My first trip to the Kingdom of Jordan took me to the iconic site at the top of the list of almost every tourist to Jordan: Ancient Petra. Near the end of my visit, a friend from New York convinced her boyfriend and me to make the arduous climb to a secret overlook that required a paid guide. After debating whether it was worth the effort with the little time we had left on our visit, we decided to climb to the top. The picture-perfect view of the ancient Treasury and the tiny visitors below convincingly said it was worth the climb.