![Twitter](https://info.ambrose.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Ambrose_2015_img/header_quick_menu_twitter.png?width=24&height=24&name=header_quick_menu_twitter.png "Twitter")](https://twitter.com/ambroseuc) - [![Facebook](https://info.ambrose.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Ambrose_2015_img/header_quick_menu_facebook.png?width=24&height=24&name=header_quick_menu_facebook.png "Facebook")](https://facebook.com/ambroseuc) - [![YouTube](https://info.ambrose.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Ambrose_2015_img/header_quick_menu_youtube.png?width=24&height=24&name=header_quick_menu_youtube.png "YouTube")](https://www.youtube.com/AmbroseUniversity) - [![Instagram](https://info.ambrose.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Ambrose_2015_img/header_quick_menu_instagram.png?width=24&height=24&name=header_quick_menu_instagram.png "Instagram")](http://www.instagram.com/ambroseuc) [![AmborseUniversity](https://info.ambrose.edu/hubfs/Ambrose_2015_img/Logo.png)](https://ambrose.edu/) ![](https://info.ambrose.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Email_Template_Headers/thisisambrose.png?width=115&height=55&name=thisisambrose.png "thisisambrose.png") ![ambrose student blog english](https://info.ambrose.edu/hs-fs/file-789846850-jpg/images/ambrose-student-blog-english.jpg?width=962&height=244&name=ambrose-student-blog-english.jpg) # Ambrose University College Travel Blog - Down Ancient Paths ## [Denied… Retried… Intensified… and PETRA-fied!](https://info.ambrose.edu/downancientpaths/bid/387222/Denied-Retried-Intensified-and-PETRA-fied) Posted on Tue, May 27, 2014 @ 09:46 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.ambrose.edu/hs-fs/file-892923292-jpg/images/capture.jpg) ](https://info.ambrose.edu/downancientpaths/bid/387222/Denied-Retried-Intensified-and-PETRA-fied) The day I went to Petra is a day I will never forget.  I have often found that it is not the days that go according to plan that make the best memories; rather, it is the unexpected things – the surprises – that bring spice to life and, in the end, supply us with the memories that we wouldn’t change for the world. 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